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Nonprofit Fundraising Trends with Nadine Gabai-Botero

We spent this season talking with a great mix of nonprofit and foundation leaders, and we can think of no better guest to wrap up our fifth season than our guest today: Nadine Gabai-Botero, President of Focus Fundraising.

Nadine has an incredibly diverse background in fundraising. Prior to establishing Focus Fundraising, she supported culture and arts organizations toward community development, and led capital campaigns and branding projects for clients across the spectrum. Her firm is only the latest chapter in a career dedicated to leading innovation in donor engagement and results. 

Along the way, she earned her credentials as a Certified Fundraising Executive and serves as the Secretary of the Board and Development Committee chair of the Catalogue for Philanthropy in DC. Originally from Lima, Peru, she is a proud Latinx fundraiser and brings her diverse background to our conversation as we try to pin down trends driving nonprofit giving after a tumultuous few years. 

Nadine is a cherished member of our community and we’re honored to have her on our last show of the season to help us set the stage for what’s to come. 

  • (00:00) – Welcome to Mission Forward
  • (02:35) – Introducing Nadine Gabai-Botero
  • (06:21) – New Barriers
  • (11:38) – Staffing
  • (17:01) – Challenging a White Field
  • (19:26) – Demographics
  • (23:17) – Forrecasting Year-End
This season, we are taking you on a journey to meet ten people influencing and shaping how we communicate at scale for social change. From advertising executives to coalition directors, news editors, campaign managers, and authors, they’re all people who are shaping and challenging the deep power of communication. If you’re working to become a more inclusive and thoughtful communicator, there’s nothing holding you back—except you.
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