The Great Smoky Mountain chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, The United Way of Greater Knoxville and the Alliance for Better Nonprofits invite nonprofit and fundraising leaders in East Tennessee to a provocative and meaningful program focused on Community Centric Fundraising.

Join Marisa DeSalles from the Impact Foundry for an overview of the Community Centric Fundraising movement and why it’s important in building equitable communities.










Marisa is a faculty member with Impact Foundry, assisting as a Certified Sustainable coach, presenting a monthly series of educational workshops and is the featured speaker for the What IF conference. She also serves on the global transition team for Community-Centric Fundraising, a burgeoning movement of nonprofit fundraising professionals working to improve fundraising through a lens of equity. Marisa is currently planting her experience and mentoring skill into a holistic, community-centered consultancy for nonprofits. She specializes in small or emerging organizations, particularly those led by or addressing issues affecting BIPOC. Mentoring, training and public speaking are her happiest spaces to inhabit, but she also provides event planning, A/V media production, social media strategy, board development, writing, and more. Find out more here: https://marisadesalles.com/about-marisa