Where is Rachel speaking next?    

  • Full-day in-person custom training, “Building a Solid Fundraising Foundation” Wednesday, November 13 2024 for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

  • AFP Tyler, hosted by the East Texas Center for Nonprofits, Friday, October 11 “The Future of Fundraising” luncheon keynote and afternoon breakout session “Why Fundraising is the F Word to Your Board and How to Fix it”.

  • Nonprofit Consulting Conference "Drop the Mic: How to be a Great Presenter and Grow Your Business with Speaking" October 3, Space Coast, Florida.

  • "How to Craft a Fundraising Plan” for Literacy Texas, Literacy Arkansas, and Literacy Oklahoma’s “What Leaders Need” virtual workshop on Tuesday, September 24, 2024

  • Better Unite’s “A Better Conference” Thursday, September 5, 2024 at The Arlo in Austin, Texas

  • National Auctioneers Association Benefit Auctioneer Conference opening keynote “Secrets of Storytelling” Monday, August 26, and opening keynote Tuesday, August 27 “The Future of Fundraising” Coral Gables, Florida

  • AFP DFW Philanthropy in Action Conference Opening Keynote, “The Future of Fundraising” and breakout session, “What the Best Fundraisers Do Differently” Thursday, June 6, 2024

  • Boys and Girls Club National Conference “Midlevel Donors: Epic Insights on the Most Neglected, Misunderstood & Lucrative Donors” Atlanta, Georgia May 15, 2024

  • TEFN (Texas Education Foundation Network) “How to Be a Fundraising Champion” preconference April 17 and sessions "Your Fundraising Gold Mine: Legacy Gifts" and "How to Write a Winning Fundraising Appeal" on April 18 at Hyatt Lost Pines, Bastrop Texas

  • AFP ICON “What Not to Say to Your Donors, Eh? (And What to Say Instead)” April 9, 2024 in Toronto

  • NAYDO conference on YMCA Philanthropy “Fun and Easy Ways to Steward YMCA donors through the Year” April 5, 2024 in Denver

  • 2023 Speaking Calendar

  • Center for Nonprofit Leadership Northern California custom half-day workshop Tuesday, November 7, 2023

  • Association of Hebrew Schools Toronto, Canada Board retreat Sunday, October 22, 2023

  • AFP Cape Fear Wilmington, North Carolina Friday, September 15, 2023 morning workshop Mid-level donors and luncheon keynote “The Future of Fundraising”

  • Great donor newsletters: digital & print. Retention's best friend. Special guest for Tom Ahern, Thursday, June 15, 2023

  • Guest webinar “Major Gifts Made Easy” for Causevox Tuesday, June 13, 2023

  • Bloomerang webinar: “How to Win at Stewardship Using Bloomerang Tools” Tuesday, May 9 at 10 am CST

  • AFP ICON April 16, 2023, New Orleans, Louisiana “The 2023 Fundraisers Outlook: 6 Strategic Themes to Drive your Fundraising Success” with Ann Fellman and Josh Meyer from Boomerang, and Kishshana Palmer and Adrian Sargeant

  • TEFN, Texas Education Foundation Network Annual Conference, April 14 San Marcos, Texas “How to Win Your Donor’s Hearts, Minds & Wallets”, “Makeover My Board” and “10 + Fundraising Campaigns that Worked and Why”

  • NAYDO “How to Write Better Fundraising Copy” and “Everything’s Bigger in Texas - Epic Fundraising Examples” April 12 and 13, Houston, Texas

  • Qgiv Conference 2023 Opening Keynote Monday, February 27 “The Future of Fundraising” Orlando, Florida

    2022 Speaking Calendar

  • Texas Pioneer Foundation Grantee Training Wednesday, November 16 in Texarkana, Texas

  • Nonprofit Storytelling Conference opening Keynote and breakout session Thursday, October 27 in San Antonio, Texas

  • QGiv webinar “End of Year Fundraising” Thursday, October 13

  • Better Unite customer webinar “How to Convert More Online Gifts” Tuesday, September 27

  • One Cause webinar: “End of Year Survival Guide: Expert Tips to Drive Giving” Wednesday, September 21

  • Community Foundation of the Hill Country 2022 Summit keynote Tuesday, September 20: “Secrets of Storytelling” and two breakout sessions: “The Future of Fundraising” and “I Wish I’d Thought of That” in Boerne, Texas.

