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Virtuous partners with some of the top fundraisers, nonprofit marketers and tech gurus to provide actionable insights and advice to our community.

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Andrew Olsen

Andrew Olsen helps nonprofit leaders grow mission impact through healthy cultures and revenue growth. He’s helped 500+ organizations raise over $500M, working with Covenant House, The Salvation Army, Save the Children, and more. A best-selling author and host of The Rainmaker Fundraising Podcast, he leads fundraising strategy at DickersonBakker & Associates.

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Beth Fisher

Beth Fisher is an author, speaker, and leadership coach helping professional women align their communication with their true selves. A former Chief Advancement Officer and interim CEO, she spent 25 years in nonprofits, sales and marketing, specializing in strategy and automation. Beth consults with businesses and nonprofits on fundraising and communication, holds two master’s degrees in Theology, and is a certified leadership coach.

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T. Clay Buck

Clay Buck is a fundraising expert, speaker, and founder of TCB Fundraising. With over 30 years in nonprofit management, he specializes in blending data systems with storytelling. Clay is a CFRE, AFP Master Trainer, and holds a Certificate in Philanthropic Psychology. Based in Las Vegas, he teaches fundraising at UNLV.

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Ryan Corry

Ryan Corry leads efforts at St. Vincent de Paul and Southwest Philanthropy Partners, connecting those in need with those who can help. He has driven significant growth in services at St. Vincent de Paul and now supports fundraisers in building successful, joyful careers.

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Carly Berna

Carly Berna the Fundraiser in Residence at Virtuous, aiding nonprofits in growth through innovative, generosity-focused campaigns. She has over a decade of fundraising experience and was the Chief Marketing and Development Officer at a large nonprofit. Carly also teaches marketing at Pepperdine and co-hosts the Purpose and Profit Podcast.

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Gabe Cooper

Gabe Cooper is the Founder and CEO of Virtuous, the leading CRM and marketing platform purpose-built for nonprofits. He is also the co-founder of Brushfire Interactive and co-founder of Shotzoom, makers of GolfShot. Gabe has a true passion for creating market-defining software and helping charities reimagine generosity.

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Chris Barlow

Chris is the founder and Customer Happiness Director at Beeline which specializes in helping nonprofits grow their mission and donor base through digital marketing. Chris loves helping nonprofits use digital marketing to multiply the reach of their mission and the growth of their donors. Most of all, he’s grateful to be the dad to seven kids, and to try to teach them how to live in a way that multiplies good in others.

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Brad Davies

Brad is a vice president at Salem Media Group where he leads the digital ministry growth team which helps ministries gain access to the the largest Christian audience online and deliver new names and donors. Previlious he was the project director of the Online Fundraising Scorecard which looked at the fundraising practices of over 400 national nonprofits and developed the Digital Fundraising Academy to equip fundraisers. He lives in Dallas Texas with his wife Katy, loves the art of pour-over coffee, and is frequently found chasing his children around while smoking meat in his backyard.

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Josh Burns

Josh Burns is the CEO of Spark Collective, an agency partnering with nonprofits to grow their impact through digital marketing. With 15 years of experience working with nonprofits of all shapes and sizes, Josh firmly believes that digital marketing is good for more than just measuring Likes and Followers—and can actually grow your organization's impact!

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Christine Robertson

Christine Robertson has a strong non-profit CRM background with software expertise in multiple platforms. With over ten years of experience as a donor CRM consultant and work as a donor database administrator prior to that, Christine has worked with a wide range of non-profits across the verticals as well as around the world. She is also a seasoned speaker, having shared her expertise on monthly giving, data management, and other topics at various conferences.

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