This introduction to the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and implement an organizational fundraising plan is taught by fundraising expert Dr. Laura Mannion. She will illustrate how to balance a variety of funding streams to ensure cash flow and avoid over-reliance on any one source, and will cover fundraising management skills including how to best involve staff and trustees.

Dr. Laura Mannion is a Certified Fundraising Executive who serves as Director of Development for the Franciscan Alliance Foundation. She has worked in senior roles at a variety of prestigious organizations including the American Cancer Society, the Weizmann Institute, and the University of London Institute of Cancer Research.

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