1. Panel discussion and dialogue with Grantmakers and
2. Dialogue with grantmakers at individual tables
Paula Peters
Senior Director, Community Outreach
Communities Foundation of Texas
In her current capacity, Paula supports an initiative that provides donors with information about community issues and the work of nonprofits. Previously she served as Interim Director of the Texas High School Project, a high school reform project funded largely by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and managed by CFT. She was President of the Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas and Executive Director of the Dallas Trees and Parks Foundation. She has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector, and worked with the Texas Main Street Project before joining the Central Dallas Association in 1983. She is a former Advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, past President of Preservation Dallas and the Friends of Fair Park, and past Chairman of the Uptown Improvement District and the Arts District Foundation. She holds a BA from the University of Texas at Austin and completed Columbia University’s graduate program in historic preservation.
Janet E. Harman
Founder and President
KDK-Harman Foundation
Janet's involvement in philanthropy spans years of commitment and service to others. In 2004, she endowed the KDK-Harman Foundation, a private family foundation, with $24 million, and the endowment has since grown to $28 million. KDK-Harman Foundation was created to support educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged families through education and academic programs at area nonprofits. Janet believes education is the key to escape poverty and access higher-paid employment opportunities. Janet completed her undergraduate degree at Cornell University and graduate degree at Stanford University. Prior to entering the world of philanthropy, she had a successful career as an electrical engineer and engineering manager for high tech firms and later formed her own engineering consulting firm.
David T. Ross, J.D., LL.M.
Senior Philanthropic Relationship Manager
Bank of America, Philanthropic Management
David serves as Vice President and Senior Philanthropic Relationship Manager for Bank of America. David is responsible for managing trusts, private foundations and institutional relationships for high net worth individuals and non-profit organizations in Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. He has been with Bank of America’s Private Bank since 2004, and has been working with trust and non-profit clients for 13 years. Prior to joining Bank of America, David worked as a trust officer with J.P. Morgan Chase and practiced law in Dallas, Texas and Denver, Colorado focusing primarily in estate planning. David earned an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Denver School of Law, as well as his J.D. degree from the University of Arkansas. David serves his community on several boards and committees including Trustee for the Dallas Historical Society and legal advisor for the Dallas County Special Task Unit on Elder Abuse.
Charlotte Rhodes, ACFRE
Vice President of Regional Services
Amarillo Area Foundation
In her current capacity, Charlotte reviews grant requests, participates in site visits, and is involved in decision making for approximately $7m in annual distributions. She also works with donors in collaborative grant initiatives, conduct outside reviews for nonprofits, and teaches grant and proposal writing. Charlotte was most recently recognized by the Houston Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals as the Outstanding Fundraising Professional for 2002 and the Texas Plains Chapter in 2006. She has participated in Leadership America, Leadership Texas, chaired the International Certification Board for Fundraising Professionals, and received the award as outstanding sustainer for the Junior League of Amarillo in 2007. She received her Bachelor’s from Texas Tech University and her Master’s from West Texas A&M University. She has served on 30 nonprofit boards and currently serves on the Association of Fundraising Professionals International Board and is President of the Texas Plains Chapter. Her professional career includes 15 years as Vice President, the Harrington Cancer Center, Senior Director for Baylor College of Medicine, and as Senior Consultant with the Dini Partners.
3. Finding Funders: the art of successful research
Tara M. Dunn
Development Director
Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service Organizations
At the Dallas Concilio, Tara manages all activities of the development department, including grant seeking, donor relations, special event fundraising, and marketing. During her one-and-a-half year tenure with the organization, the revenue budget she is responsible for has increased by 42%, and she has successfully increased funding through corporate partnerships and sponsorships, grants, and the first-ever agency annual campaign. Prior to joining the Dallas Concilio, she handled development and communications for an agency delivering humanitarian aid to developing countries. Her organization was directly involved in relief efforts for those in need following the tsunamis of 2004 in Asia and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Tara is a member of AFP and active in a local development association.
Kimberly Humphries
Development Director
Irving Cares, Inc.
