Rehana Abbas of the Oakland Museum of California shares her story of successfully raising 75% of an $85 million campaign in the public phase, rather than primarily through major donors in the quiet phase.
Our April 14 webinar will explore explanations for low board diversity and suggest practical and actionable solutions to address the issue.
Register for our Feb. 25 webinar, featuring Lisa Tabor, president of CultureBrokers; William Harris, president and CEO of Space Center Houston; Birgit Smith Burton, founder of the African American Development Officers Network (AADO); Sunanda Ghosh, director of Strategic Relations for The Redford Foundation, and CFA’s new of counsel consultant, AJ Casey.
Creative Fundraising Advisors (CFA) welcomed two experienced fundraising consultants to its team in January 2021: AJ Casey, a nonprofit leader, trainer, and consultant for more than 25 years who will serve as Of Counsel for work with The Actors Fund, and Dr. Utica J. Gray, an experienced leader with expertise in human services, education, and health care who will serve as Of Counsel for work with Walker|West Music Academy.
“The last seven words of a dying organization are ‘Because we’ve always done it that way,’” says CFA founder Paul Johnson. “Strategic planning allows a board and leadership team to step back, take stock, and use their creative and analytical powers to plan a wise path.”
Dodge Nature Center kicked off its largest-ever fundraising campaign in September 2020. This was as the United States was six months into the global pandemic and people throughout the country were feeling great economic pain.
