Shirley McLaughlin

Shirley J. McLaughlin is a principal at Adler & Colvin, a law firm specializing in the law of nonprofit organizations.  She specializes in working with community foundations, private foundations, and family offices, and on the issues they face, including grantmaking and social investing, social enterprise, nonprofits structures, relationships and affiliates, fundraising and endowment management, and corporate governance.  Prior to joining Adler & Colvin, Shirley was the Director of Grants Administration for San Francisco Foundation.  She also worked for Silicon Valley Community Foundation for ten years in grants administration, donor engagement, and early childhood and family program roles.  She received her law degree from University of San Francisco in 2013 and an undergraduate degree from Mills College in 2006.