1. Engaging your board
Frank S. Pisch
Chairman and CEO
The Compass Group, Inc.
Over the last 25 years, Frank has raised almost $3 billion for his clients and as a major gifts specialist, he has been involved in the successful solicitation of more than 150 gifts of $1 million or more. Frank presents frequently at national conferences sponsored by CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education), AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals), AGB (Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges), and many others. He has been a Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) since 1987. Frank currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Youth for Tomorrow in Bristow, Virginia, served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Outdoor Leadership School, in Lander, Wyoming and was Co-Chair of their capital campaign that exceeded its $10 million goal in December of 2006.
Lee A. MacVaugh
Director of Development & Fundraising
The Character Education Partnership
Lee has over 20 years of experience raising funds from major donors, corporations, and foundations. He has dealt extensively with Boards of Trustees at three non-profits and at two schools. And, he has been tasked with adding new board members at the organizations where he has worked. He began his career as a college teacher and then transitioned to high school teaching, coaching, counseling, and administrating. Lee is Chairman of the Mentor/Mentee Committee at the Association of Fundraising Professionals/DC Chapter (AFP/DC). He is on the Ohio Wesleyan Uuniversity (Washington area) Fundraising Advisory Board. And, he is a Board Member of the Education Policy Institute. He also contributes to Best Buddies. Lee has a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University, an M.A. from American University, and he began Ph.D. work at Georgetown University.
Jennifer Stark
Director of Development
National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association
Jennifer was recently named the Director of Development for the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association. Prior to her current position, Jennifer led a team of fundraisers at American Red Cross National Headquarters to raise over $10 million in financial gifts and more than $120 million in in-kind donations from Fortune 500 companies in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. She also worked with members of the Board of Governors (BoG) to steward and solicit for multi-year partnerships with corporations where BoG member had a connection. At NARAL Pro-Choice America, she organized the largest march on the U.S. Capitol in the nation's history and provided fiscal oversight to fundraising and operations across multiple coaltion organizations. She is a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ray Foote
Vice President of Development
National Parks Conservation Association
Ray has 20 years of professional experience in nonprofit development work. He has worked with Development Committee, boards, campaign steering committees, and nationwide networks of volunteers to maximize their effectiveness in governance, relationship-building, and fundraising. Prior to his current position, he was Senior Director for Membership & Development at Washington National Cathedral where he joined the staff in 2000. From 1993 to 2000, Ray served Scenic America, initially as Director of Development, then as Vice President. He began his fundraising career at the National Trust for Historic Preservation where he focused on corporate development and marketing areas. Ray is a frequent speaker, and has spoken at the International Conference of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA and MA in history. He served for five years on the Board of Directors of EarthShare, an environmental workplace giving consortium, and for two years as a political appointee to the Environmental Quality Advisory Council of Fairfax County, Virginia. He serves on the Board of Scenic Virginia.
2. Proposal writing
Janet S. Curtis, CFRE
Principal
JSCurtis Consulting
During more than 20 years as a development professional, Janet has helped organizations with a variety of missions raise many millions of dollars from foundations of all sizes. Her ability to build relationships with funders and understand their interests, combined with her research and writing skills, are key to her success. Prior to establishing her consulting business in 2003, Janet served as vice president for development at Island Press/Center for Resource Economics and at the National Building Museum, both in Washington, D.C. She also has held senior development positions at the League of Women Voters of the U.S. and at social service organizations in Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Association Foundation Group and holds the Certified Fund Raising Executive credential. Janet is a graduate of Wellesley College and holds a M.S in Education from the University of Pennsylvania.
Teri S. Blandon
Foundation & Government Development
WETA TV/FM
Currently, Teri raises funds for national PBS productions, local TV projects and radio programs, and multimedia projects. Over the past five years since joining WETA, she has raised approximately $4 million for such productions as My Journey Home, The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo, Through Deaf Eyes and other projects currently in development. She has worked in the nonprofit sector for 20 years in various capacities, including membership development, financial management, strategic planning, fundraising and program development. She has a B.S. degree from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY, and an M.A. degree from The Johns Hopkins University. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (DC chapter) and the American Association of Grants Professionals (National Capital Area chapter).
