30 Minute Industry Insights

Maureen Wallbeoff,
Consultant,
Meet Maureen

A resident of Cape Cod Massachusetts, Maureen has developed a proven process that maps your nonprofit’s strategic and operational goals to the right platforms and business processes—helping you make good decisions about the systems you use to engage your supporters. Maureen has worked with hundreds of organizations across every mission and vertical, including Be The Match, Boy’s Club of NY, UNICEF USA, Nature Conservancy Canada, the AARP Foundation and many more!

Michael Johnston,
President and founder,
Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc)

Michael Johnston is the President and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc) . He has helped raised over two billion dollars for his clients around the world. He has been a fundraiser and management consultant for 30 years, and has worked with 100’s of nonprofit organizations in Canada, the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Mike is an expert in fundraising innovation and integrated fundraising—most especially in the use of digital technologies and their effective integration with traditional and new fundraising methods.

Peggy Smith,
Principal Solution Marketer,
Blackbaud

Peggy Smith is a previous nonprofit executive. Her direct experience is with membership nonprofits focused on increasing member growth and retention by innovating new ways to leverage technology and data. Peggy successfully launched a new subscription-based membership model and worked with leading nonprofits to develop partner portals. In her current role as Principal Solution Marketer at Blackbaud, Peggy shares her expertise and knowledge through webinars, whitepapers, eBooks and speaking engagements.

Carl Diesing
Managing Director,
DNL OmniMedia

Carl co-founded DNL OmniMedia in 2006 as an agency dedicated to helping non profit organizations maximize their technology for social good. Over the last 14 years, he has worked with organizations of all sizes on technology and fundraising solutions; his perspective always revolves around ROI and Impact. He writes about his experiences and always try to create easy to follow guides and tip based articles.

Melissa Rancour
Principal Instructional Designer,
Blackbaud

Melissa is a principal instructional designer with more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit, corporate training, business management, marketing, healthcare, and university spheres. Currently, she creates interactive, outcome-based classes and workshops with a focus on people, process, and technology. Her passions revolve around family, exquisite training design, immersive outcome-focused trainings, and project management. Melissa earned her MBA at Western Michigan University.