Kimberly has been fundraising for nonprofits since 1996. She's currently the Development Director at Irving Cares, a social service agency celebrating 50 years of service to the working poor in the city of Irving. Since October 2002, Kimberly has played a significant role in raising nearly $4 million in cash and another $1.5 mil in donated goods for Irving Cares through corporations, foundations, the government, special events and from individual donors. She is an active community volunteer and a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Kimberly earned a BA in Humanities from Sarah Lawrence College, New York.
Luann L. Golden
Development Director
Sequoia, Inc.
At Sequoia, Luann provides oversight and leadership for all development activities including grant seeking, donor relations and fundraising. During her two years in this role, she has successfully coordinated the first two major fundraising events for Sequoia in its 26-year history. These events established long term pledges and donations previously unsecured. Also, during her first year, the number of internal donors (board and staff) reached 100% for the first time. Luann has served persons with developmental disabilities in various capacities for more than 25 years. She is active with a local development group and is a Licensed Master Social Worker.
4. Proposal writing
Sandy Melton Stephens, CFRE
Director of Philanthropy
Metrocare Services
Sandy came to Metrocare Services in Dallas in August 2006 to begin a development department for the quasi-governmental agency. She currently oversees a team of six as they work to showcase this Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center and raise donations to enhance their programs. Metrocare operates 4 major clinics in the Dallas area serving more than 23,000 clients annually. Prior to Metrocare, Sandy was the Development Director for Buckner Orphans Home with an outreach throughout Texas, caring for abused and abandoned children. While at Buckner she wrote numerous proposals as part of a capital campaign to raise $13M to redesign and build the cottages, school and community center for the children's campus. She has been a volunteer for Libraries, serving as President and Chairman of the Friends group as well as an appointed term by the governor for the state Library Commission.
Jennifer Hawthorne
Development Officer
Trinity Habitat for Humanity
Jennifer has 20+ years of experience in fundraising and nonprofit public relations and marketing. In her current position as a development officer at Trinity Habitat for Humanity, she manages the organization's grantsmanship program including research, writing and reporting. Prior to moving to Fort Worth in 2004, Jennifer worked for several local, grassroots charitable organizations in metropolitan Kansas City. She has a BS in Business Administration from Park University in Parkville, Missouri. Jennifer is a member of the Fort Worth Metro Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Cecilia B. Blanford, MAHS
Grant Director
Lutheran Social Services of the South
Cecilia Blanford is in her eighth year as the Grant Director for a $100 million nonprofit agency that annually serves 35,000 persons in three states. After establishing the grants program at the 126-year-old faith-based organization, she has raised more than $13.5 million in approximately 125 private, state and federal grants. About half of these funds supported disaster response efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, while other grants support services that range from adoption and foster care to continuing care retirement centers. Cecilia submits about 50 proposals per year with three out of every four submissions approved. Her work includes extensive research, planning, work with program staff, proposal writing, project evaluation, and reports. She has served as executive director for two nonprofits and has experience in managing grants for a state agency. She is a former board member and active with the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Cecilia earned a bachelor's of liberal studies and a master's of arts in human services with concentrations
in administration, counseling and social/psychological services from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas.
Angela E. Funai
Director, Foundation & Corporate Development
Baylor University
With a background in both pre-award and grant administration, Angela currently serves as the Director of Foundation and Corporate Development at Baylor University. In this role, she is responsible for strategically researching and writing grant proposals to private foundations, corporate giving programs and corporate foundations on behalf of the university. Her previous roles include directing a federally funded grant program in the Dallas County Community College District, serving as president of the Collin County Association of Directors of Volunteers and working for the City of Plano, where she led a countywide literacy program through the Plano Public Library System. Angela holds a BA-Communications degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Public Policy and Administration at Baylor.
5. Exploring the world of corporate sponsorship
Speakers will be announced at the event.