Essence Newhoff
Director of Major Gifts
Folger Shakespeare Library
Essence Newhoff has made her career in fundraising for arts and culture organizations. In her current position, she is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to secure major funding from corporations, foundations, and government agencies, and to meet fundraising goals for the annual Folger gala, as well as overseeing annual giving and membership, prospect research, and development services. Over the past 15 years, she has served in development posts at the National Building Museum, The George Washington University, On the Boards, Intiman Theatre, and Seattle Group Theatre. Essence serves on the board of the Young Playwrights' Theater and recently completed a three-year elected term on the Americans for the Arts Emerging Leaders Council. Essence earned a M.P.A. in nonprofit and arts management from the University of Washington.
Bridget T. Gallagher
Vice President, Non-Profit Affairs
Bonner Group, Inc.
Bridget brings nine years of experience as a development professional to her current position. She has developed comprehensive proposal writing and submission strategies for current clients and former employers, and has authored successful proposals to many well known funders. Prior to joining the Bonner Group, she served as the associate director of development at the Center for Public Integrity, raising more than $3 million annually in foundation grants. Bridget hails from Michigan and holds a BA in Philosophy and English from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
3. Capital Campaigns
Abbie J von Schlegell, CFRE
Managing Partner
A von Schlegell & Co.
Abbie has over 35 years of experience as a senior development officer at Stanford University, The University of Chicago and The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC and as a consultant with several national firms. She was given the President's Award by NSFRE/Chicago for her service to the profession in 1989. She is the editor of the first book about women's philanthropy a best-selling handbook, Women as Donors, Women as Philanthropists. She has taught a course on Capital Campaigns at the MD Association of Nonprofit Organizations every year for the past 5 years.
Donna M. Finley, CFRE
Senior Manager, Greater Washington DC region
Graham-Pelton Consulting, Inc.
Donna has more than 20 years of fundraising and communications experience. Prior to her consulting career, Donna served as the Vice President for Development and Communications at Catholic Charities for the Archdiocese of Washington DC., and also served as the chief development officer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Goodwill Industries, the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, and Rutgers University's Zimmerli Art Museum. As Associate Vice President for Development at Pace University she helped the $55 million capital campaign go over goal by $7.1 million. A certified fundraising executive, Ms. Finley graduated from Duquesne University with a BS in Education and Vanderbilt University's Owens Graduate School of Management Executive Management Institute. She is listed in Manchester's 2004 Registry of Executives, several editions of "Who's Who" and is a presenter at regional and national fundraising conferences. Her most recent article "Do you Hear Us Now? Donors, Fundraising and Communications" was originally published in FS Advisor in March, 2006 and subsequently on the Texas Association of Grantmakers website.
Israel Menchero
Director of Administration and Development
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
After spending over twenty years in education as a teacher and administrator, Izzy has been involved in resource development for the past eighteen years. He has served as Director of Outreach Programs at the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was responsible for major gifts and planned giving programs. He has also served as Director of Development and Public Relations with the Long Island – New England Province of the De La Salle Christian Brothers (Narragansett, RI) and the Roanoke Valley (VA) Chapter of the American Red Cross. In addition he served with the firm Guidance in Giving, Inc. (NY) as a Capital Campaign Director with catholic institutions. Izzy conducted parish capital campaigns in Massachusetts, Florida, Michigan, Virginia, Connecticut and California. He was also a team member with larger Diocesan Campaigns in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Savannah, Georgia. Izzy is a 1972 graduate of Loyola University of Chicago where he received a M.A. degree in Latin American History.
