Laura with her husband, Fabian, her daughter, Cecilia, and her dog, Glory, at the 2008 AIDS Walk to raise funds for Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF).
It's rare to find someone who has the skill set for development that Laura brings to her work. She understands development from the perspective of how a board functions, how the infrastructure of an organization affects development, and to how to tailor the message for the audience of each organization for which she works.
Carol Sack, Chief Development Officer
Jewish Family and Children's Service
Resources
Association of Fundraising Professionals, www.afpnet.org
BoardSource, www.boardsource.org
Planned Giving Roundtable, www.cfsa.org
Society for Organizational Learning, www.solonline.org
Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT), www.grassrootsfundraising.org
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