Intro to Communication for Fundraising

Susan is the director of solutions and services at TechSoup where she works to create engaging online trainings for nonprofits and libraries. Prior to joining TechSoup, Susan created, managed and delivered training programs for the American Red Cross and the American Library Association.

After studying journalism and comparative religion at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Ale Bezdikian was given a fellowship with Mother Jones Magazine to make videos for the web.

In her current role at TechSoup, Ale creates videos for marketing, education and social media, as well as manages the annual storytelling campaign, Storymakers. She has particular interests in digital storytelling, research in accessible and augmentative technology, and contributing to local community on and offline.

Julia Campbell has run her digital marketing consulting business for almost a decade, focused exclusively on mission-driven organizations. A mom of two and a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, she is the author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. Her passion is to get nonprofits of all sizes to stop spinning their wheels on social media and to start getting real results online by sharing their stories. You can check out her website at www.jcsocialmarketing.com/blog.

Laura Kindsvater is TechSoup's editor. She has more than 10 years of experience working as an editor, trained at UC Berkeley as a professional editor, and worked for nonprofits of varying sizes for many years. Laura's also worked as a graphic designer for a small nonprofit and has a fascination for visual communication, including graphic design, data visualization, and mapping. She has experience in nonprofit communications including websites, print collateral, and email marketing, and is very interested in helping nonprofits get better at communicating so they can better support their missions. She's got a passion and a determination to make the world a better place and is excited to help TechSoup make technology more accessible and easier to use for nonprofits all over the globe.

Susan is training and education manager at TechSoup Global where she facilitates webinars and works to create engaging and exciting online trainings for nonprofits and libraries. Prior to joining TechSoup, Susan managed and delivered training programs for the American Red Cross and libraries.