Emily Cummins
Assistant Director, Office of the Treasurer
National Rifle Association of America
Emily joined the Office of the Treasurer at the National Rifle Association of America in 2006. She manages risk management functions for NRA and its related charitable entities, including The NRA Foundation, Inc., well-known as the leading charitable grantmaker to the shooting and hunting sports. NRA is currently in the largest capital campaign of its 137-year history, including both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) campaigns. Emily supports the risk management role in planning, solicitation and stewardship processes. In addition, she has personally been involved in securing over $2 million worth of assets in the past year, including immediate gifts as well as planned gifts. Immediately prior to being hired by NRA, Emily served as a planned giving advisor at a national trust company. Emily is a regular writer and frequent public speaker on issues bridging the gap between the treasury and fundraising functions at nonprofit organizations. Most recently, she has presented to the American Society of Association Executives, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Virginia Crime Prevention Association and American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.
4. Major Gifts
George B. Walker, Jr.
Development Director
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS)
In his current position, George oversees fundraising for the organization, including building on ACS's major donor program, expanding the organization's donor and membership base and obtaining foundation support. Prior to coming to ACS he was a Major Gifts Officer for the Human Rights Campaign. Before that, George worked as the Deputy Operations Director for the Center for Community Change, and as the Associate Director of the Peace Development Fund, Amherst, MA where he participated in all functions of the fund development and programmatic areas for this national, grant-making and training foundation. He has served on several national boards, and local boards. He is a frequent speaker on nonprofit philanthropy, and serves on the Board of Directors for Ayuda, in Washington, DC. George is a graduate of Morehouse College (BA History) and The Divinity School, Duke University (M-Div.), and is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ.
Grant La Rouche
Director of Development
Experience Corps
Grant La Rouche has 11 years experience creating innovative funding partnerships for social entrepreneurs and their investor base. Having worked in the private, public, and social purpose sectors, Grant brings a wide breadth of skills in relationship building, grassroots fundraising, marketing, and business and campaign planning to his outlook on fundraising. In his current role Grant is the lead director for growing a mezzanine-level national program, Experience Corps, and building the capacity of its affiliates in 21 cities across the US. Prior to his current position Grant led a global team of more than 100 to double the budget for Ashoka: Innovators for the Public to over $20M. He currently serves on the boards of Helping Children Grow and the DC Underground Film Festival.
Patricia A. Cornell
Senior Consultant
Michael J. Worth & Associates, LLC
Prior to becoming a consultant, served as Vice President for Marketing and External Relations for Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF), the nation's oldest and largest children's literacy organization. Prior to her work at RIF, Cornell was Vice President for Resource Development at American Rivers, a Washington, D.C.-based environmental advocacy organization. She also has served as Director of Development for the Children's Defense Fund and was Associate Vice President for Development at The George Washington University, where she played a leadership role in the University's $550-million campaign. Earlier in her career, Cornell managed campaigns in her role as Associate Vice President for Development at Hood College and as Director of the Campaign at Earlham College. Patricia holds a master's degree from Ball State University and a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University.
Gary Grant
Director of Major and Principal Gifts
National Alzheimer's Association
Gary B. Grant has 20 years experience in Development. He is currently the Director of Major and Principal Gifts for the National Alzheimer's Association. Before this he served at the University of Chicago as Associate Dean of External Affairs for the School of Social Service Administration and Sr. Director of Major Gifts for the University of Chicago, Medical Center. He has authored several books on nonprofits and fundraising and has presented on WXEL Radio's program for nonprofits. He lives in Washington, DC.
5. Grantmaking as Partnership
Speakers on first panel:
Dale Rainville
Global Corporate Citizenship - Washington, D.C. Region
The Boeing Company
Dale Rainville, a native of Vermont, moved to Northern Virginia in 2001. After completing two years as a volunteer Director of Development for a new private school located on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota, he was hired by Boeing to develop and implement a community and education outreach plan in the Washington, DC region. Over the past several years he has worked to develop partnerships with area organizations to positively impact the communities in which Boeing employees live and work. Dale graduated from Christendom College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.
