About
Francesca Donlan is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist with experience as a travel PR exec and adjunct professor. She is Secretary General of the World Kindness Movement and Cofounder of the k20 Kindness Without Borders Summit held at Florida Gulf Coast University in 2025. Francesca holds a M.A. in journalism from the University of Missouri and a B.A. in psychology from Rutgers University.
Francesca has spoken about the science and research around kindness at a variety of schools, clubs and senior living communities. Some of those include North American Journalists Travel Association, University of Rhode Island, Salve Regina University, St. George’s school, The Naval War College, TeamFame at International Tennis Hall of Fame, Providence Library, Fort Myers Leadership, Pelican Preserve community, Buccaneer Estates and Magnolia Landing Golf & Country Club and more.
Her book: EveryDay Kindness - 52 Ways to Make Yourself Happier and the Science to Prove It - comes out the winter of 2026.
She currently resides in Narragansett, Rhode Island.