Marcie Maxwell is the Managing Director of the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum. Marcie joined the P2PPF team in 2021 after 15+ years as a front-line fundraiser, national events & campaign director, and fundraising consultant. In her role, Marcie serves as a primary thought leader and community builder for the peer-to-peer fundraising industry and the host of “The P2P Soapbox” podcast. She started her career in fundraising with 10+ years at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where she ran local fundraising events, managed national volunteer partnerships, and launched their national walk program. She then spent 5+ years as the Director of Chapter Fundraising Events with Make-A-Wish America, where she provided strategy, support & training to 60 chapters on the full event portfolio – walks, school fundraising, an endurance hiking program, and galas & social events. In her most recent role at Charity Dynamics, she partnered with clients to provide strategic guidance and analysis to help them optimize and grow their peer-to-peer fundraising events & campaigns. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from Louisiana State University and a master’s in Ethical Leadership from Christian Brothers University. She resides in Memphis, TN. Marcie is the host of the P2P Soapbox on TruStory FM.
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Joe Apgar, President of Pelotonia, joins this week’s podcast to discuss the personal & professional journey that led him to his current role and how it informs his approach to leadership.
Deb Barge of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America drops by the podcast to share her insights on how peer-to-peer events can better embrace the principles of diversity and inclusion.
St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s Robyn Raphael and Sport Clips’ Amanda Palm stop by for a special P2P Soapbox & Engage For Good crossover podcast episode to discuss the value of finding the right corporate partner for your peer-to-peer program.
Mike Kinney from Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals joins this week’s podcast to share how his team is using “customer intimacy” to evolve their peer-to-peer fundraising programs.
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Jana Bearden from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society joins the podcast to discuss how her team has adopted a continuous improvement – or “plus-up” – mentality.
National Kidney Foundation’s Deanna van Lear drops by to talk about how peer-to-peer fundraising has evolved — and how we need to reframe our role as fundraising coaches to keep up.
Covenant House International’s Meghan Coan and Colleen Veldt join the podcast to discuss how to evaluate if our fundraising practices are really consistent with our mission and values.
Carla Warner of Share Our Strength and the No Kid Hungry campaign joins the podcast to talk about how prioritizing revenue innovation is helping her team grow their mission further and faster.
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s CEO Julie Fleshman and Board member Peter Cashion join our inaugural episode to talk about the profound impact of peer-to-peer fundraising and how they champion it from the top-down.