Mary L. Funke, Ed.D
Executive Director
N Street Village
Mary Funke has served as the Executive Director of N Street Village since February 2004. N Street Village is the 2006 winner of the Washington Post Award for Excellence in NonProfit Management. Mary spent 12 years in higher education ending her career in that field as Dean of Students at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. She also spent ten years at the American Chemical Society in the Membership (Head of Employment Services, and Membership Services) and Publications Divisions (General Manager, JobSpectrum.org); and three years as the Administration of Homeless Services at Catholic Charities of Baltimore. Mary holds a doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Indiana University, and MS in Counseling and Student Personnel Services from Shippensburg State University, and a BS in Elementary Education from St. Francis University.
Deb Roepke
Executive Director and Founder
Computer C.O.R.E.
Deb has increased grant funding for her organization more than 350% over the past three years. She has more than 15 years of experience in computing and over 17 years of experience overseeing sizable staffs. Her particular areas of expertise are organizational development and volunteer management. Deb was recently recognized as the 2006 Nonprofit Leader of the Year by The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce and the Alexandria Volunteer Bureau. Deb has a Bachelors Degree in Biology from Macalester College and a Masters Degree in Science, Technology, and Public Policy from George Washington University.
Susan Gaffney
Manager of Strategic Partnerships
New Leaders for New Schools
Susan's youth focused career has helped her develop a broad range of skills in marketing, communication, training and project management. She spearheaded a project that brought post-secondary planning services to an under-served urban high school, facilitated child mental health research in NYC public schools and has published several articles on using a youth development framework to improve services to children and adolescents. Most recently, she directed the Center for Excellence at Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center in New York City. She has a Masters degree in Nonprofit Management from The New School and, after several years working on child and adolescent health issues, she is excited to be back in the world of education.
Speakers on second panel:
Joseph T.N. Suarez, CFRE
Director of Community Relations
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
Joe has spent over 25 years in the non-profit community in management and senior development positions responsible for raising nearly a billion dollars for a range of non-profit organizations. In his current capacity, he oversees Booz Allen's philanthropic and employee volunteer programs worldwide. Most recently he served as Director of The National Air and Space Society, and Deputy Director of Development for the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution where he managed and coordinated the Museum’s donor society and managed a $311 million dollar capital campaign. Joe also served as Acting General Manager for Donor Marketing for the American National Red Cross where he managed the organization’s national direct marketing programs, overseeing a multi-million dollar budget. Prior to joining the staff of the Red Cross, Joe served as Director of the American University’s major gift program, “The President Circle.” Joe is the recipient of four DMAW MAXI Awards for Outstanding National Direct Response Campaigns, ten region, state and one International ADDY. He has been active in the professional community as a guest lecturer for various industry-wide conferences, including the AFP, DMA, PBS, and the Mutual Concerns Conference sponsored by the American Association of Museum. Joe is the recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Award of Execellence, The American Red Cross Tiffany Manager’s Award, and the Order of Malta in recognition of his work for the American Red Cross’ disaster relief efforts. In a volunteer capacity, Joe serves as a Trustee of The National Aviation Hall of Fame, the Development Advisory Board of the Girl Scouts Council of the Nation’s Capital, and is on the Development Advisory Board of the Experimental Aircraft Association.
Mary Agee
President & CEO
Northern Virginia Family Service
Mary has been the President & CEO of Northern Virginia Family Service since 1988. Currently she serves on the boards of the Virginia Association of Non-Profit Organizations and the Non-Profit Roundtable and also on a number of community, regional, and state coalitions focused on health and human services. Mary continues to strive for new solutions to address difficult community problems, such as homelessness, inadequate health care, unemployment, poverty, and family stabilization. Mary holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of California, Berkley.
Joseph J. Krakora
Executive Officer, External and International Affairs
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
For over 22 years, Joe has been an executive officer at the National Gallery of Art and has overseen the external affairs initiatives. He supervises many offices including the press, development, corporate relations, and special events departments. He initiated the corporate relations office in order to engage the corporate sector in helping support the National Gallery’s world-renowned exhibition program while, at the same time, finding new ways to help serve the expectations of generous corporate sponsors. In his own right, Joe is a distinguished producer and director of many documentary films, including this year’s Paul Mellon: In His Own Words.
