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1G -Fundraising – Selling the Value of Your Organization – Ask the Fundraisers the best way to Loosen Their Wallets

Moderator:

Sally DelGreco, DelGreco Strategic Partners

Sally DelGreco is the President and co-founder of DelGreco Strategic Partners providing development consulting and grant writing to non-profit organizations, education providers and public-private partnerships. Ms. DelGreco has a BA from Colby College and a Masters in Management and Social Policy from the Heller School at Brandeis University.

Speakers:

Peter Taylor, VP Maine Community Foundation

Pete Taylor serve as Vice President for Program at the Maine Community Foundation, a statewide foundation providing grants and scholarships based in Ellsworth and Portland. He is also on the board of the Maine Association of Nonprofits and served on Maine Commission for Community Service, the statewide board that acts as a primary grantmaker of federal Americorps national service funds in Maine.

Betsy Biemann, President Maine Technology Institute

Betsy Biemann has served as President of the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) since January 2005. MTI’s purpose is to support entrepreneurs in the State’s seven targeted technology sectors to bring innovations to market and create good jobs for people across Maine. It makes grants and loans to Maine companies to jointly fund technology development projects as well as by funding collaborative activities aiming to strengthen Maine’s high-potential technology clusters. Betsy joined MTI after serving as an associate director at The Rockefeller Foundation in New York City, where she oversaw a national grant and investment program aiming to increase employment in low-income communities.   

Carol Colson, Senior VP, Director of Community Relations and Communications Bangor Savings

Carol Colson oversees corporate and foundation giving for Bangor Savings Bank. Bangor Savings Bank gives $1.4 million to non-profit organizations and community initiatives where they do business.