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Game Changing Innovators (Solution Show Case)

How Federated Organizations Have Transformed Their Fundraising, and What Every Organization Can Learn From Their Experience

Audience: Expert Level: Let's take a deep dive

Friday, July 31, 2026
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM EDT
Location: Solutions Showcase
Each federated organization has a different legal and financial structure that impacts how they approach fundraising for both national and local needs. This session will feature four development leaders who have led fundraising for the national organizations of large federations. They will explain how their organizations have transformed their fundraising strategies and tactics over the last few years in response to the increasing need for financial support in their federations, the expansion of technology in fundraising (including artificial intelligence), and a challenging external environment. They will share stories from their experiences leading fundraising at NPR, Points of Light, Planned Parenthood, Meals on Wheels, 4-H, and the American Red Cross. Their lessons will be designed to be applicable to every nonprofit leader at any organization regardless of its size or governance structure.

Learning Objectives:

  • By attending this session participants will learn how to plan for a fundraising transformation for your organization.
  • By attending this session participants will learn how to make use of new technologies as part of a fundraising transformation.
  • By attending this session participants will learn how to revise your fundraising plans on the fly as the political, economic, and social environment changes.