Ben Richards brings over 20 years of experience, holding senior leadership roles in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Ben combines his passion for driving revenue for good with a proven track record in sales and fundraising. As a proud father of three, happy husband, hobby farmer, and disability advocate, Ben brings a unique perspective and unwavering commitment to supporting nonprofit leaders in their mission to create positive change.
Christina is a tenacious marketing leader who combines grace, grit, and creative joy to drive innovation, evolve mindsets, and accelerate transformation. She is obsessed with personalizing experiences to drive connection and engagement. Christina is a life-long figure skater. When not championing Mogli, you’ll most likely find her on a lacrosse field cheering on her son or at the ice rink supporting her daughter’s figure skating journey.
Nonprofits and technology are in Ryan’s DNA. Working as a staffer at the National Brain Tumor Society and consultant at three prior national-level nonprofit consulting firms has given him unique perspectives on what nonprofits need. At Tackle, he combines their nonprofit experience and technical skills to help nonprofits do things right.
Matthew Case has spent thousands of hours with thousands of users for over a decade in the CRM software space. In addition to volunteering personally, he has worked professionally with non-profits to help drive their digital transformations. In these engagements, he seeks to forward the organization’s mission while improving the digital experience for the constituents and employees.
Michael Yuasa is a creative powerhouse set on reimagining the possibilities for non-profit and
cause-based organizations with over 16 years of experience. His primary focus is leading
creative direction, digital fundraising strategy, and intelligent web development for leading
charitable brands and organizations dedicated to helping people.
Ever ethically conscious, and laser focussed on elevating communities in need, Michael has had
the pleasure of working with organizations including The Ronald McDonald House, Compassion
International, The New York City Commission on Human Rights, God’s Love We Deliver, and
SAGE – an advocacy organization serving the elder LGBT community.
James is a seasoned Senior Salesforce Consultant at Redpath Consulting Group, boasting a wealth of experience across various facets of the Salesforce platform in his work as a consultant, administrator, data specialist, and end user. With a diverse background in nonprofit, marketing, media, and eCommerce industries, James currently dedicates his expertise to assisting nonprofits in navigating the ever-evolving tech landscape. He is committed to helping nonprofits pinpoint operational challenges and drive transformative change through process improvements. He empowers nonprofits to reevaluate their fundraising and data management methodologies so that they can leave behind outdated practices and embrace innovative strategies for success.
Isaiah Baca is the CTO of Snowball Fundraising, an all-in-one fundraising solution that helps grow nonprofit donor bases and increase donations. Snowball offers top-rated, best-in-class fundraising features in one convenient platform
Tony is a fundraising consultant who works with not-for-profit organisations the world over to support a range of challenges and deliver change. Leading the events function at Stroke Association, Tony was responsible for a major innovative international events programme. An experienced leader, he has also worked across extensive corporate partnerships, major giving and celebrity liaison programmes and projects for organisation’s such as British Red Cross, Commonwealth Sport Foundation, and Battersea, among many others.
An events specialist, Tony is all about creating unforgettable experiences and has spent over fifteen years developing effective events and stewardship strategies to drive engagement and income generation in the third sector and local government. He has a background in marketing and communications and is also skilled in working with high-value and celebrity audiences. He is also a mental health ambassador and qualified mental health first aider.
Scott is a ‘tech-for-good’ entrepreneur, who co-founded ZGIVE, a digital auction platform, and
most recently, riskfreeitemshop.com, an e-commerce site powered by AI. He also co-founded a nonprofit called Give.Hope.Love. to help foster children thrive. Understanding fundraising from the lens of a nonprofit executive and a technology founder has given him unique insights into how to solve some of the key issues facing nonprofits in an ever-changing, tech-centric world.
Debbie DiVirgilio is the President of the Faith Based Nonprofit Resource Center.
She has more than 25 years of experience serving in the nonprofit sector. Over the past fifteen years, Debbie has acquired more than $48 million in grant funds to support the needs of individuals and communities. Additionally, she has worked with numerous organizations to help them raise funds using a variety of fundraising methods to support their work.