Professional Development is from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Join us at 10:45 a.m. on October 14, 2025 for the Mentoring Session for the Greater Baton Rouge Chapter of AFP. Lindi Spalatin, CFRE, Director of Development and Philanthropy at the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, will share how she is using AI (artificial intelligence) in innovative ways to enhance and develop their fundraising strategies. The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge is now using a framework created by Lindi and her colleagues that’s clear, practical, and ready to use and which can become part of donor conversations.
BIO
Barbara Auten, CFRE, CAP, is currently the Executive Director Alzheimer’sServices of the Capital Area and has over 31 years of professional fundraisingexperience and 46 years of volunteer leadership experience. She joined the Alzheimer’sServices staff in 2006 as the Event Coordinator and coordinator. In 2007 she waspromoted to Development Director and continued raising funds for the cause. In 2008she was named the Executive Director and has continued in the position for the last 17years. As Executive Director, Auten has expanded programs and services as well asdeveloped a third Charlie’s Place Respite Center, the only AFA certified Excellence inCare Dementia program in Louisiana. Under her leadership Alzheimer’s Services hasgrown from a $600,000 organization to a $2.2 million dollar budget continually increasingdonations through the Benevon model of sustainable fundraising. Alzheimer’s Servicesis regarded as one of the best run nonprofits in Greater Baton Rouge Area.
Auten became a Certified Fundraising Executive in 2011 and received her CharteredAdvisor in Philanthropy certification in 2014. She is a Standards of Excellence inNonprofits certified consultant. She is a member and Past-President of the GreaterBaton Rouge Chapter Association of Fundraising Professionals as well as holdingseveral board positions. She was named a Barton Fellow and received the John W.Barton Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management in 2013. Pre-Katrina she wasemployed as a Development Director for Christ the King Parish School in Terrytown,Louisiana. Her career in fund development began as a volunteer raising funds anddelivering program for a variety of worthy organizations including Girl Scouts, theAudubon Institute, Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries, Boys Scouts, MasterGardeners, Jefferson Parish Public Schools and more. Prior to her fund developmentcareer, she was employed in the engineering field at Petro Marine and Baker CAC. Shehas lived and loved Louisiana for the last 50 years.