Donna M. Butts,
Grandparents Raising Children

Since 1997, Donna M. Butts has served as the executive director of Generations United (GU), the only national membership organization focused solely on promoting intergenerational public policies, strategies, and programs. GU represents more than 100 organizations comprised of more than 70 million Americans and houses the National Center on Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children. She has more than 30 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations at the local, national, and international levels. A graduate of Stanford University’s Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders, Butts has served on the National Kinship Care Advisory Panel and the International Consortium of Intergenerational Programmes and is a respected author and speaker.