Effective and Diversified Fundraising and Philanthropy
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About the event
This session invites Executive Directors to create a board fundraising toolkit and train your board members on how to raise funds; learn how to cultivate a philanthropic mindset and culture among your board and staff; and explore different sources and strategies of fundraising and diversify your revenue.
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This event is part of the Learning Hub program Executive Director Learning Circle. Since 2015, this program has provided space for learning and peer dialogue specifically among nonprofit executive directors. Serving as a nonprofit executive director is a great privilege and a particular challenge. You wear many hats, from holding your organization's vision, to minding the daily details, fostering partnerships, and generating financial support. Join this series to connect with fellow directors for support and engagement. Session topics have included board diversity, federal tax changes, organizational growth, marketing, finance, and personal resiliency.
The Santa Fe Community Foundation proudly offers the Learning Hub as an educational space for nonprofit board, executive directors, staff members, and donors. Each year, the Hub offers dozens of events, workshops, and learning circles that promote leadership, skill building, and peer-supported growth.
Meet the people leading the conversation
Marsie Silvestro
Marsie Silvestro
Marsie Silvestro brings four decades of expertise to her roles as an intuitive and dynamic Executive Director, Board and Staff Trainer, Group Retreat Facilitator and Mentor. Her leadership experience spans work on both the local and national levels. She is proficient in the Appreciative Inquiry Strategic Model which focuses on identifying an organization's strengths through individual and group interviewing progresses that honors what has been done, creates transformative collective dreaming and creating effective solution based and accomplishable work plans that will move an agency toward growth and a new pathways toward a successful mission.
Marsie believes that no matter what someone’s position is in an agency or the community, all are needed to steer towards a future that elevates the voices and needs of those they serve, as well as ensures that staff and board members feel heard, listened to, included, and appreciated as a thread in the web of service and safety.
Ross Chaney
Ross Chaney
Ross Chaney is a seasoned nonprofit and business consultant who specializes in strategic planning, writing, executive coaching, and applications of AI for nonprofits and small organizations. He has 20 years of experience in northern New Mexico nonprofit and public service, working across different leadership roles and diverse sectors. Ross’ experience includes:
- Coaching for ED’s and program staff for leadership development
- Governance, organizational development, operations and strategy
- Policy issues, program/operations expansion or reduction
- Budgeting and finance coaching
- Reviewing grant proposals, reports, and other documents
- Exploring the potential of AI for your organization
- Extensive knowledge of Native American and NM culture
Madalena Salazar
Madalena Salazar
Madalena Salazar is a creative focused on issues of cultural equity with extensive experience as a nonprofit administrator and consultant, educator/facilitator, organizer, and cultural producer. Currently, she serves as the Executive Director for Working Classroom, the Principal of 3rd Space Vision LLC. She values engaging creatively as one’s whole self, collaboratively, and intersectionally across generations, in relationship. Madalena is a Chicana with deep roots in the land known as New Mexico and was born, raised, and resides in Tiwa territory aka Albuquerque, New Mexico (after returning from several impactful years in Denver, CO). She is a daughter, wife, sister, auntie, maestra, matriarch, and mother of 3 awesome young people. She loves music, cooking (and eating), nature, traveling, reading/learning, gardening, and the healing arts (including curanderismo, tarot, and Reiki). Madalena received a B.A. in Anthropology, and an M.A. in Art History from the University of New Mexico.
T. Michael Trimm
T. Michael Trimm
T. Michael Trimm (he/him/his/sir) joined TGRCNM in November 2020 as Director ofOperations and was promoted in February 2022 to Executive Director of Services & Administration. Originally from Ohio (and with eight siblings!), Michael now calls the Southwest region home and sought the opportunity to join the Center to be part of uplifting, encouraging, and empowering transgender and gender-nonconforming people.
“It is rare to find an organization dedicated to serving and empowering transgender and gender-nonconforming people that is led by transgender and gender-nonconforming people with the ability to directly impact the lives of the community in a positive way.”