  • Foundation for Fraternal Excellence 2022 Seminar, keynote “Future of Fundraising” and breakout “Secrets of Storytelling” August 30, Indianapolis

  • Bloomerang webinar series “End of Year Appeal Writing Made Easy” Tuesday, August 16 at 1 pm CST

  • National Auctioneer’s Conference Breakout Session “Building Client Retention” Friday, July 29 San Diego, California

  • National Auctioneer’s Conference Benefit Auction Breakout Session “The Future of Fundraising” Thursday, July 28 San Diego, California

  • NEON ONE’s Dream Big Summit, Tuesday, July 26 “On Top of The World: Giving Donors Moments That Matter”

  • Luncheon keynote, Texarkana Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Event, “Make an Impact” Tuesday, May 10, 2022

  • AFP ICON 2022 Las Vegas “Winning Fundraising Campaigns that Hit the Fundraising Jackpot” with Rachel Clemens, CMO of Mighty Citizen Monday May 2, 2022

  • AFP ICON 2022 Las Vegas “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas: Fundraising Fails & How to Survive Them” with Tammy Zonker and Cherian Koshy Monday, May 2, 2022

  • “Discover Your Individual Impact” virtual keynote for visit.org Thursday, April 14, 2022

  • YMCA NAYDO Conference “The Lucrative Art of Stewardship” Thursday, April 7, 2022

  • Luncheon Keynote, AFP Orange County “The Future of Fundraising” Friday, April 1, 2022

  • Guest webinar March 1, 2022 EveryAction “Where the Money REALLY is: Monthly Giving”

  • Opening Keynote “Secrets of Storytelling” Texas Association of Community Colleges Thursday, February 10, 2022

2021 Speaking Calendar

  • QGiv Thought Leadership Webinar “End of Year Fundraising Made Easy” 2 pm EST Thursday, Oct 7, 2021

  • Board Retreat, The Nora Project 10 am CST September 22 , 2021

  • Bloomerang webinar “End of Year Fundraising Made Easy” 11 am CST Thursday, August 19, 2021

  • TEFN Connect “Donor Stewardship In a Pandemic” 10 am CST August 12, 2021

  • QGiv “Creating a Culture of Philanthropy” 2 pm EST Thursday Aug 12, 2021

  • NAA International Auctioneer’s Conference “Toolkit to How to Win Your Donor’s Hearts, Minds & Wallets” July 14, 2021 10 am CST

  • Virtual training for fundraising staff “What the Best Fundraisers Do Differently: Building a Portfolio, Getting the Visit, and Nailing the Ask” July 7 and “How to Win Your Donors Hearts, Minds & Wallets and Get Donors to Stay Longer & Make Bigger Gifts Sooner” July 8 for Perspectives Charter School

  • AFP ICON “Shut Up & Listen: How to Solicit Donor Feedback to Improve Fundraising Results with Mark Rovner from Sea Change Strategies June 29, 2021 10:25 am EST

  • QGiv Thought Leadership Webinar: “How to Recruit, Train, and Motivate Board Members to Fundraise” June 24, 2:00 pm EST

  • Parkinson’s Foundation “Why Fundraising is the F word to Board & Committee Members and How to Fix It” May 19, 2021

  • AFP Tampa “How to Fundraise in a Crisis and Delight Donors in a Virtual World” May 18, 2021

  • Wisconsin Main Street and Connected Communities “Fundraising Myths, Truths & What the Best Fundraisers (and Boards) Do Differently” April 6, 2021

  • AFP Western MD March 17, 2021 “Boost Revenue with Donor Retention”

  • Wyoming Main Street March 25, 2021 “Sustainable Fundraising Strategies for Small Shops” and January 28, 2021 '“Secrets to Successful Board Engagement”

  • Parkinson’s Foundation “Get the Visit, Nail the Ask” March 24, 2021

  • Parkinson’s Foundation “Board Retreat 101: Tips to Build a Successful in Person or Virtual Board Retreat” March 9, 2021

  • Wisconsin Main Street and Connected Communities “Show & Tell: Epic Fundraising Examples” March 4, 2021

  • Parkinson’s Foundation “How to Steward & Cultivate Donors in a Virtual World” Feb 26, 2021

  • Wisconsin Main Street and Connected Communities “How to Fundraise in a Crisis & Delight Donors in Virtual World” Feb 23, 2021

  • QGiv “The Lucrative Art of Thanking Donors” Feb 4, 2021

2020 Speaking Calendar

  • AFP Coastal Bend National Philanthropy Day Keynote, "How to Fundraise in a Crisis & Delight Donors in Virtual World" November 12

  • All About Girls Summit October 29 & 30th Orlando, Florida “Creating a Culture of Philanthropy” and “The Joy of Giving”

  • Nonprofit Leadership Initiative Virtual Workshops Oct 13th & 20th

  • FINZ Fundraising Institute of New Zealand October 6-8 [virtual] Keynote “The Future of Fundraising” & Breakout sessions: “How to Win Your Donor’s Hearts, Minds & Wallets” and “Why Fundraising is the F word to Your Board Members and How to Fix it”

  • Family Promise Innovation Summit “Coming from a Place of Bountifulness” Oct 1, 2020

  • AFP San Antonio Annual Conference Plenary “How to Win Your Donor’s Hearts, Minds & Wallets” September 18, 2020

  • Bridge Online Conference to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Thursday July 16 “How to Cultivate and Steward Major Donors in a Virtual Environment”

  • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore virtual workshop June 22 “How to Convert More Online Gifts”

  • AFP Aloha Chapter virtual workshop June 16 “How to Convert More Online Gifts”

  • Qgiv Fundraising Lab June 4 virtual conference “Donor Retention: Getting Donors to Stay Longer & Make Bigger Gifts Sooner”

