Emerging Leader Virtual Book Club: For a Good Cause: A Practical Guide to Giving Joyfully by Diane Lebson, CFRE

September 9, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Eastern

In this Emerging Leader Virtual Book Club event we will be discussing For a Good Cause: A Practical Guide to Giving Joyfully by Diane Lebson, CFRE.

You can purchase the book through Amazon.

Author: Diane Lebson, CFRE - CEO and Co-Founder, Evergreen Philanthropic Solutions

Diane is a first-generation American, the daughter of Polish immigrants who instilled in her a strong work ethic and desire to “do good.” After studying international relations at The George Washington University, she stayed in Washington and began her nonprofit career on the national staff of United Way, the largest charity in the United States. Over the course of seventeen years, she managed United Way’s national literacy program, directed the national board of trustees, and built a women’s giving program that has to date raised over $1.5 billion and mobilized over 70,000 philanthropists. After leaving United Way, she went on to lead US fundraising operations for SOS Children’s Villages, lead a public library foundation, serve as the Chief of Protocol at the US Embassy in Canberra, Australia, and lead the women’s giving program for the American Red Cross. In 2018, she founded Evergreen Philanthropic Solutions, a national consultancy that helps nonprofit organizations, with fund raising and strategic planning.

Diane is a member of the West Bay Rotary Club in Camden, Maine, and the author of For A Good Cause: A Practical Guide to Giving Joyfully.
 

Facilitator:

Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier
Dr. Quintanilla Plattsmier has over twelve years of experience in the nonprofit sector, has worked with 75+ organizations and raised approximately $5 million. She currently serves as Executive Director of Edgehill Neighborhood Partnership and CEO of AQP Consulting. She was the youngest recipient of AFP's Outstanding Young Professional in 2018 and is a graduate of AFP's WII Leadership Development Program. She currently chairs AFP’s Emerging Leaders Mentor program.