Nonprofits and volunteers monthly networking

This wed: Rick has volunteered to answer and teach on fundraising skills..

Rick T. McKay, Financial Development Professional, MS Fundraising, NYU

Rick started in philanthropy at age 19, when he founded a “campership” program named “Kids Need Camp,” providing scholarships for children from the South Bronx to attend camp in the Catskill Mountains of New York State.

Since then, he has continued his career in philanthropy serving a number of organizations such as the YMCA, The Boy Scouts of America, and the De La Salle Christian Brothers.

For the last 10 years Rick has also served as a volunteer consultant for St. Mary’s School & Child Rescue Center in Kenya. His Master’s in Fundraising thesis at NYU chartered a course to financial sustainability for St. Mary's. In 2012, he co-founded the St. Mary’s Board of Financial Stewards and during a month long trip to Kenya in 2015, he advised the leadership council on the founding of the St. Mary’s Alumni Association in Kenya.

Here is a link to the St. Mary's School & Child Rescue Center in Kenya website, which Rick designed:
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Best,
Rick T. McKay

I encourage nonprofits to show up and discuss your needs:

Last meeting: we introduced African Chorus group, Burmese festival, Talkdiabetes.org and grant writing, networking, ideas for fundraising and how to recruit long term volunteers.

The agenda will be set by the attendees.

Accounting

Website development

Grant writing

Fundraising

Public awareness

Budgeting/ Forecasting

Software

Volunteer recruitment

Cost cutting / retrenchment

Board strengthening

Staff motivation

Depending on the size of the attendees, I will pick a venue.

Please comment on RSVP the expertise you offer or nonprofit you represent.