In our most recent episode of The Rainmaker Fundraising Podcast I sat down with Amanda Fabrizio-Grzesik, Director of Development at Tennessee Tech University, and author of the Fab Fundraising blog. We had a fascinating conversation about building a culture of collaboration across development and programs (in her case, specifically with academic staff). This is often such a difficult bridge to build between the two camps — but Amanda has some great real world tips and examples to help you do just that. If you’ve ever struggled to gain alignment between development and program teams, you’ll want to check out this podcast episode.
About Amanda
Amanda is a native of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region, Amanda moved to Tennessee from the northeast in 2014.
She is currently the Director of Development for the College of Agriculture & Human Ecology, College of Education, College of Engineering and the Oakley STEM Center at Tennessee Tech University. She also oversees regional fundraising for Kentucky, Virginia, the upper-Midwest and the Northeast.
Amanda graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Communications from DeSales University and her Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Lehigh University.
Before Tech, she worked in communications at Lehigh’s Industrial and Systems Engineering Department and in the university development offices at Immaculata University and Pratt Institute.
Her husband, Danny, works in student affairs and met while they were both working at Lehigh. They have two fur children, Sonic, who is a seven-year-old Pomeranian, and Laney, who is a 3-month old Chiweenie (chihuahua/dachshund mix).
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