Stephanie Minor is a veteran fundraising professional, nonprofit executive, and strategic development coach whose proven fundraising strategies have won big grants and gifts for important and impactful nonprofit causes.Through her position as the Director of the NPO Centric and her membership site Success For Nonprofits, she teaches nonprofit leaders and fundraisers best practices and what is working in the nonprofit sector "NOW." She bases her advice, techniques, and the resources she provides based on her career raising millions of dollars for the nonprofit organizations she has served.After earning a Bachelor of Arts in English from Cal State San Bernardino, Stephanie started her professional career as a communicator and social media strategist. Through her own firm, Premiere Designs, LLC, she planned, developed, and executed successful integrated social media and website content strategies for a variety of clients, including organizations in the nonprofit sector. In 2015, she was offered an opportunity to serve on the staff of Martha’s Village & Kitchen, one of the largest providers of homeless services in the Coachella Valley and Riverside County. After coming on board with the organization as the director of development in 2015, her passionate and focused work as a fundraiser, including her role in launching a successful $5 million capital campaign, won her a promotion to the role of executive vice president of the organization. Today, she oversees a staff of 55 and applies her operational and management expertise to ensure the organization can grow and sustain its mission to provide a safe, welcoming environment for impoverished and homeless families, children, and individuals, empowering them to transform their lives with dignity while breaking out of the cycle of poverty.Through Stephanie’s innovative and visionary work, she won the “Best Pitch” award through the RAP Foundation’s 2018 Desert Fast Pitch competition for nonprofits. Through her powerful 3-minute pitch about the plight of homeless children in California, she was awarded a donation of $20,000 toward the creation of a space in the residential unit of Martha’s Village & Kitchen exclusively for homeless children.As a seasoned, spirited, and optimistic development coach, she guides nonprofit organizations on how to create and execute winning strategies for raising funds through the power of strategic campaigns and effective nonprofit storytelling.