6. How to build a successful relationship with grantmakers
Maggie McCarthy
Founder and Owner
Creative Consulting
Maggie McCarthy applies her sixteen years of foundation management and leadership experience to assist family foundations and grantmaking organizations. Maggie assists foundations improve outcomes as investors and helps nonprofit entities mange for better results. For the last six years, Maggie served as the Executive Director of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation located in Waco, Texas. She managed all facets of operations for this approximately $60 million foundation. Additionally, Maggie provided leadership to other Foundation initiatives including community collaborations among public and private sector agencies, nonprofit management assistance, and cooperative projects among foundations. Maggie alsow worked for 10 years for the Communities Foundation of Texas, located in Dallas. Maggie’s career with the foundation began as communications director. As her staff and responsibilities grew, Maggie was charged with oversight of all satellite office operations and later was named director of donor relations. As vice president for grants administration, Maggie managed a yearly grant distribution ranging from $17 to $26 million per year. She serves on the advisory board for the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service; the Texas Nonprofit Think Tank; the board of Volunteers of America Texas; an advisor to Philanthropy World magazine; and was active on the board of the Conference of Southwest Foundations. Her education background includes a BA in Communications from Western Illinois University and a Masters in Liberal Arts from Southern Methodist University.
Mollie Williams, MPH
Director of Community Health Programs
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
At Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Mollie oversees the grantmaking of the 123 Komen for the Cure Affiliates, totaling $68 million annually. In her role, she manages a team of professionals who provide training and technical assistance to the Affiliates to help them be responsible and effective grant makers. She also provides expertise in the areas of evidence-based grantmaking, partnership development, and large-scale community health strategies. Prior to joining Komen for the Cure, Mollie was a development professional for several nonprofit organizations, including a rapidly growing Affiliate of Habitat for Humanity. During her time there, Mollie led the effort to establish the organization's first ever development plan, including an annual fund, monthly giving program, and major gifts strategy. Before that, Mollie served as the Program Director and Principle Investigator for a large-scale, community-based public health program in the Texas Rio Grande Valley. While there, she obtained over four million dollars in new funding for the project, nearly doubling the organization's budget. In her more than ten years as a nonprofit professional, Mollie has had the opportunity to travel to Central America and India to participate in public health efforts in rural, low-resource communities. She is passionate about helping organizations that serve the poor and marginalized create meaningful, long-term impact. She has a special interest in health disparities and the evaluation of philanthropic efforts to reduce disparities. Mollie holds a Masters of Public Health in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Olivia Eudaly
State Executive Director
Amachi Texas
Olivia coordinates Amachi’s efforts to place one-to-one mentors in the lives of children of prisoners across Texas. In this position, which she has held since January 2006, Olivia also serves as the statewide spokesperson for the organization. A life-long advocate for children and the underprivileged, Olivia previously served as executive vice president of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas and as deputy director of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Tarrant County in Texas. In addition to her professional career, Olivia is an active member of the community, serving on several boards and committees, including the Southwest Fundraising Symposium and Leadership Forth Worth. Her involvement has earned her several recognitions and accolades in her home state and across the nation. A former candidate for U.S. Congress, Olivia is also active in local, regional and national politics. Olivia began her career as a college and high school instructor, teaching at various colleges and universities in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, including Texas Christian University and Dallas Baptist University.
7. Winning proposals: a tour of four successful case studies
Candace Gray
Consultant
Gray Consulting Group
Candace Is founder of the independent consulting practice, Gray Consulting Group. She founded the practice in 2003 after working for many years in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors. Candace provides non-profit management expertise in areas such as fundraising, strategic planning, program development, community development and partnership development. Before starting Gray Consulting Group, Ms. Gray served as senior program manager for the Foundation for Community Empowerment (FCE) for nearly a decade. During her tenure as a grantmaker, she gained valuable insight into the key components of winning proposals.
Michelle F. Moore
National Director of Development, Institute for Capacity Building
United Negro College Fund, Inc.
Michelle joined the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) in 2002 as the National Director of Foundation Relations. She now serves as the National Director of Development for the UNCF Institute for Capacity Building, overseeing all national fundraising efforts related to this ten-year, $130 million initiative. Michelle has more than twelve years of foundation and corporate fundraising experience. Prior to joining UNCF, she was the Vice President of Development for the Employment Policy Foundation (EPF), a public policy research and educational foundation based in Washington, D.C. that focuses on workplace trends and policies. Other fundraising positions included: Development Director, The Independent Institute; Development Director, Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County; Major Gifts Coordinator, The Leadership Institute; and Director of Administration and Circulation, Center for Media and Public Affairs. Michelle received a B.A. in political science from Tulane University.
