February's Roundtable: Preparing for a Campaign: strategies to position your organization for a successful initiative

Preparing for a Campaign: strategies to position your organization for a successful initiative

WID-NJ welcomes Meg George, president of George Philanthropy Group. Meg will guide us in best-in-practice processes & strategies for navigating campaign consideration and preparation. Along with campaign & major gift program advice,

Meg will share real-life campaign examples and donor solicitation stories. She'll walk us through data around America’s current trends in philanthropy to inform how we set up successful development operations, and what her firm believes we can expect to see in the coming year.

This roundtable will equip attendees with strategies to hone their skills in relationship-centric, major gift work at nonprofit organizations, particularly with campaign initiatives on the horizon. 

Bio

Meg George, co-founder and president of consultancy George Philanthropy Group, is a philanthropy advisor and campaign strategist. Working with both institutional nonprofits and philanthropists across the country, Meg, her husband + partner, Phil, and their team focus on maximizing charitable investments to generate outcomes. The firm leads organizations through the preparation for and execution of significant campaigns and helps to plan for long-term sustainability through the implementation of relationship-centric major and principal gift programs. The team has worked on campaigns totaling more than $2B. Philanthropists rely on Meg's expertise to build private foundations and help align philanthropic investments with outcome-driven causes. A keynote speaker and author on philanthropy, Meg launched a children’s book about the power and joy of giving back in November 2023. She resides in downtown West Palm Beach with her husband and their children.

Roundtables CHANGE THIS INFO AS NEEDED

• Are hosted on each month on Zoom. The schedule can be found at widnewjersey.org/events.
• Registration for each roundtable is required.
• Are always FREE for members.
• $15 for non-members.
• Roundtables provide an opportunity for open discussion and a safe place to brainstorm new ideas and strategies.
• All levels of experience in development, fundraising, and nonprofit management are welcome.