WE WILL HELP YOU Communicate with donors Identify and recruit board of director members Determine how well board member skill sets match organizational needs Connect organizational goals with investment objectives Organize and develop pre-capital campaigns Refine investment policy statements and cash flow management plans Develop emotionally compelling case statements Review and enhance donoir development plans

WHO WE ARE

	Donald J. Doudna, PhD is a nationally recognized business and philanthropic advisor and founder of the Charitable Giving Resource Center. Dr. Doudna combines the analytical ability of a researcher with practical management skills and people sensitivity. He earned his doctorate in business from Wharton College and served as a Professor of Business at both Central Michigan and Drake Universities. He is the author of Getting There: A Monetary Guide for Charities, Third Edition. Through his public speaking and writing, Don has influenced the operation of hundreds of non-profits organizations. Dr. Doudna serves as Board Chair for Shivvers Manufacturing and provides strategy advising for dozens of companies throughout the country. Dr. Doudna also serves on numerous charitable Boards of Directors, including Broadlawns Medical Center, the Iowa College Foundation, and Iowans for a Better Future.
	Mary “Sue” McEntee, BA, MPA has nearly 25 years of management and fundraising experience. Sue worked for nearly 18 years in various capacities including Director of Food and Nutrition, Administrator for the Human Gene Therapy Institute and Director of Development. Beyond that she has served as Director of Development for a church and school and as Assistant to the President at a major University. She has successfully conducted donor development plans, served as construction manager, assisted with board recruitment and retention, strategic annual fundraising programs and assisted in the start up of volunteer organizations. She serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the Charitable Giving Resource Center. Sue has experience in securing major gifts, annual giving, on-line giving initiatives, managing donor prospect pools and overseeing donor recognition activities. She has applied her extensive skills in a variety of venues including Iowa Health System, Sacred Heart Parish and Drake University. Sue’s affiliations have included AFP (Associations of Fundraising Professionals); MIPGC(Mid Iowa Planned Giving Council); CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education); as well as serving as a board member to philanthropic non-profit organizations.
	Michael J. Audino, MA is is an experienced communications professional, educator, and a principal with the Charitable Giving Resource Center. Michael has over 30 years of marketing, public relations, and leadership experience. He has facilitated strategic planning for dozens of non-profit organizations, including the Iowa Arts Council, the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce, and the Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education. Michael has designed and delivered board governance, marketing, and organizational leadership seminars for numerous non-profit organizations including the Move the Mountain Leadership Center, the Iowa Cultural Trust, the Pasco Hernando Community College, and the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation. He served as adjunct faculty at Graceland University and is currently a visiting faculty member at the University of South Florida, where he also serves on the board of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
	Michelle Clark, PhD is a psychologist and organizational consultant with expertise in working with non-profit organizations in planning, organizational development, leadership assessment and coaching. Dr. Clark is adept at identifying the most salient people and organizational dynamics that impact the planning process and using this information to help the organization increase its effectiveness. She recently led 26 non-profit organizations across the state of Iowa in a nine month transformational planning and capacity building process as part of the federal Compassion Capital fund grant. Her organizational development, leadership coaching and personality assessment expertise has been utilized by Iowa State University, the City of Ames, the Des Moines Public Schools, Move the Mountain Leadership Center, and the Chief Executive Network.
	Paul W. Kurtz has fulfilled a wide variety of responsibilities in his 40 years with US and multi-national corporations and non-profit organizations in petroleum production, health care, charitable religious work and media. Paul was instrumental in development of highly-effective training conferences involving hundreds of participants representing scores of cultures, and has produced dozens of media translations into languages spoken by more than 80% of the world’s population. He has directed groups of volunteers ranging from a few to several hundreds of participants, and organized projects through which high-quality entertainment and practical gifts were presented to thousands of needy children. He has produced a variety of literary and promotional materials, serves as coach/editor to book authors, reviews manuscripts, and creates a wide spectrum of written instruments for clients. He has served 15 years on boards of directors for US and multi-national trade associations.
	Marika Jones, MBA is a veteran fundraiser with over 12 years experience successfully building corporate and foundation partnerships to advance the goals of major research universities. Marika has significant experience in developing and maintaining strong, effective corporate and foundation relationships, leading multi-unit teams in the development and implementation of corporate and foundation fundraising strategies, and creating guidelines and processes to ensure the efficient and effective solicitation and stewardship of corporate and foundation gifts. She has applied her extensive skills in a variety of corporate and non-profit positions including the Iowa State University Foundation, the University of Michigan, and general Motors Corporation.