As a career-long nonprofit professional, I enjoy sharing what I have learned through successes and failures, research and trial and error. I am a bit of a wonk when it comes to policies and procedures particularly when it comes to donor stewardship.
Having recently retired from full-time work, I am excited to be engaged with Crescendo Fundraising Professionals, LLP, a capital campaign consulting firm with more than two decades running successful campaigns.
Teaching and presenting on philanthropy, fund development, planned giving, board management, policy makes my heart sing. I taught Planned Giving Basics in the LaGrange College Master's in Philanthropy and Development Program for five years and am told I have a "gift" for making planned giving understandable.
Now having worked in both a fundraising and grant-making capacity, I have a deeper understanding of the complexities of fundraising and development.