Muhi Khwaja, CFRE, CFRM
Earning a Bachelor’s in History and Psychology from the University of Michigan in 2009, Muhi Khwaja didn’t know what to do until the summer before graduating. The Development Summer Internship Program at the University of Michigan sparked an interest in fundraising (development) as a career. After working with several nonprofit organizations, he earned his Master’s in Public Administration in 2013, from U-M, specializing in nonprofit management. Muhi has over 15 years of nonprofit work and fundraising experience as a one-person development team to a Chief Development Officer.
In 2016 he became a Certified Fund Raising Executive from the Association of Fundraising Professionals and in 2017 earned a Certificate of Fund Raising Management from Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy where he is also Adjunct Faculty and a recipient of the Zakat Foundation Institute Scholarship. In 2021 he earned a Nonprofit Executive Certificate from Georgetown University. In 2024 he earned his Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising from IU LFSOP.
Muhi serves as the Co-Founder & Chief Development Officer of the American Muslim Community Foundation helping families distribute more than $20 million since 2017. AMCF serves as a the only national nonprofit organization focused on creating Donor Advised Funds, Giving Circles, distributing grants, & building endowments for the American Muslim community.
Muhi joined the Fundraising Academy staff in 2022 as a Trainer at National University. Muhi enjoys traveling, photography, riding his motorcycle, and hiking.