Born and raised in Oakland, Jabir serves as CEO of fundraising consulting firm Ansar Partners, and has been a successful fundraising professional for a variety of social justice organizations. Over the past nineteen years, he has helped raise over $50 million for organizations active in social justice, civil rights, higher education, and peace activism.
Most recently, he was the Development Manager at the Dream Corps, founded by Van Jones. He was hired by the then-interim CEO John Anner, and later joined John in founding Ansar Partners.
Prior to the Dream Corps, Jabir was the Senior Development Officer at Muslim Advocates. There he managed the annual fundraising campaigns and led the development team.
Jabir played similar roles at Peace Action, the nation’s largest grassroots peace and justice lobbying organization. He also managed annual fund campaigns at the University of California, Berkeley, raising money to benefit student aid, faculty excellence, and research across the campus for the College of Engineering, School of Law (Boalt Hall), Haas School of Business, Cal Athletics, and many other departments.
Jabir is a passionate community activist, dedicating his time to youth mentoring, and work in Muslim communities. He spends his free time cooking, enjoying music, and at the ballpark watching the Oakland A’s.