Sandy Hogan Owen, CFRE
Vice President – Major Gifts
The Gladney Center for Adoption
Sandy joined The Gladney Center in 2006 in its national office as VP-Major Gifts to lead their expansion of both domestic and international adoption and humanitarian aid fundraising initiatives through cultivation of the foundation, corporate and major donor sectors. Prior to Gladney, she served as Vice President – Development & Marketing for Sci-Port Discovery Center in Shreveport, LA for seven years, where she directed a team of 18 staff members in Grant Writing, Major Donor Development, Membership, Visitor Services, Public Relations, Marketing and Graphic Design. During her tenure at Sci-Port she secured national and regional grants of over $100,000 each from Hearst Foundation, GM Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Chevron/Texaco, Shreveport-Bossier Community Foundation and the Kresge Foundation, among others. Sandy spent 20 years in the marketing and public relations sector as a consultant, is an award-winning writer and taught as an adjunct university professor in public relations writing and grammar for five years.
8. Cause Marketing
James Mueller
President
James Mueller & Associates
During his 30 year career in the field, Jim has served institutions in higher education, health care, and social services, including senior executive positions at Advocate Health Care, Cornell University, Goodwill Industries, the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Northwestern University. While Vice President for Enterprise Advancement at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, he worked with the president in identifying and developing corporate partnerships. Following that, as Executive Director of Goodwill Industries, he cultivated several local and national companies, including Sun MicroSystems and CVS, to identify funding-training-employment partnerships that would serve the needs of the community, while bringing recognition to these companies for their contributions. Then as COO at Grenzebach Glier & Associates he was involved with the firm’s work in co-branding counsel with clients. Jim serves on the Board of the National Family Caregivers Association, is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, is a mentor with Boards in Action! Leadership Academy of the Community Foundation of Broward’s Nonprofit Resource Center, and is a consultant in good standing with the Robert S. Hartman Institute.
Caroline Wall
Manager, Cause Marketing
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
After joining Komen in 1996, Caroline moved to the Cause Related Marketing Department in January 2004 as a Cause Related Marketing Manager. In this position she is responsible for leading development and safekeeping of productive relationships with the organization’s major corporate partners and their cause-related marketing programs. This includes managing program development and implementation and ensuring attainment of both partner and Komen objectives in programs. In addition, Caroline plays a key role in the budgeting and strategic planning of the Cause Marketing Department. Prior to joining Komen, Caroline worked at the non-profit Trees of Hope in Houston, TX. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
9. Special events fundraising
Patti Reakes-Collins
Marketing Development Director
Camp Fire USA West Texas Council
Patti has 15 years of experience working in the special events arena in the Permian Basin area. She learned early on that raising money from individual donors and corporate givers involved having a cause. Her initial training was as a PTA President where she was responsible for raising funds through special events for school play ground equipment and other school needs. After serving as a volunteer, she became the Newspapers In Education Manager for the local newspaper. During her time at the newspaper, Patti led the effort to expand the giving base and expanded its fundraising program by increasing the giving pool from $7,000 to $70,000 in three years through overseeing a variety of special events in the area. She is currently employed in a newly created position as the Marketing Development Director for Camp Fire USA West Texas Council, and is responsible for all the fundraising and donor relations. Patti is also engaged in planning and implementing a signature special event and is heading Camp Fire USA's campaign to raise awareness and support for special programs in the West Texas Council.
Molly Snow
Director, Development
Event 360
Molly Snow is an expert in the area of large-scale fundraising event planning and production. She planned some of the most successful, largest attended, largest grossing, multi-day fundraising events in history. She has produced events in five countries, including the U.S. Molly has worked with clients and vendors from all over the world and brings a creative approach to planning and extensive knowledge of event execution as a result of her experience. She has produced, staffed or volunteered for dozens of athletic fundraising events and has been participant herself, raising over $15,000 for various organizations in the last several years. Molly currently serves the Director of Development at Event 360. As part of the Development team, she has worked with both National and local level Non-profit organizations. The focus of her work within the development department is to help clients define and develop new event concepts to help achieve their mission. Molly has also worked as a consultant with several organizations on their fundraising strategies, event planning & production practices, participant recruitment efforts, and budget structure.
