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Friday July 10, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
Most nonprofit fundraising systems are built for volume, but transformational revenue comes from depth. Major gifts and grants represent the highest-leverage opportunities available to development teams, yet organizations often manage them reactively, inconsistently, or in silos. This session introduces a practical moves management framework built specifically for major funding. Attendees will learn how prospecting, cultivation, stewardship, and grant strategy work together as a unified system — not isolated functions — and how to build the infrastructure to scale it.
Speakers
avatar for Jessie Markell

Jessie Markell

The Optimizing Master
Jessie Markell is co-founder of Optimize Consulting, a digital marketing agency built to challenge traditional agency models and put client success first. With expertise in communications, paid media, and strategic account management, he has led high-impact campaigns for startups... Read More →
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Alex Staudt

The Gifting Whiz
Alex is a major gifts fundraising consultant with more than a decade of experience helping nonprofits build the relationships and systems that drive transformational giving. Working across a diverse portfolio of clients — from advocacy organizations to educational institutions... Read More →
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Nick Haydon

The Lord of the Grants
Nick is the Grants & Foundations Consultant at Optimize Consulting. With nearly a decade of experience, he's managed grant portfolios for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Institute for Justice, and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. Currently, he helps organizations build, sustain... Read More →
Exhibitors
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Optimize Consulting

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Optimize Consulting is the leading online fundraising and digital marketing firm for the liberty movement.
Friday July 10, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
Adams Salon Room 126

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