Wendy Long

Wendy Nilsen Long is a development and fundraising professional with a 13-year career in the non-profit sector and also an author of four published books (under her former name of Wendy Pollitzer).  She moved to Wilmington in 2024 from the Lowcountry of South Carolina, where she worked in development for the American Cancer Society, Immune Deficiency Foundation, and Habitat for Humanity, respectively. She has over a decade of experience writing grants, managing corporate and individual giving, planning special events, executing annual appeals, cultivating volunteers, coordinating peer-to-peer fundraising, and developing marketing materials.

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Wendy’s endearing asset, personally and professionally, is her ability to understand and listen to people. She can easily blend carefree conversation with sensitivity and depth, while finding similarities between the person with whom she’s speaking and hers. Connecting people is her passion, and she has managed a dual career raising significant funds for local, regional, and national non-profits and succeeding as a published author.

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Wendy lives with her husband, Scott, and their chocolate lab, May, in Wilmington. She has two daughters. Abbie is a recent graduate, and Julia is a sophomore, both at Clemson University. Wendy enjoys all things water...fishing, boating, kayaking, paddleboarding, and chilling with friends. Great food, great music, and great company make for the perfect day.