Jessi Marsh is Senior Director at Changing Our World, a leading global philanthropic consulting firm and member of the ONE HUNDRED consortium. She also happens to be a great friend, and all around smart marketer and fundraiser.
I was lucky enough to get some time on her calendar recently (between her frequent trips to New York and Boston where she's consulting on various capital campaigns) to talk with her about communications and public relations, and how those disciplines can impact a nonprofit's fundraising results.
The best part of this conversation is that Jessi comes at this from the perspective of someone who has done the work inside a nonprofit. Prior to joining Changing Our World she led the communications and development departments at Light of Life Rescue Mission, where she successfully put into practice everything she talks with us about on this episode.
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