Monday, October 4, 2021
6:00 pm ET
VIRTUAL EVENT
$30.00 - General Admission
Free to WOC Members
Today’s Chief Development Officer must bring much more to the table than a talent for frontline fundraising. In a joint session for members of WOC and Allies in Action, a panel of women of color who hold the CDO title will discuss their road to the top leadership seat. The panel will discuss the competencies that distinguish today’s successful leader, how to prepare to take on the role of CDO, and what Board members and colleagues can do to support CDOs in their role. The discussion will draw on insights collected from more than 100 interviews with CDOs across the country compiled in the newly released second edition of The Chief Development Officer: Beyond Fundraising, by Ron Schiller.
The role of the Chief Development Officer is complex, challenging, yet extremely important and deeply rewarding. Panelists will offer real-world examples of how CDOs excel in each capacity beyond frontline fundraising and impart advice for understanding successful dynamics among other executive leaders, colleagues, and Board members. They also will help mentors, supervisors, and industry leaders better understand how to identify those with potential for success in the CDO role, provide resources, and create opportunities for them to gain experience and skill that they will need when they step into the role.
Join us for this groundbreaking session and get a step ahead by gaining an insider’s view of the 10 roles beyond frontline fundraising and fundraising program management in which today’s top CDOs must excel.
Session takeaways will be tailored to those preparing for or serving in the role of CDO, specifically women of color, but also to those charged with selecting, appointing, and supporting CDOs.
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Speakers
Lisa Cardoza, Vice President for University Advancement,California State University, Sacramento
Lisa Cardoza serves as the Vice President for University Advancement at California State University, Sacramento. She has been part of the Hornet family since August, 2015, primarily serving as President Robert S. Nelsen’s Chief of Staff and holding interim Vice President roles in Advancement and Human Resources. In addition to serving on numerous campus committees, Lisa serves on the Board of Directors of Improve Your Tomorrow, an education community based non-profit focused on increasing the number of young men of color who attend and graduate from colleges and universities. She also has been appointed to the Greater Sacramento Urban League Board of Directors and is part of the Mountain Valley American Leadership Forum (ALF), Class XXII.
Prior to arriving at Sacramento State, Lisa worked at The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) for 10 years. Lisa joined UTPA as Associate Director of a newly established Valley Outreach Center in support of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Closing the Gaps campaign with efforts to increase the college-going rate in the Rio Grande Valley. In 2007, Lisa served as the Assistant to the Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services and returned to lead the outreach department, as Director of College Access and Support Programs/Senior TRIO Director in 2009. Lisa joined the President’s Office in 2010 to serve as Chief of Staff to President Robert S. Nelsen. Her job duties expanded to include governmental relations in July, 2012. That same year, she was named to the Texas Women in Higher Education Board of Directors. In 2013, Lisa was named a Director of the state-wide leadership organization, the Texas Lyceum and was subsequently elected to serve on the Annual Nominating Committee. As UTPA transitioned into the newly established University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in 2014, Lisa accepted a position as Associate Vice President for Governmental Relations.
Lisa earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership from UTRGV in May, 2017. She graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Master of Arts in Social Sciences of Education. She is also the very proud mother of two boys—Gabriel, a recent graduate of the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA), and Diego, a sophomore in the San Juan Unified School District.
Marlah Bonner-McDuffie, League of American Orchestras
Marlah began her career in the corporate sector in the consumer brands and pharmaceutical industries. Her lifelong passion for the arts and education led her to pursue a career in the nonprofit sector. Marlah has extensive experience leading all areas of philanthropy, strategic planning, marketing, and business development in the corporate and nonprofit sectors, and building and supporting high-performing and results-driving development teams.
In her current role of Vice President of Development for the League of American Orchestras, she leads all aspects of a comprehensive fundraising operation for the League, and a team of talented development professionals responsible for securing corporate, foundation, annual fund, planned giving, and major/principal gifts. In collaboration with the President/CEO and the senior leadership team, Marlah is focused on consistent growth of contributed revenue to drive the League’s impact for member orchestras, partnering with colleagues in member orchestras across the country, and supporting the field in strengthening the results of engagement and fundraising activity.
Marlah earned her Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Pennsylvania State University, and an MBA from the Fox School of Business at Temple University.
Mi Ryung Song, Vice President of Advancement, Aspen Music Festival and School
Ms. Song joined the Aspen Music Festival and School as Vice President of Advancement in April 2021 with more than 20 years of nonprofit fundraising and administration experience. In addition to consulting individuals and organizations on development, board engagement, and strategic planning, she served as executive director of Decoda, Inc. during a transformative period of operational growth. Prior to Decoda, Ms. Song served as director of strategic initiatives, interim director of the knowledge center, and project manager of the orchestra management fellowship program at the League of American Orchestras. From artistic operations and partnership development to fundraising and strategic planning, Ms. Song has led international projects, national initiatives, and local activities with organizations such as the San Francisco Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, and The Juilliard School. She currently serves on the board of the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable and earned a B.M. in flute performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.