Kathy P. MacNaughton, CFRE
Consultant, President
Kathy P. MacNaughton & Associates, LLC
Kathy began her development career with Judson Montessori School in 1988, and eight years later established her own consulting firm. Kathy specializes in providing counsel to small to medium nonprofits looking for personalized and professional special event fundraising consultation. Kathy is able to draw from her years as an independent special events manager, professionally coordinating 30 fundraising events that netted over $2.2 million. In addition, she has trained and coached 1,500+ volunteers and staff members in complex, overlapping projects. Now, as a key consultant to management teams, Kathy advises nonprofits and volunteers on event formation, feasibility studies, best practices and fundraising efficiency. Kathy works closely with fundraising leadership to align their goals and mission with the needs of sponsors and donors to promote mutual growth and benefit to all stakeholders. Kathy is an experienced trainer of skills, methods and proven systems that can help prepare teams for the unique challenges of special event fundraising. Kathy has worked on a diverse range of special events, including a Summit on Microfinance in the U.S.; a dinner theatre event benefiting families of domestic violence; a celebrity waiter dinner and a city-wide festival for nonprofit organizations serving children with special needs; and many auctions and benefits for wildlife, education, the arts and the homeless.
Sherri E. Ramstedt
Marketing Director
National Gavel Fundraising Consultants and Auctioneers
Sherri Ramstedt is an 18 year veteran of the event industry. She began her career in the four star/four diamond hotel business working in logistics with sales and catering staffs. She then embarked on the world of non-profit event planning and fundraising. She has worked for local, state and national organizations producing training sessions and annual conferences. She has also run her own business as a professional non-profit fundraiser including Wedding, Baby and Restaurant expos to help raise funds for local schools, Chambers of Commerce, Breast Cancer and the troops in Iraq. Sherri holds a Bachelor of Journalism and a Certificate of Events and Meeting Planning from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a graduate of the North Georgia School of Auctioneering, a Certified Meeting Professional, Associate Auctioneer for the state of Texas and a National Auctioneers Association Benefit Auction Specialist.
10. Online fundraising: harnessing technology to build and maintain relationships
Sandra Sims
President
Step By Step Fundraising
Sandra Sims coaches a wide variety of non profit organizations toward greater fundraising success through her online publications. She founded StepbyStepFundraising.com in 2003 based upon her experiences as a volunteer fundraiser. She has created several online publications for specific audiences. Sandra uses her experience in website development to help grassroots and community groups realize the power of the internet to advance their causes. She continues to develop her fundraising, non profit management skills as well as her expertise in online marketing. In her local community Sandra serves on board of Christian Women's Job Corps. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Non
Profit Management Center of Wichita Falls.
Lori Freeman
Product Manager
Sage Software
Lori is a product manager for Sage Software’s Nonprofit Solutions business. She earned a BS degree in Family Studies and Human Services from Kansas State University. She has worked and volunteered in the nonprofit industry for more than 15 years. Prior to joining Sage Software, Freeman worked at the American Cancer Society, where she helped develop and implement the learning and development program for the National Cancer Information Center, a nationwide helpline. Lori’s focus in recent years has been helping nonprofits leverage technology to accomplish their mission.
Louis Murad
Licensed Benefit Auctioneer
Murad Auction Group
Louis Murad is a professional, full time, licensed auctioneer with ten years of experience helping non profits increase their revenues through event fundraising. He specializes in online auctions that use technology to make commercial auctions a valuable complement to live fundraising events. Louis' expertise as an Auctioneer and Fundraising Consultant causes him to be sought after by many fundraising software companies as a consultant and public speaker. Louis has been involved with several hundred fundraising events and pioneered many successful online auctions as a result of his expertise in this market.
Kim Young
Principal
the forest & the trees - social currency marketing
As a communications and marketing professional for almost 30 years, Kim Young has used a variety of tools to help companies and nonprofit organizations build ongoing relationships with customers, donors, members and community stakeholders. In 2004, she combined her experience and passion for evolving online technology and started the forest & the trees to help organizations realize sustainable growth by turning connections into conversations, and relationships into partnerships. Kim has provided marketing, membership-building and fundraising and earned income development guidance to various nonprofit organizations. In the for-profit sector, she served in senior communications and marketing positions with companies including Bank of Amercia and Deloitte & Touche, and was an award-winning reporter for regional and national publications, including Advertising Age and ADWEEK. Kim has served as a course instructor for the Dallas Center for Nonprofit Management and Brookhaven College Nonprofit Management Certificate Program since it began in 2004. She completed Stanford University’s Center for Social Innovation’s Nonprofit Management Institute in 2006, and she is a member of Net Impact.
