Seeking Engagement: Tips and Strategies for Nonprofit Events and Beyond

A.J. Steinberg is the Founder of Queen Bee Fundraising. With over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit event producer and engagement strategist, A.J. Steinberg has worked on over 100 successful events and raised millions of dollars for organizations with her Los Angeles-based production company. In 2015 A.J. launched Queen Bee Fundraising to share the art of nonprofit event planning, sponsorship acquisition, and engagement strategies with organizations worldwide.

Jason Champion holds the position of Vice President of Business Development at Winspire, a globally recognized leader in offering premium experiences for charity auctions and fundraising campaigns. In his role as the company's chief branding officer, he bears the responsibility of shaping the organization's future brand direction. Jason assumes a central role in elevating performance levels by spearheading inventive product and service enhancements, charting strategic brand strategies and positioning, leading creative initiatives, ensuring high levels of customer contentment, and catalyzing the company's growth trajectory.

amplifi’s Marketing Manager, Mike Montalto, loves alliteration and has been with the company for over five years. His role involves producing and distributing educational content that helps nonprofits think differently about their fundraising approach and rise above the noise with their communications strategy. When he’s not writing about nonprofits, Mike enjoys playing bass and cheering on the New York Rangers.

Jeff is no stranger to fundraising events, having participated in them for over 25 years. He ran his first fundraiser in 2005 and has managed over 50 auction events and fundraisers for his own charities, not to mention hundreds more with Handbid. Jeff has been involved in technical product and software development since 1996 and has built and managed mobile app solutions since 2008. When it became clear that he and his wife, Kari Porter, needed a better solution for their fundraisers, developing a mobile bidding app was a no-brainer. The result? Jeff and his wife Kari developed and launched Handbid in 2011. The rest is what they call “history”.