Author: Cheryl Hardy

Cheryl has an extensive background in fundraising and business development for both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. She is an executive adept at positioning organizations for growth, with a demonstrated prowess to effectively develop and implement strategic marketing and sales plans to achieve or exceed revenue expectations. Over the last twenty years, she has helped raise over $150M in funds for venture capital, private equity firms, and internal corporate boards.

Gen Z: The Next Generation of Nonprofit Donors & Volunteers

Gen Z next generation donors

Is Gen Z the Next Generation of Nonprofit Donors and Volunteers? Generation Z, the demographic profile of young people born between the late-1990s and early-2000s, is becoming a key contributor group in the nonprofit world. With high levels of engagement and extra money to spend, their nonprofit giving habits reflect their position as the next generation of donors. They’re quickly […]

Women in Economic Development: It’s Time to Give Yourself Permission

Women In Economic Development

When I first decided to write about Women in Economic Development, my initial plan was to share the post immediately after the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Annual Conference. That conference is well in the rearview mirror and my goal of publishing this post immediately after was curtailed by a Hurricane Matthew here in Florida, […]

24 Hours at the ACCE Annual Conference

24 Hours At The Savannah ACCE Convention 2016

I pulled up to the hotel and heard familiar sounds, sensed the savory smells and felt the energy that was unmistakably Savannah made. The Florida storms had wreaked havoc on the interstates, so it was too late to make an appearance at The Chairman’s Gala that evening. I opted instead to join my new Convergent colleagues […]