11. Major gifts fundraising
Elisabeth B. Galley
Vice President of Development
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts
Elisabeth joined the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation in August 2003. As Vice President of Development, she works closely with the Foundation’s CEO and Board of Directors raising the $275 million required to build the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. She is involved in all strategic planning and fundraising initiatives of this volunteer-driven campaign, and is directly responsible for the campaign’s cultivation, development and solicitation of individual major gift prospects. Recently the campaign to build the Center set an important national benchmark for cultural campaigns by achieving 100 donors of gifts of $1 million and above. Elisabeth has over 23 years of experience as a fundraising and development professional, having served as Director of Development at the Colorado Springs Symphony, Vice President for Development at the Colorado Historical Society, Director of Boston’s Handel & Haydn Society’s capital campaign and, prior to joining the DCPA, Vice President and Senior Development Consultant of Arts Consulting Group. She holds a B.A. in English and an M.B.A. with an emphasis in marketing and nonprofit administration, both from the University of Delaware.
Dennis A Prescott (Ph.D., CFRE)
Vice President for University Development
Baylor University
Dennis has served as Vice President for University Development at Baylor University in Waco, Texas since January, 2007. Prior to his service at Baylor, he served for eight years as Vice
President for External Affairs at Mississippi State University and CEO of the MSU Foundation. In that role he guided fundraising and asset management services in support of the university. As of 2006, the foundation's assets exceeded $300 million. Under Prescott's leadership, MSU's fundraising achieved unprecedented success, topping the $40 million mark for seven consecutive years, including two years of more than $50 million, and two others of more than $70 million. MSU's overall performance in fundraising was recognized in 2003 by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, which presented the university
with a CASE-Wealth ID Circle of Excellence Award. Prescott led MSU into the "State of the Future" campaign, which is ahead of schedule to exceed its $400 million goal by the end of 2008. Prior to joining Mississippi State, Prescott served in various development roles with the Texas A&M Foundation, including assistant vice president for development, director of major gifts, and deputy campaign director. He also has experience as a field development office and annual giving director at the University of Florida.
Laura Wood Johnson
Donor Relations Manager, North Texas
The Nature Conservancy of Texas
Laura is the Donor Relations Manager for the North Texas region of The Nature Conservancy. She services members from Dallas to the Panhandle. In addition to creating a presence and raising major gifts in new geographic locations, she also leads the effort on Generation Conservation, an effort to more deeply engage conservationists and philanthropists under the age of 50. In addition to her work with the Conservancy, Laura brings with her 14 years of corporate sales training and 2 years running a family foundation. Laura holds a bachelor of science in business management from the University of Phoenix and lives in Fort Worth.
Robert Steinhagen, CFRE
Major Gifts Consultant
RSI
Robert has assisted Christ-centered organizations and individuals with successful fundraising-development strategies for more than fourteen years. He began his career in campaign politics before joining two different Christian non-profit ministries as Director of Development. Robert currently leads research that is studying the habits, attitudes, and giving trends of Christian Philanthropists based on geography and generational cohort group.
12. Annual giving campaigns
Helen Dale Simons
Vice President for Development
The Marbridge Foundation
Dale brings 30 years of volunteer leadership expertise and 25 years of career experience in nonprofit leadership, strategic planning, board development and resource development. Dale has served on twenty seven nonprofit boards locally, regionally, and nationally and she has been the Executive Director/CEO of four. In each position she has held she has been a key player in the annual giving program of that organization. At Children's Research Triangle in Chicago, Illinois, she started the organization's first annual giving program. Utilizing a donor centered data driven model of donor cultivation she helped the organization achieve a goal of $100,000 the first year, and by the third year, the annual giving was $500,000. At Marbridge, she has been able to implement this same model, and in 2006 the annual campaign exceeded its goal of $850,000 by $171,000. Born in Bay City, Texas, Dale received her undergraduate education from Christian College in Columbia, Missouri and The University of Texas at Austin. She received certification in nonprofit management from The University of Texas at Austin and the Center for Nonprofit Management in Dallas, Texas.
