Amanda Lawson Bell

Senior Director of Development

Education

Master's, North Park University University
Bachelor's, Butler University

Expertise

• Nephrology
• GI
• Infectious Disease

About Amanda

Amanda brings more than 20 years of fundraising and communications experience to the nonprofit sector, working in the areas of social service, arts and culture, international humanitarian service and support, and higher education. Most recently, Amanda joined the IU School of Medicine where she focuses on increasing the school’s philanthropic resources through charitable gifts from individuals, corporations and private foundations.

Amanda was born and raised in Indiana and attended Butler University where she graduated with a degree in journalism. She has also completed her Master's in Nonprofit Administration from North Park University. Additionally, she has completed the Certificate in Fundraising Management from the Lily Family School of Philanthropy and is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). Amanda resides in the Indianapolis area with her husband Jeffrey and their two children.