Ken Nicholls
Executive Director
ALS Association DC/MD/VA Chapter
Ken Nicholls has served as the Executive Director of The ALS Association’s DC/MD/VA Chapter in Rockville, MD since 2004. He has led a variety of non-profit organizations with missions ranging from conservation to health care and social services for the past 35 years. In addition to non-profit management, Ken is an accomplished fundraising professional with broad experience in major gifts, grant writing, and cause marketing. In addition to his position with The ALS Association’s regional chapter, Ken is a trustee with the Healthcare Initiatives Foundation, a private foundation supporting innovative healthcare solutions in Montgomery County, MD. He holds a Masters in Urban Planning degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
6. Direct Mail
Jim Dickman
Executive Vice President
Lewis Direct
Jim has 42 years' experience in direct response marketing. He has made significant contributions to the success of direct marketing fund raising programs on behalf of a wide variety of national and regional organizations, and is a recognized expert in the areas of member retention and acquisition. He has been a lecturer in the MBA programs at Johns Hopkins, Loyola and Emory Universities. He also has an intimate knowledge of various production processes, and uses it to maximize cost per dollar acquired by assuring packages are cost efficiently produced. Lewis Direct is a direct marketing agency that has pioneered successful fund raising strategies since 1930.
M. Sue Woodward, CFRE
Senior Consultant & Director Fundraising Services
Mindshare Interactive Campaigns, LLC
Sue has more than 25 years experience in nonprofit fundraising. Before joining Mindshare, she served as Director of Direct Response Fundraising at the National Headquarters of the American Red Cross, where she oversaw the largest amount of funds ever raised online, just over $775 million to support ARC's disaster response. Sue speaks at numerous conferences around the country and writes for a variety of fundraising and direct response publications on integrated marketing. She was also recognized by Fundraising Success magazine as one of the "Top Women in Fundraising" for 2006. Sue is a Certified Fundraising Executive, and a member of the DMA, DMAW, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Amy Sukol, CFRE
Senior Account Executive
Lautman & Company
Amy is a certified fundraising executive who currently oversees the direct mail programs for a number of clients including DOROT, Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, the 92nd Street Y and Northern Westchester Hospital Foundation. Amy has also created and administered Monthly Donor and Planned Giving Programs for a number of her firm's clients. Amy is an active participant in the non-profit community as a volunteer. Over the last ten years she has worked for a number of local organizations using her fund raising and writing expertise. She also teaches classes on direct mail fundraising and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) in Washington DC. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Penn State University, having majored in history.
David N. Duncan
Director of Membership and Development,
Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT)
David has been both a vendor of direct marketing services, and currently serves as lead fundraiser for CWPT. In this capacity, he has the bottom-line responsibility for raising the funds needed to support the organization's mission of saving threatened American battlefield land, as well as increasing the membership of the CWPT, which currently stands at 70,000 nationwide. Before joining CWPT, he enjoyed a successful 14-year career in political direct mail fundraising. As a copywriter and later Creative Director in an agency setting, he has crafted letters for more than a dozen U.S. Senators and Representatives, as well as for President George H.W. Bush.
Since joining CWPT, he and his team have raised nearly $50 million and tripled the CWPT's membership. He has extensive experience in executing all areas of direct mail campaigns, from conception to copy to design to list selection, as well as in large-donor development activities, such as foundation proposals to events to one-on-one major gift solicitations. He is a six-time Maxi Award winner from the Direct Marketing Association of Washington, and in 2005 was recognized as an "Exceptional Fundraising Professional" at the National Capital Philanthropy Day.
