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Trillions of dollars are passing from generation to generation. Billions will go to charitable organizations, including synagogues. Does yours know how to capture a share? Learn why a legacy fundraising program is vitally important for your future and how you can launch one. Karen will tell you the key elements of success and show you how to make a roadmap, The Legacy Plan, to get your synagogue moving in the right direction.

This is a joint presentation provided by NAASE & NATA.

Read more about our speaker, Karen Secular: 

Karen Secular brings to her work a deep love of Jewish community and passion for helping it thrive. Karen has extensive experience in not-for-profit fundraising. She has worked with Jewish day schools, synagogues, Jewish agencies, arts organizations, and in medical education. Most recently she managed the highly successful legacy program at the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ, of which several NAASE members were partners, guiding organizations to secure almost $33 million in gifts for the future.

Through the community-wide philanthropic initiative, Karen empowered non-profit organizations to secure after-lifetime donations, strengthen their overall fundraising, and deepen relationships with their members and donors. She launched and managed all aspects of the program, including marketing, training, ongoing mentoring, financial reporting, donor stewardship, and developing strategic relationships. Karen is recognized as an expert in training, public speaking, team building, and designing and leading successful events.

Karen now does consulting work with synagogues, Jewish agencies, and Jewish Federations around all aspects of fund development, with a special focus on legacy fundraising to build endowments.

A serial volunteer, Karen has recently been involved with several organizations that serve people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity, Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled, and the National Council of Jewish Women.

Karen earned a Master of Business Administration from Boston University Graduate School of Management with a Certificate in Healthcare Management, and an undergraduate degree from Cornell University.