Anne Yurasek

Starting her career at Deloitte Consulting, Anne has been an organizational development consultant and trainer for over twenty years in the nonprofit and private sector. In 2007, she co-founded Fio Partners, a consulting firm which serves nonprofits, foundations, and government organizations. Her strength lies in her ability to listen to her clients’ needs and develop customized solutions. From working with large nonprofits, such as community colleges, libraries, and philanthropic organizations to working with cross-sector collaboratives, she supports leaders in making critical strategic decisions. Her ability to guide organizations through their inflection points – whether due to consolidation or growth – is unsurpassed. Anne has an MBA in Management from Columbia University and a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Wellesley College.

Omatic

With over 80% of Nonprofit organizations leveraging 4+ cloud solutions today, the need for an integration solution uniquely tailored for Nonprofits has never been greater.​ Omatic solutions are purpose-built using the direct feedback of our 3,000+ social good clients. Founded in 2002, Omatic works to transform the non-profit sector by democratizing data access and insight, setting data free for all social good organizations through the integration on nonprofit best-of-breed technology. We are uniquely placed to empower social good organizations with options and choices in their technology, transforming team time from data clean-up to data driven decisions and mission focus.

Redpath Consulting Group

Redpath is a Salesforce.com Consulting Partner that specializes in helping nonprofit and higher education organizations maximize cloud technology. We have helped more than 400 organizations with their sales, marketing, customer service, and development needs since 2008. All of our consultants are Salesforce certified and own 176+ certifications. To foster greater specialization, we pair our consultants with clients based on individual expertise to effectively support specific industries.

Kelley McGeehan

Kelley McGeehan has more than 25 years of experience working in and for nonprofits nationwide, setting up prospect management systems, running moves management meetings, analyzing data, crafting research profiles, training teams how to support their philanthropy officers, and more. She does the work behind the scenes, allowing you to do what you do best – build relationships with prospects and donors to fund the important work of your organization. Her work is informed by 16 years of experience as a philanthropy officer. She founded Conduit Philanthropic Intelligence Partner in 2011.

Michele Reiner

Michele Reiner is a nonprofit leadership expert and coach. Through 30 years of experience with national and local nonprofits, she knows what it takes to lead. Clients who engage with Michele find themselves energized, supported, inspired – and they see results. She has won industry awards including Oprah’s Angel Network Use Your Life Award and the Community Foundation Managing for Excellence Award. Additionally, her MSW from Columbia University frames her philosophies and grounds her in purpose-based work. Michele lives with her family of five where days are filled with conversations, laughter and creative tension. She enjoys reading, meditating and cooking, and is working on a book for those seeking to tap their spiritual nature.

Kristin Raack

Kristin Raack is the founder and principal of AltruNext, a firm that helps nonprofits flourish. Over the past 25 years, she’s helped a diverse portfolio of nonprofi¬ts expand their impact. She guides clients to success through organizational assessments, strategic planning, leadership coaching, and all aspects of fund development (e.g., annual funds, capital campaigns, grants, major gifts, etc.). Kristin brings broad experience from social service, education, environment healthcare, and the arts, with clients ranging from grassroots, volunteer-driven initiatives to multi-million-dollar regional and national institutions. She has earned the distinguished Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and Grants Professional Certified (GPC) credentials.

Veronica LaFemina

Veronica LaFemina is Founder and CEO of LaFemina & Co., an advisory firm supporting nonprofits and social impact businesses at the intersection of strategy, leadership, communications, and change management. Veronica partners with organizations and their leaders to go beyond what “looks good on paper” to focus on practical approaches that work well in real life. She is a leader, strategist, facilitator, trusted advisor, and certified change management professional with nearly two decades of experience as a senior executive at national U.S. nonprofit organizations and a high-impact consultant. Her work has been featured by Inc. Magazine, the Today Show, NPR, CNN, Capterra, and in news outlets nationwide. Veronica blogs regularly about nonprofit leadership, strategy, and culture at lafemina.co.

Courtney Bickert

Courtney Bickert is a Senior Consultant at DRiWaterstone. With over 30 years of experience in international development and foreign affairs, she has a strong commitment to creating positive social impact through innovation, partnerships, ESG, and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion). Having worked and traveled extensively across 100 countries, Courtney’s leadership spans sectors like public health, economic inclusion, agriculture, water, human rights, and more in both developed and developing economies. Throughout her career, she has found success in cultivating partnerships across governments, multilateral organizations, businesses, and non-profits, fostering collaboration for meaningful change. As a skilled consultant, she brings unparalleled expertise in identifying and placing top-tier talent to drive organizational success. Courtney holds an MBA/MPP from The University of Chicago.

TJ McGovern

TJ McGovern, Founder and President of MCG Consulting Group, is a nonprofit coach, trainer, consultant, and speaker with 25 years of experience in development, strategic visioning, campaign management, and major gift solicitation. Beginning his career in institutional advancement as alumni director for a private high school in the Chicago area, TJ’s early mentors included college presidents, chief advancement officers, philanthropists, and foundation directors. Prior to launching his own company, TJ completed his master’s in non-profit management from Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs and served as director of development for the largest community college system in the nation.

Clare Richards

Clare Richards is the co-founder and CEO of a startup called Impacks, which supports parents and educators in accessing critical school supplies. Clare is a creative by trade with a strong love for building vibrancy through action and storytelling. She is known for her ability to kickstart initiatives, engage emerging leaders, and lead passionate teams to accomplish ambitious goals. A notable example of this was her part in co-founding and leading a young leaders group called Saint Cloud Rotaract in 2015. Her work as a community volunteer and advocate has gained her recognition as a St. Cloud 5 Under 40 award, a 2022 Top Outstanding Young Minnesotan, and the 2023 JCI Ten Outstanding Young Americans award. Clare volunteers her time on various boards, including Greater St. Cloud Development Center, Central MN Community Foundation, the University of Minnesota Center for Integrative Leadership, and Granite Table. Prior to starting Impacks, Clare spent a decade in the marketing and advertising field. When she isn’t volunteering or working, she can be found binging a nerdy podcast or playing her ukulele.