Lisa Dahlberg is a Personal Philanthropy Advisor at American Brain Foundation. She possess expertise in opera, arts administration, event planning, music, fundraising and 13 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Lisa and I met when she enrolled in the Hargrove’s Mentorship program through the Minnesota Association of Gift Planning and we were joined up as mentor and mentee. Lisa immediately struck me as a colleague who is eager to learn, invested in inclusive and generous dialogue, and was willing to engage in hard conversations – with donors and leadership. A quick study, she quickly asked strategic and thoughtful questions about how to engage prospective planned giving donors in making bequests and other types of complex gifts. She sought out advice when challenging situations arose with existing planned gift donors, all while balancing the interests of the Foundation with those of the donor. While Lisa isn’t afraid to dive into the technical aspects of the gift vehicles, where she really shone was her ability to balance the delicate art of advising donors while towing the necessary legal boundaries of her work – all with compassion, empathy, and enthusiasm for her organization’s mission. What I love most about Lisa is her authentic personality and energy for philanthropic work in general. Lisa is genuinely Lisa. Her warm personality, her steady demeanor (even during a pandemic!), her great sense of humor, and her ability to think strategically and empathetically, are skills that exemplify leadership. She is open, compassionate and an a wonderfully inclusive human." and "Lisa is an incredibly successful major gifts officer with a natural talent for relationship building and a keen ear for hearing what is meaningful to a donor. Her empathy and compassion make her an incredible teammate and a natural leader. I'm so impressed by her drive to grow and learn and look forward to seeing her step into a leadership role where she will no doubt foster a positive culture of creativity, collaboration, and personal growth for her team. She is also a person who jumps in and does what's needed, working thoroughly and independently to make an even better product that you could have imagined. I would hire Lisa in a heartbeat! She's an asset to any nonprofit."