Meet the people leading the conversation
Marsie Silvestro
Marsie Silvestro
Marsie Silvestro brings four decades of expertise to her roles as an intuitive and dynamic Executive Director, Board and Staff Trainer, Group Retreat Facilitator and Mentor. Her leadership experience spans work on both the local and national levels. She is proficient in the Appreciative Inquiry Strategic Model which focuses on identifying an organization's strengths through individual and group interviewing progresses that honors what has been done, creates transformative collective dreaming and creating effective solution based and accomplishable work plans that will move an agency toward growth and a new pathways toward a successful mission.
Marsie believes that no matter what someone’s position is in an agency or the community, all are needed to steer towards a future that elevates the voices and needs of those they serve, as well as ensures that staff and board members feel heard, listened to, included, and appreciated as a thread in the web of service and safety.
Ross Chaney
Ross Chaney
Ross Chaney is a seasoned nonprofit and business consultant who specializes in strategic planning, writing, executive coaching, and applications of AI for nonprofits and small organizations. He has 20 years of experience in northern New Mexico nonprofit and public service, working across different leadership roles and diverse sectors. Ross’ experience includes:
- Coaching for ED’s and program staff for leadership development
- Governance, organizational development, operations and strategy
- Policy issues, program/operations expansion or reduction
- Budgeting and finance coaching
- Reviewing grant proposals, reports, and other documents
- Exploring the potential of AI for your organization
- Extensive knowledge of Native American and NM culture
Meet the people leading the conversation
Madalena Salazar
Madalena Salazar
Madalena Salazar is a creative focused on issues of cultural equity with extensive experience as a nonprofit administrator and consultant, educator/facilitator, organizer, and cultural producer. Currently, she serves as the Executive Director for Working Classroom, the Principal of 3rd Space Vision LLC. She values engaging creatively as one’s whole self, collaboratively, and intersectionally across generations, in relationship. Madalena is a Chicana with deep roots in the land known as New Mexico and was born, raised, and resides in Tiwa territory aka Albuquerque, New Mexico (after returning from several impactful years in Denver, CO). She is a daughter, wife, sister, auntie, maestra, matriarch, and mother of 3 awesome young people. She loves music, cooking (and eating), nature, traveling, reading/learning, gardening, and the healing arts (including curanderismo, tarot, and Reiki). Madalena received a B.A. in Anthropology, and an M.A. in Art History from the University of New Mexico.
T. Michael Trimm
T. Michael Trimm
T. Michael Trimm (he/him/his/sir) joined TGRCNM in November 2020 as Director ofOperations and was promoted in February 2022 to Executive Director of Services & Administration. Originally from Ohio (and with eight siblings!), Michael now calls the Southwest region home and sought the opportunity to join the Center to be part of uplifting, encouraging, and empowering transgender and gender-nonconforming people.
“It is rare to find an organization dedicated to serving and empowering transgender and gender-nonconforming people that is led by transgender and gender-nonconforming people with the ability to directly impact the lives of the community in a positive way.”
Racial Healing and Renewal Cohort: Session 6
facilitated by Robert Blanquera Nelson and Kendra Toth
This program offers space to explore various perspectives on race, engage in meaningful discussions, and learn from one another. Together, we aim to foster empathy, challenge biases, and build bridges towards a more inclusive society. Whether you are an advocate for racial justice, a curious learner, or simply interested in making a positive impact, our Racial Healing and Renewal Cohort welcomes individuals from all backgrounds in the nonprofit sector.
Fundraising with Your Board
with Beverly Post
Securing vital resources is an important duty of nonprofit boards. It can also be one of the top challenges. In this enlightening session, we will dive into dynamic approaches that make it easier for board members to get involved. When a board informs and supports the organization’s development strategies, they can assist with realizing the fundraising goals. Beverly has worked with volunteers involved with the fundraising process and understands how breaking down the activities, helps build success. Taos programs are presented in partnership with the Taos Community Foundation.
Funder Panel
facilitated by Marsie Silvestro and Ross Chaney
In this session, hear from local funders about their missions, priorities, and funding opportunities; learn how to build and maintain relationships with funders and communicate your impact; and ask questions and get feedback from funders.
