Development Affinity Group
Welcome to the St. Louis Development Affinity Group. This group is made up of various Development and Fundraising professions from organizations in the St. Louis area. The purpose of this group is to share ideas, best practices, and challenges associated with fundraising. Group membership is somewhat limited to organizations with budgets less than 10 million and smaller Advancement and Development staffs.
The group meets quarterly and hosted by various members at their organization offices. Topics are decided by the group as a whole and members are encouraged to bring and share resources regarding that meeting's discussion topic.
Each hosting member is responsible for inviting guests and facilitating the discussion topic.
For questions regarding the Development Affinity Group, please contact: Jan Wacker at jwacker@bhgh.org (314) 776-9406 x 130 or Chris Munoz at cmunoz@ourlittehaven.org (314) 669-9386.
Meetings and Meeting Resources
2022: 2nd Quarter: Wednesday, July 13. Location: TBD. Agenda Topic: Public Relations, Press Releases, Medial Protocol.
2021 4th Quarter: Wednesday, October 13th. Our Little Haven: 4316 Lindell Blvd.
Topic: Online Engagement
2021 3rd Quarter: Wednesday, July 14th. St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness Offices: 12015 Manchester Rd. Ste. 130.
Topic: Grants calendar and resources, local business grants and partners.
2021 2nd Quarter: Wednesday, May 12: Zoom
Topic: Current foundation/company grant environment.
2020 4th Quarter: Thursday, October 1, 2020 8:00 AM: Zoom Call: Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86443589549?pwd=N01GR1BFcU9vTXAxZ0l6SWVSZEpCQT09
Topic: Addressing COVID through response options.
2020 2nd Quarter: Thursday, April 9, 2020. Location: TBD. Topic: Events.
2020 1st Quarter: Thursday, January 16 at 7:30 AM. Birthright St. Louis. 2525 S. Brentwood Blvd. Ste. 102. Hosted by Mary Jo O'Connell and Carrie Boser.
Topic: Corporate Giving
2019 2nd Quarter: May 16. Susan G. Koman: 1002 Hi-Pointe Place. Ste. 100 Hosted by: Suzanne Fontaine.
Topic: Board Development.
2019 3rd Quarter: CANCELLED July 18. Bev Rombach home in Webster.
Topic: Planned Giving
2019 4th Quarter: Thursday, September 19. Home of Bev Rombach: 1154 South Berry Road. 7:30 to 9:00 AM
Topic: Planned Giving Strategies.
Jan Wacker
jwacker@bhgh.org
Boys Hope Girls Hope STL
Chris Munoz
cmunoz@ourlittlehaven.org
Our Little Haven
Rachel Bene
rbene@bhgh.org
Boys Hope Girls Hope
Suzanne Fontaine
suzanne@cometothebrightside.com
Brightside Creative
Jennifer March
jmarch@lifewisestl.org
Life Wise
Ben Nordstrom
ben@slccsing.org
St. Louis Children's Choirs
JJ Scarbrough
jjm@kidsvisionforlifestlouis.com
Kids Vision for Life St. Louis
Alison Thornton
alison@lungcancerconnect.org
Lung Cancer Connection
Melinda Pajares
mpajares@bhgh.org
Boys Hope Girls Hope
Gretchen Nichols
gnichols@bhgh.org
Boys Hope Girls Hope
John Fitzpatrick
johnc@svdpstl.org
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Ellen Cooper
ecooper@loyolaacademy.org
Loyola Academy
MaryJo O'Connell
moconnell@birthrightstl.org
BirthRight
Keisha
keishaw@cjmstlouis.org
Criminal Justice Ministry
Susan Robben
srobben@sloca.org 314-966-7562
St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Bev Rombach
bev.rombach@gmail.com
Independent Consultant
Toni Schneider
toni.schneider@ppslr.org
Planned Parenthood
Thomas Casey
tomc@cjmstlouis.org
Criminal Justice Ministry
Carrie Boser
cboser@birthrightstl.org
Birthright Counseling St. Louis
Travis Meyer
tr.meyer11@gmail.com
Roy Jefferson
rjefferson@my180yp.org
My 180 Youth Program
Rebecca Keeven
rebeccakeeven@gmail.com
Walker Hill
whill@ccstl.org
Good Shepherd Children & Family Services
Bailey Pashia
bailey@metroplays.org
Metro Theater Company
Madeline Seefeldt
madelineseefeldt@larchestlouis.org
L'Arche St. Louis
