Roundtable Discussions
Topics: Major Gifts, Corproate Partners and CFRE
Join us for an informal, but highly informative gathering of fundraising professionals who have challenges in common. For many of us, it's a relief to find that others have not only experienced some of the same challenges we face, but that they also have suggested solutions!
Sara Olson, Director of Major Gifts at Florida Southern College
Sara is responsible for managing and cultivating relationships with existing major gift prospects, as well as identifying new prospects. Your success depends less on how well you ask for gifts and more on whether you’ve built strong relationships with your major gift donors.
Kelsey Jaffer, Associate Director of Philanthropy at Bok Tower Gardens
Corporate partners can seem mysterious, and developing strong nonprofit corporate partnerships isn’t as straightforward as writing a grant proposal. However, the potential of for-profit partnerships is high: it’s estimated that several billion dollars of dedicated charitable money goes unclaimed from corporations annually–and that’s just from matching gifts.
Stacy Williams-Myers, CFRE Development Director at Achievement Academy
Stacy acquired her CFRE in 2011 and has a passion to help other development professionals obtain their certification. Pursuing and maintaining a CFRE demonstrates your commitment to fundraising, the body of knowledge around fund development and to industry best practices. Continued professional development: Learning is lifelong. A CFRE is a way to make sure you continue developing and growing as a fund development professional.