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Opening Keynote Speaker: Jamais Cascio

Thriving in a Chaotic Future

Futurist Jamais Cascio will help AFP frame the future, so we can be more future-ready and more able to make our preferred futures possible. Jamais will introduce the BANI Future: Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible—and he will show us how to flip it positive by being Bendable, Attentive, Neuorflexible, and Interconnected. The future will be increasingly chaotic, but we can thrive if we frame the future accurately and spark better possibilities.

 

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Closing Keynote: The Connections that Sustain Our Work

Four succinct yet powerful messages from thought-leaders on:

  • Relational Leadership (Tiffany Quivers, EdM)
  • Generosity (Cherian Koshy, CFRE, CAP)
  • Personal Relationships and Advocacy (Ben Mohler, M.A., CFRE, ACFRE)
  • Gratitude (Lynne M. Wester)
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LaShonda Williams, CFRE

Manager, Philanthropy
National University Fundraising Academy
LaShonda Williams

LaShonda Williams MPA, CFRE, is a trainer with the National University Fundraising Academy and currently serves as Philanthropy Manager, where she manages a portfolio of 120 individual and mid-size corporate donor relationships. She brings 20 years of experience in higher education, with leadership roles at South Texas College of Law Houston, Prairie View A&M University and the University of Houston. LaShonda holds a Master of Public Administration from Troy State University and is certified in the Cause Selling Cycle. She is among the thousands of Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) members who posse a deep commitment to advancing philanthropic impact.

Session(s)

Applied
April 26 4:30pm–5:30pm

Activating Digital Fundraisers To Break Through Pipeline Barriers

Education track

Current and Prospective Donor Research

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