ABOUT AFP COCKTAILS AND CONVERSATION:                                         

This year AFP St. Louis will be hosting a series of cocktail and coffee conversations on topics of interest to fundraisers. These casual get-togethers will give members a chance to network, hear from advanced professionals and ask questions that pertain to your needs. We hope you will join us for our first Cocktails and Conversation event this month.

ABOUT DONOR STEWARDSHIP ON A BUDGET

Donor stewardship is the key to successful fundraising and ignored at the peril of the fundraiser.

The good news is that excellent donor stewardship--and why waste precious resources on anything but the best--is relatively inexpensive and fairly costly if ignored.

Start the new year with learning ways to implement a “best-practices” donor stewardship program on a budget.

Kristi Meyers Gallup, Consultant            Your Philanthropy, LLC                                         

Kristi has 30 years of fundraising experience across multiple nonprofit sectors, having served in a variety of executive roles for organizations including Washington University, Case Western Reserve University, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Jewish Federation, The Sheldon and Covenant Place.

In 2016 Kristi began devoting full-time to her consulting firm, Your Philanthropy STL, leveraging her extensive experience in annual, major, and planned giving, including work on multiple capital campaigns, to help her clients reach their fundraising goals.  Her approach is to conduct an objective assessment that identifies opportunities to cost-effectively increase contributed income.  Kristi understands that it takes solid strategic planning, strong volunteer and executive leadership, and positive dynamics and messaging to effectively match donor interests with mission-critical activities.

Kristi has a Bachelor's of Journalism from the University of Missouri and a Master’s in Nonprofit Management from Case Western Reserve University. She serves on the boards of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the St. Louis Planned Giving Council. 

www.yourphilanthropystl.com; kristi@yp-stl.com