The members already are proficient in the basics. Rather, the roundtable is a place for senior fund raising executives to address issues of leadership, management, strategy, and the relationship between fund raising and the rest of the organization.
Regular communication helps to clarify issues and convert concern into practical action.
John Durel , an experienced facilitator, chairs the roundtable, focusing the discussions to produce the maximum benefit for each participant. Durel has more than twenty years experience working in the non-profit sector, and since 1997 has consulted with boards, directors, and staffs on leadership, management, planning, and organizational design. He chairs other roundtables for museum directors and for deputy directors. Rachel Orlins-Bergman will assist the roundtable. She consults with cultural organizations on how philanthropy can provide tools to help them strengthen their organizational capacities.