Hi, I’m Emily Haynes.
writer, editor, and gardener based in Washington, D.C.
I write freelance about ecology, horticulture, and nature. I am the author of Right Plant, Right Place, a newsletter about the growing year at my tiny community garden plot. As a nonfiction reader for Smoky Blue Literary Arts Magazine, I review submissions for publication. An enthusiastic hobbyist, I enjoy distance running, reading, birding, hiking, and trying new recipes with my cookbook club.
My journalism has appeared in the Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and elsewhere.
As Senior Editor for Nonprofit Intelligence at the Chronicle of Philanthropy, I produce live journalism on philanthropy topics and write reports on nonprofit trends. I also produce the Chronicle’s flagship podcast, Nonprofits Now: Leading Today, which spotlights leaders using innovative solutions to tackle challenges from hiring and retention to polarization on staffs. Previously, I reported news and features for the magazine. Prior to joining the Chronicle, I coordinated a podcasting bootcamp at WAMU 88.5; edited news and features for DCist; and edited policy research for the Center for American Progress.
C.V.
Published In
ABC News
Associated Press
Chronicle of Higher Education
Chronicle of Philanthropy
U.S. News & World Report
Seattle Times
Northern Woodlands
Gulf Shore Life Magazine
Hill Rag
Mountain Times
Rutland Herald
White River Valley Herald
Education
Pitzer College
B.A. Environmental Analysis, History minor, May 2013
Awarded honors for my senior thesis on the political ecology of urban rivers in the United States.
University of Maryland Extension
Certificate in Sustainable Horticulture, March 2025
Media & Speaking Engagements
2023 Reducetarian Summit: Panel Moderator, Show Me the Money: How Funders Are Approaching Their Philanthropy
Next in Nonprofits Podcast: Guest, Giving USA 2022 with Rasheeda Childress and Emily Haynes
Queensland University of Technology Business School, The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies: Guest Speaker, Tea & Buns: Preventing a Fundraising Crisis. The Keys to Hiring and Retaining Good Fundraisers
The University of Texas at Austin, RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service: Guest Speaker, What Makes Work Worth It: Insights from the Frontlines of the Social Sector
Successful Nonprofits Podcast: Guest, Attracting Great Development Staff (even when you can’t pay high salaries) with Emily Haynes and Rasheeda Childress
University of Portland, Pamplin School of Business, Nonprofit Management MBA Program: Guest Lecturer to the Strategic Fundraising Class
RKD Group Thinkers Podcast: Guest, Emily Haynes thinks about Gen Xers as monthly donors