Join Steven Wallace, Managing Director and Vice President, Stewardship and Partnerships, and Rebecca DuFault, Principal and Lead, Advancement Interim Solutions, of ZRG Aspen Leadership Group, for a conversation on one of the most important relationships in fundraising: the partnership between the CEO and Chief Development Officer.
The session will begin with a brief discussion on the growing use of interim and fractional advancement leaders before turning to the main topic: what makes CEO-CDO partnerships successful. Drawing on conversations with healthcare, higher education, and arts leaders, Steven and Rebecca will explore how trust is built, where partnerships break down, and how CEOs and CDOs can work together to strengthen donor relationships, advance strategy, and drive transformational philanthropy.
Steven Wallace brings 28 years of philanthropy experience to his work in executive search and leadership consulting with clients. Throughout his career, Steven has helped some of the nation’s most prestigious healthcare and higher education institutions expand their programs and achieve their philanthropic goals. Previously he served as an associate vice president in the Office of Philanthropy at City of Hope (COH), working with major donors and leading a team of fundraisers focused on the Hematologic Malignancies Research Institute. He was a member of the leadership team at COH’s Division of Health Equities, helping to lead development for both internal and external DE&I programs.
Rebecca DuFault is a Principal and Lead, Advancement Interim Solutions at ZRG, with nearly 25 years of experience in advancement leadership across leading academic medical centers. Before joining ZRG, Rebecca spent her career inside some of the nation’s most respected healthcare and research institutions, bringing an operator’s perspective to the leadership challenges organizations face today. She brings deep expertise in campaign strategy, donor relations, and organizational design. Her leadership roles at Mass General Brigham, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center included guiding multi-billion dollar campaign strategies and helping development teams raise more than one billion dollars annually. As Associate Vice President, she helped lead The Dana-Farber Campaign, which raised $2.5 billion dollars from nearly one million donors worldwide.
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