NOTE: Start time has changed from 11:30 a.m. to noon.
Learn 5 key shifts to your team, tactics, and technology to drive increased giving. Donors feel disconnected from the cause at many nonprofits, and nonprofit teams feel siloed and ineffective. The Responsive Maturity Model provides clear, actionable building blocks for healthy, effective teams and increased giving.
Speaker: Erik Tomalis
Erik Tomalis is a proven fundraising professional and has always been forward thinking, donor and people driven, but most of all results oriented. With 20+ years of professional fundraising experience, Erik made over 4,000 face-to-face donor solicitations where he has raised millions of dollars for many non-profit organizations, including areas of: healthcare, education, human services, Greek, university athletics and youth-based organizations. He served as a front-line fundraiser, as well as an executive in some transformative organizations focused on generosity, such as St. Jude Children’s Hospital, the Boy Scouts of America and the Allegheny Health Network.
Today, at Virtuous, Erik is committed to helping nonprofits grow global generosity. He believes that charitable giving is about personal connections, not transactions. Generosity is driven by our passions and relationships – and givers want to feel like they are part of a movement bigger than themselves.
Through his experience, Erik understands fully the ways to be successful in your non-profit organization and career. Erik lives in Pittsburgh, PA and is a graduate of Duquesne University and the Lilly School of Philanthropy. He is an Eagle Scout and active in the community as he is an active board member or volunteer for the following organizations: AFP Western PA Chapter, AFP Global,, Verland, Boy Scouts of America, the Giving Institute, and many more.