7. Special events
Rhonda Watson
Special Gifts Assistant
American Kidney Fund
Rhonda has been working in the nonprofit sector for the past 15 years. She has organized special events at Junior Achievement of Chicago, DC Area Health Education Center and now American Kidney Fund. She has also planned and run health summits, bowl-a-thons, wine-tastings and annual walks. She is an active volunteer with the Junior League of Washington and has overseen numerous fundraising special events. She has a Masters in Public Services Management from DePaul University, and recently completed the Special Events Management Program at Strayer University.
Lynn O'Connell
Executive Director
Physician Assistant Foundation
Lynn has been professionally involved with nonprofit organizations in the areas of education, arts and healthcare since 1984. In each organization where she has worked, she has been responsible for organizing fundraising events ranging from galas to seminars to auctions to spelling bees to sporting tournaments to "un-events." Lynn teaches classes on special-event management for fundraising professionals. She is a member of the International Special Events Society and holds a Master's in Philanthropy from Indiana University, as well as a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University.
Christopher Belisle
Deputy Director of Development
Citizens for Global Solutions
In his current position, Chris is responsible for overseeing a range of activities, including corporate affairs, foundation relations, major donors and special events. He recently held the 2006 Annual Meeting at the Hotel Palomar here in Washington, DC and has also planned and produced a variety of both small and large-scale events, including receptions, fundraisers, multi-day conferences as well as unique, private occasions. Before joining Citizens for Global Solutions, Chris served as Development Manager for DC Vote here in Washington, DC. In this role, he laid the foundation for DC Vote's membership program, directed the annual "Champions of Democracy" awards reception from 2002-2005 and managed foundation, corporate and donor relations. In addition, Chris provides pro bono counsel for "Fashion Fights Poverty", an annual event held in Washington, DC bringing together the DC fashion industry and local community to benefit programs and organizations that fight extreme poverty and global epidemics. Chris received his B.A. from The American University with a double major in international affairs and public communication, and also studied at the Universite Catholique de Louvain in Brussels, Belgium.
Joann P. DiGennaro
President
Center for Excellence in Education
Joann is responsible for all international and cultural exchanges of talented math and science students between the Center and other nations. Joanne established the Center with the late Admiral H.G. Rickover in 1983 to assure US competitiveness among nations and to promote international understanding among future scientific leaders. In the last 24 years, as part of the Center's fundraising activities, Joann has planned and executed numerous small (under 50 people) and large (over 800 people) events. From events with Hollywood stars to events having 3 former U.S. Presidents in attendance, she is familiar with the challenges of hosting events for funding, visibility and cultivation of friends. Joann received her BS Degree from Purdue University and her MS from the University of Maryland. She read the law at Oxford University and received her Juris Doctorate Degree from George Mason University. She is the author of Scholarships and Fellowships for Math and Science Students, and her most recent book was published through Harvard University’s Program for Information Policy Studies in January 2005, Science Literacy: Essential for Decision Making.
8. Annual giving
Marc Breslaw
Vice President for Development and Communications
Jewish Social Service Agency
Marc has worked in annual giving campaigns for 26 years both as a communications director and director of development. He began his fundraising career with the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and moved to Washington in 1981 to be director of communications for the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington where he became director for their $18 million annual campaign a short time later. In 1988, he became associate director of development and eventually director of development for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Shortly after the opening of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, he became associate museum director for development, closing the museum’s capital campaign and beginning their annual operating and endowment campaigns that raised more than $150 million in six years. He became the chief operating officer and director of development of the New Israel Fund, a human rights and advocacy organization, in 1999 where he stayed until joining the Jewish Social Service Agency in 2007.
Laura S. Smith, CFRE
Chief Advancement Officer
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Laura has expertise in establishing or revitalizing development programs, with special interests in board development and individual giving. She has founded annual fund programs, revived defunct ones, and managed thriving individual giving programs. She has worked with development and campaign steering committees, and with volunteer networks around the country to enhance their fund-raising and friend-raising effectiveness. Prior to joining NASAA, she directed development programs for the National Mentoring Partnership and the American Architectural Foundation. She began her career at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis, MN, where she also helped found a theater company. She is currently on the board of a media arts organization called One In Ten, she has advised the boards of several local and national nonprofit arts organizations, and has served on grant award panels for state arts agencies and the National Governors Association. Laura has a B.A. in English from the University of Minnesota and a M.A. in Liberal Studies from Georgetown University.
