NPD WELCOMES RACHEL D'SOUZA SIEBERT, MPPA
AS THIS YEAR'S GUEST SPEAKER
'Bringing Equity to Resource Development'
When
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
9:00 A.M. - Registration & Refreshments
9:30 A.M. - Educational Session (2 hours)
Bringing Equity to Resource Development
Where
Courtyard by Marriott Iowa City University Heights
900 Melrose Ave ~ Iowa City, IA 52246
Speaker
Rachel D'Souza Siebert, MPPA
Join your fellow nonprofit professionals for a day of inspiring and thought-provoking education with Rachel D’Souza Siebert, MPPA of Gladiator Consulting with a session on Bringing Equity to Resource Development.
Bringing Equity to Resource Development
This workshop will provide an introduction to Community Centric Fundraising and the movement’s history. Rachel will provide first-hand observations of how the movement has grown in St. Louis, a fellow midwest region relative to many major cities in Iowa. Through various workshop activities and conversations, the presenters will challenge attendees to broaden their vision of what fundraising and resource procurement could look like in their own communities and organizations with a social justice lens.
Attendees will leave this workshop with:
Ideas of how to bring existing and prospective donors into the CCF movement
A broader understanding of how to implement an equity lens in fundraising and resource mobilization in both their organizations and the surrounding community
Tangible tools and resources to take CCF back into their own practices
About the speaker: Rachel D’Souza Siebert, MPPA ~ Founder + Chief Purpose Officer of Gladiator Consulting
Rachel D’Souza-Siebert is the Founder and Chief Purpose Officer of Gladiator Consulting in St. Louis, Missouri. She has built the company by combining her experience in resource development and organizational culture with her personal commitment to centering community, seeking justice, and creating belonging for those who have been disenfranchised. Rachel models collaboration from an abundance mindset, In 2020, the St. Louis Business Journal honored Rachel with their Diverse Business Leader Award. She currently sits on the Board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals St. Louis, the c4 board of LeadMO, and the Community Advisory Board of Nine Network.
As a founding member of the Community-Centric Fundraising Speakers Bureau and a member of the inaugural CCF Global Council, Rachel has shared her work with fundraisers and nonprofit professionals across the country. In 2021, Rachel’s perspective on systems change in resource development was featured in the Blackbaud Institute’s npExperts publication, The Great Reset.
Contact
Mary Beth Kunz KeelAssociation of Fundraising Professionals - Eastern Iowa Chapter
afpeasterniowachapter@gmail.com