Meghan O’Brien Lowery
“Shame always shrivels when you share it out loud” —Marie Forleo
“Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now” —Audre Lorde
Meghan O’Brien Lowery is CEO of MegLow Consulting, a firm that provides a variety of support services to philanthropists and those working in the non-profit space to create more impact and change. She also serves as a Director and Partner at The Greenbaum Foundation, a private non-operating foundation that focuses on ending factory farming and reimagining a more sustainable food system.
Meghan has spent the past two decades working in the philanthropic and non-profit space cultivating a unique perspective and voice around grant making and fundraising. Her past experience working in health, social services, climate change and animals has shaped her approach to philanthropic giving. She is fascinated by the intersection of animal, human and environmental injustices, where these issues often collide and create an immense amount of suffering. Meghan has expertise in vetting which non-profits will make the best use of your charitable donations and be the most sustainable, teaching best-practices in non-profit governance, creating systems, process and procedures for philanthropic giving, and building funder networks and trainings.
Meghan started her career as an actress and musician, studying musical theatre through undergrad and graduate school and then working professionally in that sector. She then built on these skills by becoming a teacher of communication and public speaking at the Borough of Manhattan Community College where she empowered her students to embrace the art of storytelling. While later working in the financial sector, Meghan had time to further develop and refine the curriculum she had created to be used more broadly by philanthropists, advocates and community organizers. Meghan has provided training in public speaking and effective communication to individuals all over the globe. She has extensive experience working with professionals at all levels of their careers on almost every continent.
Meghan LOVES relational literacy, any book on emotional intelligence, learning about trauma and how it informs our decisions, organizational theories for internal and external use, Esther Perel, therapy, animal videos and her family. She is a step-mother to two incredible boys and a bio mom to a third son. Meghan is a wife, daughter, sister, cousin, advocate, leader and lover of words. She is very GOOD at losing her airpods and quite BAD at cooking.
“Meghan is likely one of the most capable individuals in the world in the grant making sector. Aside from her EA oriented due diligence and grant making style, she is also a top-notch systems person who has been instrumental in creating new funders networks, conferences, training workshops, approaches to grant making, and much more.”
—Jim Greenbaum, The Greenbaum Foundation
“Meghan's coaching was game-changing for my TED talk. I felt confident in my script, but she helped me bring it alive through more natural and personable delivery that set it apart from other talks. She also communicated her advice in a way that really resonated and helped me continue to improve on both the script and delivery outside of our sessions. The feedback I received after my TED talk was that the delivery and story-telling nature - amplified by Meghan's support - made it land so much more effectively.”
—Sarah Lake, CEO, Tilt Collective
“Meghan is a talented program designer, strategist and manager. I worked closely with her to develop a global animal advocacy program that makes micro grants to grassroots activists on four different continents. Once she helped ensure that program was funded and launched, Meghan spearheaded implementation, hired and trained staff, and set up evaluation and reporting systems. Meghan is an absolute joy to work with and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her.”
—Alissa Hauser, Project Manager, Constructive Capital Dr. Bronner’s
“Meghan Lowery is the first person I think of when I need assistance in corporate communications. She has the incredible ability to adapt in any situation given to her and making an enormous impact on the people she works with. I have hired Meghan on numerous occasions, and I am always so grateful for her and her hard work”
—Ryan Stana, CEO RWS Entertainment
“Meghan is an amazing speaker. She's so thoughtful and customises her content with her audience in mind. Meghan is always thoroughly prepared and engaging -- she captures people's attention with directly relevant and applicable tips. I find Meghan humble and appreciates how sensitive she is to cultural differences when she works with others”
—Wanyi Zeng, Executive Director Effective Altruism Singapore
“Meghan is the epitome of a high achieving professional. She has helped to shape and organize a newly formed Junior Advisory Council for our not for profit arts education group in a way that allows for maximum productivity and inspiration.She’s a thought leader and keeps our conversations on track.I know success would not come as easily had we not had her guidance this far.If you couldn’t tell, I highly recommend her!”
—Annette Tanner, Founder and President Broadway Dreams Foundation
Working with Meghan has been an absolute joy! Meghan consulted and supported me on a project for our philanthropic foundation, and she went above and beyond to make it a success. Meghan is wonderful to work with, I loved every time we met and left each meeting feeling invigorated, clear and motivated to move forward. Meghan is professional, detail-oriented, and a go-getter. She was always available to lend a helping hand and supported us through many challenges. She is incredibly strategic about the philanthropic, social justice, and farmed animal rights movement. We would absolutely love to work with her again.
—Kristina Johansson, Director of the Solberga Foundation
“Meghan Lowery's Board Member leadership and grant writing experience was essential for the success of our board development and programming. Her knowledge in the nonprofit sector was critical in providing us sustainability and growth over the years. Meghan is easy to work with and communicates in an efficient and educational manner. We can't wait to work with Meghan again.”
—Melissa Grove, Founder & Executive Director, Rock n' Roll Camp for Girls San Diego,
Director of Operations and Programming, Jason Mraz Foundation
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