Engage P2P Keynote: Marty Coelho
“But that train, in some strange way, tossed me onto another track (sorry, I just had to say it). Not long after the incident, I found myself volunteering for a local nonprofit, and things just clicked. Little did I know then I would find myself on a 22-year path of volunteering and working for nonprofits.
“I ended up volunteering on local, state and national levels for the American Cancer Society. I held positions as the head of fundraising for a hospice, as an executive director for the American Red Cross and teaching business courses at Humboldt State University (eventually becoming its associate athletic director).
“To top it off, I became a member of the senior leadership team managing the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life — the largest fundraising activity in the world. For 15 years I oversaw Relay For Life’s marketing and communications team and helped build one of history’s largest social movements. Today I am part of a new team, expanding an even larger social movement, as a senior director of fundraising for Special Olympics International.
“So where has all this taken me? What was the meaning of it all? Well, it seems I have gained a fair bit of knowledge on how to build fundraising movements and have a unique understanding on what drives people to give their time and energy to help nonprofits achieve the remarkable.”
Hear more from Marty by joining us in D.C. this fall for Engage P2P. You can get more information here, and register here. We look forward to seeing you there!
