Presented by Sarah Martin, CFRE & Elise Christmon

March 10, 2023

8:30 am Networking, 9:00-10:00 am Program

$25 Members, $35 Nonmembers, $15 Zoom

Continental breakfast included

Community Foundation Campus, 5049 E Broadway Blvd

In February 2021, the Association of Fundraising Professionals published the first in a series of reports on fundraiser safety and sexual harassment in the fundraising sector. A study, led by AFP Global, involving eight other fundraising-related organizations showed an urgent need for IDEA in the workplace. Please join us for a conversation about this groundbreaking research. We’ll share industry wide statistics and provide you with the tools you need to Speak Truth to Power in Fundraising.

About the Presenters:

Sarah Martin, CFRE is a Loyal Donor Officer at The Nature Conservancy where she engages donors in conversations around planned giving. She has a bachelor’s degree in Geography from the University of Arizona and as an undergraduate, worked as a research assistant in the UA’s Laboratory of Tree Ring Research. Sarah is a certified pastry chef and before she dedicated herself to a career in fundraising, she spent many years working in professional kitchens. She also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador where she organized a woman-focused micro-banking program. Sarah thinks of herself as a pragmatic optimist, and manages stress through running trails and savoring delicious homemade confections.

Elise Christmon, Digital Production Manager, The Nature Conservancy – After being forged in the fires of the nonprofit art sector at MOCA Tucson, I accepted a fundraising role at the Sonoran Institute and fell in love with environmental justice, leading to my current role at The Nature Conservancy. I have served on the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Southern AZ chapter since 2019, establishing the BIPOC Nonprofit Workers support group and assisting in the chapter’s groundbreaking IDEA work.