Why Successful Fundraising Begins & Ends with the Executive Director - Defiance

Course Description: 

It's not a surprise that successful fundraising programs are anchored to Strong Executive Directors.  With fundraising staff turnover at an all-time high, and with the demand for qualified staff outpacing supply, our nonprofit leadership must be able to step up and into the role of chief fundraiser.  Understanding the role of the Executive Director within your organization's strategic fundraising plan is critical to its success and the overall health of your nonprofit.  Learn the traits of the most successful Executive Director fundraisers and how they effectively utilize their board members and leverage their organization's assets to develop a sustainable fundraising program.  This workshop is ideal for organizations with...and more importantly, without, development staff.

About the Presenter:

Aly Sterling, founder of Aly Sterling Philanthropy, has been working within the non-profit fundraising world for over 13 years. Aly's work has been with small, grassroots non-profits with annual budgets less than $100,000 to complex healthcare systems with annual budgets of over $1 billion dollars.

In addition to first-hand experience, Aly is a past president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), has had leadership roles in other professional organizations such as the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the local chapter of the National Planned Giving Council and is a frequent presenter of many dynamic fundraising topics to numerous groups at the local, regional and national level. Aly has served on boards and volunteers for numerous community non-profits including Leadership Toledo, the Toledo Area Planned Giving Council, and the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, amongst many others.

Aly holds a Master of Arts from the University of Toledo, is a graduate of Leadership Toledo, a recipient of the "20 Under 40" community award, a Women In Communications Crystals Award winner and a scholarship graduate of an executive leadership program awarded by the Weatherhead School of Management, at Case Western University. Aly also teaches on the topic of fundraising at the University of Toledo, School of Business.