Anne Wallestad
Vice President, Development
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute
With 9 years of fundraising experience in various non-profits, Anne has spent her career helping organize programs to maximize growth potential. Prior to joining the team at the Victory Fund and Leadership Institute, Anne served as the Director of Development at the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network and worked in several key fundraising positions at the Human Rights Campaign. While at the Human Rights Campaign, she managed the Federal Club program, which was a high-dollar sustained and annual giving program, and increased both the overall dollar amount raised by the program and the total membership by over 50%. Anne graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa with a B.A. in English and Sociology.
Bill Huddleston
CFC Consultant
Bill earned his Master of Public Administration in Non-Profit Management from George Mason University, served in the Federal sector for over 25 years, and has worked extensively in community and church non-profit organizations during that time. During his Federal career he served in many CFC roles including deputy campaign manager, communications chairperson, and loan executive, and received the CFC Directors Award. He also lectures to university audiences on non-profit management and fund-raising. Bill specializes in creating information resources about the CFC, is on the faculty of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement in Washington, D.C. and serves as a voting delegate from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the Nonprofit Congress.
9. Planned giving
Jared B. Hughes
Director of Legacy Planning
The Phi Beta Kappa Society
As Director of Legacy Planning for The Phi Beta Kappa Society, Jared manages and implements their planned giving/estate planning program. Previously, he served as American University's Planned Giving Officer, where he was responsible for identifying, rating and qualifying hundreds of individual donor prospects with $25K+ giving potential and soliciting for planned/outright gifts. At the Methodist Home of D.C., Jared designed a soup-to-nuts planned giving program with ability to offer Charitable Gift Annuities and other life income gift vehicles. Jared began his professional fundraising career at The Nature Conservancy - International as a Gift Planning Assistant where he prepared an average of 20 Planned Giving proposals/week: 50% of which were successful resulting in $1.5 million in planned gifts for the organization. Currently he volunteers with several area arts and community organizations, and in 2004, he was honored by President Bush with The Presidential Volunteer Service Award for Lifetime Achievement representing more than 4,500 volunteer hours. Jared is an active member of the National Committee on Planned Giving, and the National Capital Gift Planning Council.
R. Scott Lyons
Principal
Impact Philanthropic Services
In his 25-year career, Scott has served as Vice President for College Advancement at the University of Mary Washington, Senior Vice President for Resource Development at the National 4-H Council and Community Relations Director at Purdue University. He is also a licensed Financial Advisor. Scott recently completed work as Program Officer for the CPB Major Giving Initiative, a $10 million capacity building project through which 110 PBS stations developed sustainable major giving programs. Scott's consulting clients have included St. Catherine's College (Oxford University, UK), The Phillips Collection and United Methodist Family Services (VA). In addition to his consulting work, Scott has been an active volunteer. He has served as President of two Arts Councils, in which roles he co-founded a 10-day arts festival, turned a derelict movie theatre into a performing arts center and oversaw strategic planning that led to the hiring of Executive Directors. Other boards on which Scott has served include the Indiana Assembly of Arts Councils and the National Society of Fund Raising Executives. He has taught for Indiana University and presented professional development courses for Germanna Community College and the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.
Gail A. Hochhauser
Senior Director, Organizational Advancement
NAFSSA: Association of International Educators
Gail has over thirty years of executive management experience with major national and international higher education organizations. Since 1991, she has been at NAFSA, first managing all of its sponsored and member professional development programs, and then moving over in 2000 to help direct and grow NAFSA's member giving activities, project fundraising, sponsorships and new partnerships activities. These responsibilities include developing and growing the planned giving program at NAFSA, and integrating it into NAFSA's member giving activities.
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