Dear AADO Members,

AADO Board Chair Dr. Reshunda Mahone and I made an appeal in January for support of AADO asking our nearly 4,000 members to consider a gift of any size. We are deeply grateful to the following people who responded:

Juanita Sheppard
Carla Lavender
Barbara Goliday
Julie Schwartz
Dale Wright
Jenneh Scott
Judith Conmy
Elton Taylor
Scott Morrison
Kelly Brown-Morris
Beth Gunzel

Please note that all of the AADO Board members are contributors. In addition, we are thrilled to recognize our AADO 2024 Conference sponsors and AADO Organizational Members.

A HUGE THANK YOU to all of our AADO supporters.

Thank you to CFRE March AADO Newsletter Sponsor
The amazing Nikole Hannah-Jones is the Opening Keynote Speaker for AFP ICON in Toronto (April 7) and will continue the conversation as the Opening Keynote Speaker for the AADO Conference in Atlanta (June 10) in a partnership between AADO and AFP.

Ms. Hannah-Jones will be interviewed both times by the incomparable Nneka Allen. You do NOT want to miss this!!
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Let us know about your career move for the April 2024 AADO Newsletter Click here!
AADO Conference Team on site at the Emory Conference Center - deep into conference planning.
Donna Stewart, Jessica Ford, and Yonette Eversley.
AAADO CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Christopher Beck, CAP®
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Senior Philanthropic Advisor, Principal Gifts/Inclusive Philanthropy Southeast/Relational
Tiffany Sylve
Georgia Institute of Technology
Senior Development Assistant for Foundation Relations
Shane Carlin
Asian Student Achievement/
he Salvation Army President/CEO
and Director of Leadership Gifts
Alyssia Coates
Brown University Senior Director
of Development
V. Faith Montgomery
Lindauer Global
Vice President and Managing Director

Brittini Lasseigne
YWCA Clark County Chief Executive Officer
Alicia N. Smith
Schusterman Family
Philanthropies
Senior Director
AADO CONFERENCE TEAM

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Donna Stewart
Conference Planning Manager
Jessica Ford
Director of Development
Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory ASU Enterprise Partner
Yonette Eversley
Administrative Coordinator
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Your support enables AADO to promote and enhance diversity throughout the hiring process, provide professional development for fundraisers of color, and serve as a convening space for fundraisers advancing in their careers. AADO does not charge a membership fee to individual members.

Diverse fundraising teams bring greater understanding, experience, and perspectives to the table enabling them to reach more donors and engage those donors more deeply.

Are you interested in learning the many ways to engage with AADO? Click on the links below to learn more.

If you are interested in membership (which is free) email AADO and note "Membership Information" in the subject line.