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Meet the GiftWorks Consultant Advisory Group
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Mission Research has a GiftWorks Consultant Advisory Group. These "advisors" are consultants who have demonstrated specific skills and insights that help the Mission Research team understand our customers and insure that we meet their needs. |
 Kathy Alme
MAP for Nonprofits
St. Paul, MN
Kathy is a member of the Technology Team at MAP for Nonprofits and provides technology and database planning and technological support to nonprofits. With a background of 20 years as a nonprofit development person and administrator, she truly understands the needs of nonprofits. Kathy can help you decide if GiftWorks is the best choice for you. She has done many imports of existing data into GiftWorks and can provide guidance as you clean up your data or do it for you if you wish. (Access, Excel, FileMaker, etc.) She enjoys helping nonprofits utilize technology in ways that improve their client services and help them communicate more efficiently and effectively with clients, donors, funders and other stakeholders. She holds a Mini MBA in Nonprofit Management from the University of St. Thomas. |
 Froswa Booker-Drew
Soulstice Consultancy
Grand Prairie, TX
Froswa Booker-Drew is the Director of the Texas office of Partners for Sacred Places and the owner of Soulstice Consultancy, an agency providing planning, events, marketing, and donor cultivation for businesses and nonprofits. She consults with numerous organizations helping nonprofits with capacity building and is the coordinator of the Nonprofit Certificate Program at the University of Texas at Arlington. |
 David L. Crites
David L. Crites, CPA
Tulsa, OK
David is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the states of Kansas and Oklahoma , with a specialty in accounting software, operational support, on-site training and report customization. He is a GiftWorks Certified Professional, and he offers assistance to organizations wishing to link GiftWorks with QuickBooks.
David has numerous Quickbooks Certifications:
- QuickBooks Advanced Certified ProAdvisor
- QuickBooks Certified Enterprise ProAdvisor
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 Benga H. Harrison
The Development Group
Birmingham, AL
Benga Harrison works as a consultant with The Development Group, an organization that helps nonprofits with capital campaigns, fundraising development, development audits, strategic planning, and overall organizational stability. She is a graduate of Birmingham-Southern College where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology, cum laude, in 2000. With an interest in issues of women's political leadership, Benga was honored to be invited to attend the first conference on “Why Women Matter” organized by The White House Project in Washington , DC in March 2003. |
 Susan Lucas
Third Sector Consulting
Willoughby, NSW, Australia
Susan Lucas owns Third Sector Consulting in Sydney, Australia. With experience in both the Corporate and Nonprofit sectors, she takes special interest in database management, process improvement, fundraising, financial analysis and reporting. Her aim is to provide organizations with capacity building tools and training to enable more informed decision-making. |
 Fran Marshall
HJ Marshall Associates
Concord, NH
Fran Marshall and her organization, HJ Marshall Associates, provide development and accounting services to enable nonprofits to focus their financial and human resources on meeting their mission. Her specialties are planning and implementing development strategies and related database systems. |
 Bonnie Massa
Massa & Company, Inc.
Chicago, IL
Bonnie Massa, Massa & Company, is a marketing information architect who focuses on customer data to solve business problems. On the nonprofit side she is the founder of an active performing arts company in Tennessee; her business clients include Ronald McDonald House Charities, Budget Rent A Car, Midas International, and Johnson Wax. In Chicago she is a volunteer Account Director with the Taproot Foundation. |
 Cheryl Middaugh
do good Consulting
Urbana, IL
Cheryl Middaugh is an organizational Development Specialist with dogood Consulting. With wide professional experience in all aspects of fundraising, including startup nonprofits, her specialties are developing messaging for fundraising and analyzing previous fundraising approaches to identify constituent-responsive strategies. |
 Pete Nixon
Apogee Consultants
Park City, UT
Pete specializes in helping corporate and nonprofit clients recognize and overcome patterns of behavior and thinking that don't serve them well, and to develop strategies for future success. His technical forte is the design and implementation of effective financial reporting and control systems in support of strategic objectives. Pete has been an active leader with numerous civic and charitable groups over the years, and volunteers with nonprofits in the Salt Lake and Park City area. |
 Carole Pence
Pence Consulting
Marquette, MI
Carole Pence, President of Pence Consulting, considers herself a Philanthropic Specialist – she trains nonprofit staff in the practical aspects of campaigns, writing case statements, and board development. She serves on the faculty of the Fund Raising School at the Center on Philanthropy of Indiana University. |
 Ruthellen S. Rubin, CFRE
Ruthellen Rubin & Associates
Yardley, PA
Ruthellen S. Rubin, CFRE, President of Ruthellen Rubin & Associates, works with development professionals and boards to create individualized fundraising programs that are affordable and sustainable. She also facilitates customized workshops and retreats for organizations and boards, and is a frequent workshop facilitator for The Support Center for Nonprofit Management in New York City. She is also a faculty member at New York University’s Heyman Center of Philanthropy and Fundraising where she teaches graduate courses in fundraising. |
 Marc S. Saffren, CFRE
M3 Development
Manorville,NY
Marc S. Saffren, CFRE, is the Managing Director of m3 Development. His organization offers tailored fundraising and philanthropy solutions that combine innovation with sound fundamentals. He is currently involved in projects to raise over $20,000,000 in philanthropic funds and to facilite private foundation support to charities on Long Island and beyond. He has been an Adjunct Professor at Hofstra University in the Non Profit Management Program and he lectures at Columbia University. |
 Karen Schaller
Database Specialist
Exeter, ME
Karen has nearly a decade of experience working with nonprofits to support their fundraising efforts. Her specialty is the donor database; she conducts conversions, guides nonprofits through the process, and provides training to help the nonprofit user maximize the effectiveness of their system. She is currently working with GiftWorks software and she is managing the GiftWorks users group on LinkedIn. Karen also has an extensive knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel, providing effective support for all fundraising activities. |
 Joel Schuman
Joel Schuman Consulting
Saugerties,NY
Joel Schuman, After working for a software company in the mid 70s, Joel spent 25 years consulting, specializing in administrative systems for large universities, then he moved to designing and building software. In 2002 Joel began to help land conservancies with fundraising. It was then that he found GiftWorks and began to do GiftWorks installations. Today Joel is a strong advocate for GiftWorks as well as the "go to guy" for a number of land conservancies. |
 Laurie Seaborn-Kronyak
Summit Software
Fresno, CA
Laurie Kronyak started her business in 1992 by offering basic computer training. Her business grew to include office automation projects and custom software solutions, then in 1998 Laurie Seaborn Consulting became Summit Software, a software design company which focuses on building industry specific software applications. Laurie's faith is a major part of her business and she makes it a priority to use her talents to serve her community, including nonprofit organizations. Laurie feels her accomplishments can be attributed to the quality of her work, her upstanding reputation and her ability to build strong relationships with clients. |
 Gary "Duke" Speer
Coretech
Park City, UT
Gary "Duke" Speer, of Coretech, has experience serving a wide range of industries and nonprofits. With a strong first-hand understanding of the challenges involved in motivating and supporting boards to meet their fundraising objectives, Duke's work is to bring the strategic use of technology to bear in creating an "intimate relationship" with a nonprofit's donors and stakeholders. |
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