  • Life & Legacy Virtual Leadership Gathering May 18 “The Art of an Unforgettable Thanks” and “Why Fundraising is the F word to your Board members”

  • AFP International Virtual Fundraising Conference March 31st “Timesaving Tools to Rock Every Fundraiser’s World”

  • Peer to Peer Forum Keynote Thursday Feb 27th “Why Fundraising is the F word to Your Board Members and How to Fix it” and breakout session Friday Feb 28th “Turning Board Members in to Fundraising Superheroes” Austin, Texas

  • Valencia College Foundation Board Retreat Thursday Feb 20th Orlando, Florida

  • Qgiv Fundraising LabDonor Retention: Getting Donors to Stay Longer & Make Bigger Gifts Sooner” Tuesday, Feb 11th Atlanta Georgia

2019 speaking calendar

  • YMCA of Greater Seattle Philanthropy Conference “Winning Strategies to Cultivate Prospects” and “What the Y Can learn from For-profit (and Non-profit) Brands” December 16, 2019 Seattle, Washington

  • Center for Nonprofit Stewardship Learning Series: The Power of Board Members November 13, 2019 Florence, Oregon

  • Emerald Valley Development Professionals Half Day Workshop November 12, 2019 Eugene, Oregon

  • Boys and Girls Club Northeast Regional Conference Keynote New Brunswick, New Jersey October 23, 2019

  • Boys and Girls Club Midwest Regional Conference Keynote Chicago, Illinois October 9, 2019

  • Mighty Big Day Keynote Austin, Texas September 19, 2019

  • Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Summit “Why Fundraising is the F Word to your Board Members & How to Fix it” September 17, 2019

  • Boys and Girls Club Southwest Regional Conference Keynote San Antonio, Texas September 11, 2019

  • Bridge Conference “Creating a Culture of Philanthropy” Washington, D.C. July 11 2019

  • United States Olympic Committee Best Practices Seminar Colorado Springs “The Small Shop Survival Guide to Building a Major Gifts Program” and “Fundraising & Finance: Better Together” May 16, 2019

  • QGiv Fundraising Labs workshop “I Wish I’d Thought of That!” Houston, Texas May 9th 2019

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis “Moonshot thinking” May 8th, 2019

  • QGiv Fundrasing Labs workshop “How to Win Your Donor’s Hearts, Minds & Wallets” Dallas, Texas May 7th 2019

  • YMCA NAYDO, North American YMCA Development Conference Indianapolis, Indiana April 4-5, 2019

  • AFP ICON 2019 San Antonio, Texas April 2, 2019

  • Cause Camp Nonprofit Conference 2019 Lincoln, Nebraska March 26, 2019

  • Habitat for Humanity International Pre-Conference Atlanta, Georgia March 25, 2019

  • All About Girls Summit Orlando, Florida March 8, 2019

  • Keynote at Evolve Women’s Conference in Tyler, Texas March 7, 2019

  • Boys and Girls Clubs Southeast Regional Conference breakout session Daytona Beach, Florida February 20, 2019

  • Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri board retreat Kansas City, Missouri January 18, 2019

  • AFP East Texas luncheon keynote Tyler, Texas January 8, 2019

2018 speaking calendar

  • Pace Center for Girls Custom Training Jacksonville, Florida November 14, 2018

  • AFP Southwest Florida National Philanthropy Day Keynote November 13, 2018

  • Central Texas AFP Lunch Keynote Waco, Texas October 25, 2018

  • Trinity Valley School Custom Training Fort Worth, Texas October 26, 2018

  • YMCA Tri-State Conference Mahwah, New Jersey Thursday October 18, 2018

  • JDRF Board Retreat Austin, Texas September 16, 2018

  • AFP DC "Creating a Culture of Philanthropy" workshop with Mark Rovner, Principal and Founder, Sea Change Strategies on Sept 13, 2018

  • Bridge Conference "Mining for Gold: Secrets to Board Engagement" Washington, DC August 2, 2018

  • 2018 PSI Conference on Philanthropy June 27, 2018

  • AFP DFW Philanthropy in Action Conference "Does Saying Thanks Really Matter? If So, How Much?' Friday June 15, 2018

  • AFP East Texas Fundraising Summit, Plenary speaker "The Art of an Unforgettable Thanks" Tyler, Texas May 24, 2018

  • Boy Scouts of America Custom Training May 22, 2018 Dallas, Texas

  • YMCA Rochester Custom Training Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Rochester, New York

  • 37th Annual YMCA NAYDO Conference on YMCA Philanthropy April 24-25 2018 New Orleans, LA

  • Texas Education Foundation Network Conference April 23, 2018

  • Alzheimer's Association Elite 15 custom training April 17, 2018 Chicago, Illinois

  • CASE IV Luncheon Keynote "The Future of Fundraising" March 26, 2018

  • AFP East Central Illinois Half Day Workshop Champaign, Illinois March 9, 2018

  • Convocation for Mountain View Community College "Individual Impact" January 11, 2018

2017 speaking calendar 

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