Janine Kraus, Ph.D.
Director of Annual Giving
Texas Christian University
In her current position, Janine is responsible for administering a comprehensive annual giving program to include annual solicitation appeals, programs and projects. Prior to coming to TCU, Janine spent over four years in alumni relations at the University of
North Texas. Janine earned her undergraduate degree in management from University of Maryland. She earned her master's of education and doctor of philosophy degree in higher education administration from the University of North Texas.
Michael Vilardo
Senior Vice President
RSI
Touching the lives of the people he serves as a stewardship consultant with RSI motivates Michael Vilardo. For more than 25 years Michael has worked as a pastor and development professional. Completing a doctoral thesis, "Connecting Church and Community," Michael is an expert in uniting the purpose of churches and not-for-profits with the needs of their community. In addition to pastoral experience, Michael honed strategic planning and analytic skills as Vice President for Fund Development and Community Relations for a Christian retirement community. Michael graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati, a Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University, and a Doctor of Ministry from United Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Since joining RSI Michael has led campaigns raising more than $150 million.
13. Fundraising in the one person development shop: making the most of a shoestring budget
Colin Joseph Wallis
Director of Advancement
Lance Armstrong Foundation
At the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Colin specializes in creating new and more efficient ways to raise funds. He manages a multi-million dollar fundraising budget and has a history of creating new revenue streams for the organization. Additionally, as the former head of major giving he helped secure several of the largest gifts in the history of the foundation. Prior to the LAF, he was the Director of Development for Communities In Schools, Central Texas, where he oversaw the entire development operation. Colin is an alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin and currently serves on the board of the Town Lake Trail Foundation.
Janelle Twyford-Silvis
President and Co-Founder
America's Attik
After an extensive career in marketing for Fortune 500 and 1000 companies, Janelle co-founded America's Attik, a non-profit for children at risk. During her career she has organized a vast range of special events, including trade shows and conferences. She is an active volunteer in the nonprofit community, and sits on the board of The Bridewell Foundation and on the Plano Chamber of Commerce Women's Division, where she is responsible for fundraising and programs. She served on the planning committee for the 3rd International Women's Peace Conference, and has used her special events training to support fundraisers for such organizations as Make-a-Wish, Cancer Research Foundation, Texas Easter Seals, Camp Esperanza, ALS Foundation and Dixie Style Cloggers.
Laura Herrick
Major Gifts Officer
American Red Cross Dallas Area Chapter
Laura has worked for some of the most prominent nonprofits in Dallas including the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center, Dallas Symphony Orchestra and is currently at the American Red Cross - Dallas Area Chapter as a Major Gifts Officer. She has had a broad range of experience in nonprofit including working in a 2 person shop, 16 person office and creating a major gifts program from scratch. Laura currently works with major individual and corporate donors in the Dallas area and also led the nation last year with the most Tiffany Circle Society of Women Leaders members, a group of women who give $10,000 or more to their local Red Cross. Laura spends most of her time out of the office visiting with donors and making face to face asks as well as finding creative and inspiring ways to connect with her donors.
14. Direct mail fundraising
Barbara Ann Roy
Development Consultant
Barbara Ann has thirty years experience in fundraising and development ranging from federal and state funded organizations, where fundraising was predominately grant writing to privately funded organizations supported by special events, annual funds, foundation and corporate grants and fees. At the Center for Nonprofit Management Dallas, Barbara Ann teaches classes in Calendaring Development Efforts, Donor Communication Plans, Data Management Softwares and presently, team teaches the Funds Development section of the Nonprofit Administration Certificate Program being offered by the Center in cooperation with Brookhaven College. Since moving to Dallas from New England, Barbara Ann has served as the Director of Adult Education for the American Indian Center, Associate Executive Director for Girl's Inc, and Management Information Systems Director for Planned Parenthood. She is currently working on a handbook which combines calendars, deadlines and systems to build and support a strong development effort. Recently, she has returned from summering in New England where she assisted small arts and historical societies expand their appeal to the tourist industry.
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