Enid Ablowitz, CFRE, CSPG
Enid Ablowitz is the Associate Director and Director of Advancement for the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities. She joined the Institute at its inception in 2001, having previously worked with the founding donors, Bill and Claudia Coleman, in her capacity as Assistant Dean for Advancement at the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Ablowitz began her career at CU in 1989 and headed the team that raised over $100 million for the College, before facilitating the gift that launched the Institute. In 1993, the College awarded her a Centennial Medal for her “conspicuous contributions to the College, the engineering profession, engineering education, and society during the College’s first 100 years.”
A graduate of Boston University, Ablowitz is also a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and a Certified Specialist in Planned Giving (CSPG). She is the author of a book for donors, Making Money Matter: 8 Steps to Thoughtful Giving, and has a monthly column on philanthropy in the Scripps Howard Boulder newspaper, The Camera. In addition to her responsibilities at the Institute, she works with the University of Colorado Foundation leadership as an internal consultant to assist in the strategic planning for CU’s next major fundraising campaign. An active volunteer, she has been a Rotarian since 1987, serves on numerous boards, and regularly consults pro-bono for non-profit organizations. Prior to moving to Colorado, she was a successful entrepreneur and business leader in New York.