Fran has been involved in fundraising for nine years. As Director of Development, she is responsible for coordinating all fundraising activities for Evanston Township high School. In her role as Executive Director of the ETHS Educational Foundation, she raises funds specifically for Capital Improvements to the school. Fran has a very small budget and staff to work with, but is able to fundraise successfully due to the school's supportive administration, a fundraising-savvy Board of Directors and a well-organized database of appreciative alumni. Her work is proof that a one person shop can carryout the administrative tasks required for Direct Mail Campaigns, Special Events, Major Donor prospecting, Grant Writing and Board Development. Fran currently serves as President for Women in Development, North. She earned BA in Philosophy from Boston College and is pursuing a Masters degree in Nonprofit Business Administration from NorthPark University. She is a member of AFP, Chicago Council on Planned Giving, The Midwest Regional Council for Boston College and The Womens Club of Evanston.

Patrick has been involved in fundraising for ten years. In his current position, he is a one-person development shop working as the CFO and Director of Philanthropy. He is responsible for coordinating a multifaceted strategy for resource generation that includes annual appeals, community center memberships, workplace giving and matched gifts, grants management and prospect research, a major-gift program, planned and estate gifts, e-philanthropy, special events and online auctions, donor recognition and affinity programs, as well as staff and board training in the culture of philanthropy. Previously, as Director of Development Operations at Midwest Palliative and Hospice Care Center, Patrick was responsible for coordinating grants management, annual appeals, planned giving, general donations, and donor database management using a very small budget. He is a member of Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement, and is a board member and secretary of the Chicago Council on Planned Giving. In 2008, he completed an executive education certification from the Center of Nonprofit Management at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He earned Bachelors Degree in Linguistics from Marion College.

Kathi is currently creating a 501c3/new development department from scratch that will serve as a supporting foundation for an existing organization. Her responsibilities include initiating new grants, creating annual fund strategies for six education sites, capital campaigns for two education sites, purchase of new database and conversion, planned giving brochures, event sponsorships, website narrative, newsletter articles, direct mail solicitations, etc. She creates policies, procedures, bylaws, internal education initiatives, recruiting leadership and administrative volunteers. Previously, Kathi served as Executive Director at Illinois Branch of The International Dyslexia Association, Director of Development at SOS Children's Villages Illinois, and Director of Development for the American Brain Tumor Association. As a one-person shop at ABTA, Kathi created event sponsorship programs, direct mail campaigns, and increased the revenue of the organization from under $700,000 to over $2,000,000 within five years. Kathi currently serves as Program Committee Member for West Suburban Philanthropic Network. She earned Bachelors in Communication from Ohio University. She is a member of Association of Fundraising Professionals, West Suburban Philanthropic Network, Suburban Chicago Planned Giving Council, and Multiple Chambers of Commerce.

Since 1991, Nancy has worked with nonprofit organizations in various capacities. Currently she is a consultant working with smaller nonprofit organizations that have budgets that are less than $500,000, and who have staff and resources that are very limited. She often works with organizations that have only one or no paid staff member who is responsible for leading the fundraising efforts of the organization. Previously, as a developmental professional, Nancy implemented two one-person development programs where none had previously existed. She is represented through the Association of Consultants to Nonprofits (ACN) where she has been a member since 2004, serves on the Board of Directors, and coordinates professional development programs for consultants. In addition, Nancy is represented through Chicago Women in Philanthropy (CWIP) where she has been a member since 1994 and serves on their Board of Directors as Vice-President. She is also represented through the Donors Forum where she has been a Forum Partner since 2004. Nancy Ward holds a certificate in Nonprofit Management and a Master's degree in Public Administration with a focus in Nonprofit Management from Roosevelt University.