Deconstructing Development
A Smooth Operation: Development Operations - the Cornerstone of a Thriving Development Department
Thursday, May 6, 2021
2:00 p.m.
WID Members: $15 | Non-Members: $20
Co-Hosted By:
Yolanda F. Johnson and Jill Slattery
Featured Guests:
Martha Lauria and Kimberly Priebe
Deconstructing Development is a special series, developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to bring the fundraising community direct access to experts in areas important to achieving professional success. Each segment includes an introduction, followed by a 30-minute Q & A interview, allowing the WID community to write in with questions for our experts.
While those on the front line of fundraising secure much-needed support from donors, their work would be impossible without a smooth behind-the-scenes operation. From database management and gift processing to how we use technology to enhance our development systems, operations are the backbone of a successful annual fundraising strategy. Join us as we celebrate and discuss this integral part of an effective development department.
Featured Guests
Martha Lauria, Director of Development Operations, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc
Martha Lauria is a technology and information management expert, with years of progressive experience working with relational databases, fundraising reporting, and analysis to inform leadership strategy and decision making. She has a background in both healthcare development operations and higher education advancement, and she is deeply focused on building relationships, cultivating talent, and motivating teams, as well as continuous business process improvement. Martha has achieved success in finding technological solutions to meet fundraisers’ needs in a fast-paced and evolving environment. She most recently served as former Director, Development Systems & Analytics, Northwell Health Foundation; former Director, Gift Administration & Donor Services, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Kimberly Priebe, Executive Director of Prospect Development and Decision Support, University of Chicago
Kimberly Priebe is the Executive Director of Prospect Development and Decision Support at the University of Chicago. She has worked in development operations for over ten years, and has prior experience in community development and teaching. She holds a master's degree in Research Methodology from Loyola University and loves combining qualitative and quantitative data to help organizations learn about their own strengths and opportunities.
Co-Hosts
Yolanda F. Johnson - President, YFJ Consulting, LLC and President, Women In Development, NY
With more than two decades of experience in the non-profit sector Yolanda F. Johnson has successfully led fundraising operations for a wide range of nonprofit organizations, launching creative event, sponsorship and marketing initiatives that produced new streams of both contributed and earned income. Her fundraising expertise includes securing foundation, corporate, and government funding and cultivating a diverse major gifts portfolio. Yolanda is the President of Women In Development (WID), NY and the President of YFJ Consulting, LLC, which provides fundraising strategy and special event expertise for non-profit community. She is also the founder of Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC) and Allies in Action Membership Network. Yolanda has had an outstanding career as a performing artist, as a composer, as a producer, as an educator, and she has used her background as a performer to become a sought-after fundraising expert. Yolanda was also recently appointed to the Chronicle of Philanthropy Advisory Committee of national leaders in the non-profit sector. Tying together her life as a successful performing artist and a non-profit leader, she developed All the World's A Stage, a special workshop using performance practice for getting what one wants out of fundraising, philanthropy and life. She presents All the World's A Stage to audiences across the country.
Jill Slattery - Director of Principal Gifts for the Americas, London School of Economics Foundation and Member, Women In Development, NY Board of Directors
With 27 years of experience in higher education fundraising Jill Slattery has contributed to major and principal gift programs at Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is a graduate of Hamilton College and the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. In addition to her dedication to the development profession Jill enjoys time spent with family, friends, and travel.
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