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Pamela Grow

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Pamela Grow is the founder of Basics & More™️ Fundraising, providing comprehensive training to over 10,000 nonprofit organizations worldwide. She is also the author of Simple Development Systems: Successful Fundraising for the One-Person Shop.

A pioneer in creating online training for nonprofit professionals, Pamela developed the first online nonprofit storytelling class in 2010, as well as the first online nonprofit stewardship training. Partnering with Chris Davenport of the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference, she created the landmark program, 100 Donors in 90 Days, and The Donor Retention Project. In 2016, Pam developed the curriculum, branding, systems, and launch for the Veritus Group's Major Gift Academy, the preeminent online training for nonprofit major gift officers.

Pamela was named one of the 50 Most Influential Fundraisers by UK’s Civil Society magazine, and in 2016 she was named one of the Top 25 Fundraising Experts.

Pamela Grow

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