Our Faculty And Advisors Include:
Laura Fredricks
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Laura Fredricks is a consultant, motivational speaker, former V.P. of Development at Pace University, and the best-selling author of The Ask: How to Ask Anyone for Any Amount for Any Purpose, and Developing Major Gifts: Turning Small Donors into Big Contributors (Full biography)

Simone P. Joyaux, ACFRE
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Simone P. Joyaux, ACFRE is an internationally recognized consultant, speaker, former Chair of CFRE International, and author of two groundbreaking books, Strategic Fund Development: Building Profitable Relationships That Last, and Keep Your Donors (with Tom Ahern).  She is the recipient of the 2003 Rhode Island Outstanding Philanthropic Citizen Award and the 1987 Fundraising Executive of the Year Award for Rhode Island. (Full biography)

Rod Miller Rod Miller leads the global expert services and advisory firm Executive Institutional Advancement Exchange, which is dedicated to empower leadership vision.  As a former core faculty member of The Fund Raising School at Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy for many years, Rod taught and marketed The Fund Raising School’s basic and advanced courses. (Full biography)

Beth Graham Beth Graham is an ordained minister who helps people put their values into action through philanthropy.  She is the CDO at Pathways for Children, the largest social service agency on Cape Ann. Beth is inspired and motivated by the relationship- and community-building aspects of fundraising and development. (Full biography)

Katelyn L. Quynn
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Katelyn L. Quynn is VP Development Hebrew Senior Life and is coauthor of Planned Giving: A Guide To Fundraising and Philanthropy. She is a past president of the Planned Giving Group of New England (PGGNE) and served as a board member of the National Committee on Planned Giving. She was named Planned Giving Professional of the Year in 1996, and in 2003 she received the David M. Donaldson Award for leadership in the field of planned giving from PGGNE. (Full biography)

Diane Blumenson
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Diane Blumenson is a Senior Associate at Copley Raff, Inc. and Principal of Human Productivity Solutions.  Focused on high performance systems and human dynamics, she has a 20 year history building and transforming philanthropy organizations with clients including: Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Children's Hospital Trust, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Partners Healthcare, Northeastern University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Lifespan Healthcare and Joslin Diabetes Center.  (Full biography)

Larry G. Raff, MPH
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Larry G. Raff, MPH is President of Copley Raff, Inc. and brings more than 26 years of accomplished leadership in healthcare, research, and human services, serving in positions including: President and CEO of the Emanuel Medical Center Foundation, Director of  the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s $200 million campaign for the northeastern US, Founding President of the Autoimmune Disease Research Foundation, and is currently President of The Friday Forum a thought-leadership organization of senior development officers in Boston. (Full biography)

 
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