East Bay Fundraising Roundtable

Fee: $25, includes breakfast.  Click here to register.

Donor stewardship and retention is more critical than ever in these challenging financial times. As we all know, it is much easier to upgrade an existing donor than to recruit a new one. So, are you paying attention to how you thank your donors for their support? Join your peers in an informal discussion of meaningful and unusual ways to say thank you to your donors – whether they are annual givers or donors of major gifts.

Kelli-Ann Nakayama has an extensive background in fundraising and held numerous leadership fundraising positions at organizations which include Leadership Public Schools, Legal Services for Children, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley, and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center. In addition, she is a fundraising consultant specializing in board and volunteer development, major gifts, and institutional giving. She received her Certificate of Fund Raising Management (CFRM) at The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, MA from San Francisco State University, and BA from the University of California at Berkeley. Mrs. Nakayama currently serves as the Vice President of the Bay Area’s Development Executives Roundtable board of directors, and host of DER's Major Gifts Magic quarterly support group.  She and her husband live in Oakland with their young son and two rescue dogs.