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Linda
Lysakowski & Associates |
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Linda
Lysakowski, ACFRE - CEO/President |
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 Linda
Lysakowski is one of only 81 professionals worldwide to
hold the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive (ACFRE)
designation. In her fifteen years as a philanthropic consultant,
she has managed capital campaigns; helped dozens of nonprofit
organizations achieve their development goals, and has
trained more than 10,000 professionals in Mexico, Canada,
Egypt and most of the fifty United States, in all aspects
of development.
Linda is a graduate of AFP’s
Faculty Training Academy and serves on the board of the
AFP Foundation for Philanthropy. She has received two
AFP research grants. She is also a prolific writer and
is currently working on two more books for the profession.
Linda has received the Outstanding Fundraising Executive
award from both the Eastern PA and the Las Vegas chapters
of AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) and
in 2006 was recognized internationally in Atlanta, GA
with the Barbara Marion Award for Outstanding Service
to AFP. Read
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Sue
Kreeger, CFRE - Senior Consulting Associate |
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 Sue
has over twenty years of fundraising and nonprofit management
experience in California and Nevada. Her areas of expertise
include capital campaigns, annual fund campaigns, foundation
and corporate proposal writing, event coordination, major
gift solicitation and board training.
During
her thirteen years in Las Vegas, Sue has served as the
first chief development officer for a professional ballet
company, a school of the arts and a college-preparatory
K-12 school, where she worked successfully with volunteers
to exceed budgeted goals and participation each year.
During her tenure as the executive director of a child
advocacy organization, Sue facilitated completion of the
agency's 501(c) 3 determination, launched its web site
and guided a group of child advocates in prioritizing
critical child advocacy issues in the State of Nevada.
She has consulted for several Las Vegas non-profits. Read
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Chuck
Reynolds, A.B., M.A., CFRE - Senior Consulting
Associate |
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 A
graduate of AFP’s Faculty Training Academy,
Chuck has over thirty years of fund raising experience
and has raised an estimated 45 million dollars for
various nonprofits. His most recent responsibility
was the Director of Planned and Major Gifts at Marywood
University.
His career has included
the United Way, Volunteers of America. Chuck serves
as a mentor and consultant to nonprofit organizations.
Named " Outstanding Fundraising Executive of
the Year” by the Pocono Northeast Chapter
of AFP in 1992, Chuck successfully completed the
Executive Management Program, Harvard University
and the Kellogg Executive Program, Northeastern
University. He is an adjunct faculty member in Marywood
University's MPA graduate program with nonprofit
expertise in the areas of leadership development,
management, fundraising, strategic planning and
governance. Read
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Nancy
M. Stoever - Senior Consulting Associate |
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 Nancy
has experience in Fundraising, Board Development, Community
Relations, Marketing, Program Development and Enhancement,
as well as Recruiting, Training and Team Building with
over 20 years experience in the nonprofit sector. She
has done feasibility studies, capital campaigns, annual
giving, fundraising events, endowments, grant writing;
created, managed and marketed a Corporate Volunteer Program
with volunteer opportunities and auxiliary programs; initiated
a Patient Satisfaction/Customer Service Program and an
Employee Suggestion Program and, specific to the healthcare
field, expanded diagnostic services. Nancy received her
philanthropic training through Muhlenberg Evening College
with the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
and Nonprofit Leadership Training through Bucks County
Community College with the United Way of Bucks County.
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John
Shields - Consulting Associate |
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 John’s
experience includes behavioral health care, small
business development and non-profit management.
He has served as Executive Director of a drug and
alcohol treatment center where he managed a $2.8
million budget and 38 employees. The agency’s
core services included a 28 adult bed residential
treatment, social model detoxification, high intensity
residential, low intensity residential, adult and
adolescent outpatient treatment, drug courts, comprehensive
mental health evaluation, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder prevention programs, substance abuse and
violence prevention programs, domestic violence
and anger management, gambling, nicotine and methamphetamine
treatments. The facility, approved by the Joint
Commission of Accredited Behavioral Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO), provided drug and alcohol, and gambling
counseling services. Read
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| Jennifer
Von Tobel - Consulting Associate |
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Jennifer Von Tobel has a
wealth of knowledge and management experience
in the fields of Financial Development, Government
Relations, Campaign/Non-Profit Fundraising
and Lobbying.
As Director
of Development for the Las Vegas City of Hope,
a national nonprofit organization, she cultivated
over $6,000,000 in gifts, organized and executed
the first “Walk of Hope” in Las
Vegas and raised more than $300.000 in sponsorships
and donations. She also organized and executed
the “Tees for Tots” golf tournament
at Bear’s Best Golf Club and raised
more than $100,000 for City of Hope. While
with the Lowden Veteran Center and Museum
in Las Vegas, she managed all aspects of fundraising
and special events as a consultant.
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Lourdes
A Chávez - Consulting Associate |
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 Lourdes
has been the Director of Museo Interactivo
de Tijuana A. C. where she was responsible
for coordinating the board agreements regarding
the children’s museum project. She created
regional and local relationships with corporations
and foundations, hired and trained a staff
of seven in local fundraising and oriented
board members in resource development responsibilities.
Lourdes organized special events and capital
campaigns, coordinated grant funding of $10
million USD, and worked with the government
to obtain a contribution of $500,000 USD per
year during six years.
She has also
held numerous other management positions including
that of Director of Operations for Feria Tijuana,
and serves as a volunteer for Fundacion Castro
Limon pro ninas con cancer where she is a
member of a professional, voluntary and philanthropic
team that was formed as a civic association,
with non profit goals. She is responsible
for international relations and fund raising
events.
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Yvonne
Oppenheimer, MBA - Consulting Associate |
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 Yvonne
was awarded a Master of Business Administration
from Alvernia College, Reading, PA in 2001. This
MBA focused on nonprofit administration and community
development leadership. Her undergraduate degree
in Psychology and Communications from Alvernia College
was awarded magna cum laude in 1995.
Yvonne draws from
an extensive background and lengthy experience in
business as an administrative assistant reporting
to senior executives of medium to large accounting
firms in New York City, and for a major commercial
construction firm, and The World Bank in Washington,
DC. Read more
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Joe
Swope - Public Relations Consultant |
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 With
more than 20 years of experience in both corporate and nonprofit
settings, Joe has developed and implemented a broad range of
comprehensive communications programs that encompass public
relations, advertising and community initiatives.
Joe
served as director of public relations at Alvernia College,
Reading, PA for 11 years. In that time, the college completed
two successful multi-million dollar capital campaigns while
significantly increasing annual giving and instituting a scholarship
endowment fund. Joe has served as an adjunct professor at Alvernia
since 1983, teaching public relations, advertising and a number
of other communications and English courses.
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