Morning Featured Speaker
Michael Allison
Title: Break the Bottle: Removing Invisible Barriers That Limit Fundraising Performance and Retention
Every fundraising professional understands the importance of strategy, systems, and donor engagement. Yet, even with the right tools and best practices in place, many organizations still experience stalled campaigns, declining retention, and inconsistent performance.
Why?
Because the most significant barriers to fundraising success are often not external—they are internal.
In this powerful and thought-provoking keynote, Michael Allison, a Purple Heart Marine Veteran and leadership expert, challenges conventional thinking by addressing the invisible bottlenecks that impact fundraising effectiveness: hesitation in decision-making, misalignment across teams, reactive leadership under pressure, and the unseen weight of expectations placed on fundraising professionals.
Drawing from high-stakes leadership experience in the military, government, and large-scale operations, Michael introduces his Break The Bottle™ framework, designed to help fundraising professionals lead with clarity, confidence, and resilience, especially in complex and demanding environments.