Gordon Jay Frost
Vice President
Gordon Jay Frost
Vice President
Jay Frost is passionate about philanthropy and fundraising. Over the last 23 years, Jay has worked as a fundraiser, grantmaker and entrepreneur serving the nonprofit world.
Before joining FRI in 2007, Jay served as the Chief Strategy Officer of WealthEngine and, immediately before, as President and CEO of Wealth ID. Previously, Jay had worked as Director of Major Gifts at the International Rescue Committee; editor and co-founder of International Philanthropy; Development Associate at Meridian International Center; and, Program Specialist at the National Endowment for the Arts.
An active volunteer and trainer, Jay has served as a member of the CASE Industry Advisory Council, a past national board member and Metro DC Chapter President of the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA) and a featured speaker at numerous international, national, regional and local conferences and meetings. In addition to his work as editor of International Philanthropy (1993-1998), Mr. Frost has also published Winning Grant Proposals (The Taft Group, 1993) and Japanese Resources: A Guide to Information on Japanese Business and Grantmaking Activities (The Taft Group, 1991). His book chapters include: "Fundraising Country Profile : Japan" in International Fund Raising for Not-for-Profits: A Country-by-Country Profile (John Wiley & Sons, 1999) and "U.S. Philanthropy in the Asia Pacific Region" in Emerging Civil Society in the Asia Pacific Community (JCIE/ISEAS, 1995.)
A graduate of the University of Michigan and the Interlochen Arts Academy, Jay lives in Northern Virginia with his brilliant wife and handsome six year old son, dabbles in music and writing and, like everyone else living near Washington DC, follows politics closely.
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