Orbis International Announces New Chief Development Officer

Kim Goldsmith-N'Diaye appointed to lead the global eye care nonprofit's fundraising initiatives

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbis International announces the appointment of Kim Goldsmith-N'Diaye as the organization's new Chief Development Officer. Her appointment is effective immediately. In her new role, Kim is charged with leading a robust effort to grow and diversify the organization's fundraising streams, raise overall revenue and expand gifts-in-kind to help Orbis fight avoidable vision loss around the world.

Kim comes to Orbis with a deep knowledge of fundraising for international development and emergency relief organizations. Before joining Orbis, Kim was Chief Development Officer at Doctors Without Borders US (Médecins Sans Frontières US), where she developed secure and diversified private income streams across all levels of donors – including mass market, mid-level and major donors, corporates, foundations and planned giving – in the US market. Prior to Doctors Without Borders US, Kim worked at World Vision US as Executive Director, Consumer Segments and Product Marketing, where she led the Mass Market segment fundraising portfolio.

Prior to her work in the nonprofit sector, Kim worked in the private sector at Nationwide Insurance and Verizon Communications as Vice President of Marketing and Executive Director of Marketing, respectively. As a marketing executive, she successfully developed and implemented strategic marketing programs that increased demand-generated revenue and consumer loyalty.

"We are thrilled to have Kim join the Orbis team," says Derek Hodkey, President and CEO of Orbis International. "I am so impressed with her history as a successful fundraiser for global organizations. Kim's expertise in fundraising will directly impact Orbis's mission and our ability to ensure everyone, no matter where they live, can access quality eye care."

Kim says, "I am excited to work with Orbis because it is making a real difference in people's lives in the most vulnerable communities globally. The work recognizes the dignity, value and honor of those living with blindness and acknowledges that every community in the world is home to people who face curable eye diseases. Throughout my career in nonprofits, my passion has been serving vulnerable communities, and Orbis provides me the opportunity to continue that work as its leader of fundraising. Building a stable fundraising platform and the necessary support systems to enable Orbis's growth will, in turn, improve and scale programming that increases quality of life and enables underserved communities to drive their own futures."

About Orbis

Orbis is a leading global non-governmental organization that has been a pioneer in the prevention and treatment of avoidable blindness for over four decades. Orbis transforms lives by delivering the skills, resources and knowledge needed to deliver accessible quality eye care. Working in collaboration with local partners, including hospitals, universities, government agencies and ministries of health, Orbis provides hands-on ophthalmology training, strengthens healthcare infrastructure and advocates for the prioritization of eye health on public health agendas. Orbis operates the world's only Flying Eye Hospital, a fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft, and an award-winning telemedicine platform, Cybersight. For the past ten consecutive years, Orbis has achieved Charity Navigator's coveted four-star rating for demonstrating strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency, placing Orbis in the top 3% of U.S. charities. For the past two years, Orbis has earned GuideStar's platinum Seal of Transparency. In 2022, Orbis earned "accredited charity" status from the Better Business Bureau by meeting all 20 of their standards for charity accountability. To learn more, please visit orbis.org.

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Jenna Montgomery
Manager, Global Communications and Marketing
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