How to Harness a Visionary Founder's Energy Using a Boring Fundraising Plan to Stabilize Quarterly Income

Wednesday, September 17
1:30 - 2:30 PM

Katherine DeFoyd will explore how fundraising planning can be used as a force for good to focus the fundraising efforts of an undisciplined but visionary founder for measurable success. We will create interactive activities so that participants can “workshop” key major donor strategies. We will share our planning methodology and the goals, objectives, strategies and action plan. The workshop will illuminate best practices in fundraising, define and delineate the roles and responsibilities of board members and staff, and suggest a planning and tracking structure that ensures fundraising success.

Audience Expertise Level: Newcomer (0- 2 years), Midlevel (2-5 years)
Shop Size: Arts, Education, Health Care, Non Profit (Social/Environment/Advocacy/Religion), Suitable across all audiences

Katherine DeFoyd

Katherine is a partner of Growth for Good a fundraising consulting firm. She has led clients successfully through board development, strategic and fundraising planning, capital campaigns, annual campaigns, lobbying efforts and grant writing. Katherine was the development director for The Armory Foundation, MOUSE, NYU’s Wagner School, and the Bertelsmann Foundation. She started in politics with NYC Mayor Ed Koch, Mayor David Dinkins, and Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger. She is a board director for Harlem RBI. Katherine has a B.A. in Economics from San Francisco State University and an MPA from NYU. Katherine is the author of four cookbooks.