Fundraising and accounting experts discuss the impact of new tax legislation on individual giving and provide concrete strategies for nonprofits with operating budgets under $10 million.
Moderator:
Joan Garry, Principal, Joan Garry Consulting
Panelists:
Eric Javier, Principal and Managing Director, CCS Fundraising
Colleen Keegan, Individual Donor
Heather Noonan, Vice President for Advocacy, League of American Orchestras
Chris Peterman, Partner, PKF O’Connor Davies
Gay Young, Vice President of Donor Services, New York Community Trust

Joan Garry
Joan Garry is the Principal of Joan Garry Consulting, a boutique nonprofit consulting firm that helps nonprofits across a wide variety of sectors to untangle strategic knots, enabling them to have a clearer path in pursuit of their missions. Garry began her career as part of the management team that launched MTV.

Eric B. Javier
Eric B. Javier is a Principal and Managing Director with CCS, the largest fundraising strategy and management firm in the world. Established in 1947, CCS designs and implements significant fundraising campaigns and programs for leading non-profit institutions. For the last 20 years, Javier has advised leading executives and trustees from across the nonprofit sector.

Colleen Keegan
Colleen Keegan is a corporate Strategic Planner and Arts Activist. She is the Creator of the Creative Capital Strategic Planning Program for Artists and the Executor of the Theo Westenberger Estate and grants for art and conservation. Keegan is the art business adviser for the TED Fellows program and the co-Chair of the TED Fellows Arts Committee.

Heather Noonan
Heather Noonan is the Vice President for Advocacy for the League of American Orchestras, the national service organization for more than 1,600 orchestras in communities across the United States. From the League’s Washington, D.C. office, Noonan represents orchestras before Congress, the White House, and federal agencies in the arenas of government arts funding, education reform, international cultural activity, and nonprofit and philanthropic policies.

Chris Petermann
Chris Petermann is a partner at PFK O’Connor Davies, an accounting and advisory firm. He has more than 30 years of experience serving a multitude of nonprofit organizations and is a frequent speaker on a variety of exempt organization topics.

Gay Young
Gay Young is Vice President of Donor Services at The New York Community Trust, which is the community foundation for the New York City area. The Trust, founded in 1924, currently manages over $2.5 billion in charitable assets and is made up of more than 1,800 funds established by individuals, families, and businesses.