Development / Fundraising

Tony Martignetti has been serving the needs of nonprofits since 1997, through his work in Planned Giving and his expertise in state charity registration.

As founder and managing director of Martignetti Planned Giving Advisors, LLC, he leads a company that supports compelling nonprofit missions. Thousands of conversations with older Americans have shaped his understanding of how our elders plan for their future. His consulting typically finds him working closely with CEOs, CDOs, CFOs, and boards of trustees.

Based in New York City, Martignetti is expert in the technical, marketing, and relationship-building aspects of gift planning. His expertise has been cited in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg Wealth Manager, Yahoo! Finance, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, GuideStar, The Nonprofit Times, AccountingWeb.com, Church Executive, Private Asset Management, Lipper HedgeWorld, New York Daily News, Long Island Business News and The Long Island Catholic, among other publications and media outlets.

Tony is a recognized authority on state charity registration. He is the author of the book Charity Registration: State-by-State Guidelines for Compliance and has been quoted on the laws and trends by Dow Jones Newswires, Nonprofit Business Advisor and other widely recognized publications.

He is the host of Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio, and is a popular and engaging speaker on the topics of gift planning and charity registration. His audiences have included the Association of Fundraising Professionals, NextGen:Charity Conference, Rabbinical Assembly National Conference, The Foundation Center, Association of Prospect Researchers in Advancement, Support Center for Nonprofit Management, Center for Nonprofit Advancement and Appraisers Association of America.

Martignetti served as Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He holds a BS from Carnegie Mellon University and a JD from Temple University School of Law.
 

Lorri M. Greif, CFRE, president of Breakthrough Philanthropy, Inc., has more than two decades of experience in creating and implementing successful major gift and planned giving campaigns for local and national mid-sized nonprofits, and is responsible for raising hundreds of millions of dollars.  She has the knowledge of both a seasoned nonprofit fundraiser and a consultant. Lorri is a former board member of Women in Development (WID), and presently holds membership in the Association of Development Officers (ADO), the Planned Giving Group of Greater New York (PGGGNY), the National Council on Planned Giving (NCPG), the American Council on Gift Annuities (ACGA), the National Board of Gift-Planning Consultants for Planned Giving MENTOR™ , and the Program Committee of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals (AFP).

Farra has more than 15 years of experience in communications and fundraising for nonprofit organizations. She focuses on helping nonprofits use the internet (social media, websites, email, etc.) to increase visibility and connect with donors, activists, and other stakeholders.

Farra co-chairs the Communications Committee for the New York City Anti-Violence Project and is a part-time faculty member at Milano, The New School for Management and Urban Policy, where she teaches a class about Online Engagement for Nonprofits. She also holds an M.S. degree in nonprofit management from The New School.

Farra tweets about nonprofit fundraising and communications via @farra.

Amy Eisenstein, MPA, CFRE is principal and owner of Tri Point Fundraising, a full-service consulting firm for nonprofit organizations and foundations. For more than 10 years, Amy worked in the nonprofit sector as director of development in large and small nonprofit organizations, where she raised millions of dollars through event planning, grant writing, capital and annual campaigns, direct mail, and major and planned gift solicitations.

Amy’s new book, 50 Asks in 50 Weeks: A Guide to Better Fundraising for Your Small Development Shop, published by Charity Channel Press, will help you identify new prospects for your organization and systematize your asking, so that you raise more money this year. Amy is a frequent speaker at conferences and retreats for staff and boards on a variety of topics.

She is currently VP of Development on the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals – New Jersey Chapter, and served as chair of the 2010 AFP-NJ Conference on Philanthropy. She received her Master’s Degree in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management from the Wagner Graduate School at NYU and her Bachelor’s Degree from Douglass College at Rutgers University. Amy has been a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) since 2004.

Pamela has been leading communication workshops throughout Canada, Australia, and the United States since 1996. Having overcome her own fear of public speaking, she has compassion for those she works with and a passion for her topic. Much more than a communication expert, Pamela guides her clients to connect their 
inner passion with their outer cause. She helps them articulate their message in a way that’s simple, memorable and powerful.