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First Name	Samantha
Last Name	Swaim
Nickname	samantha-swaim
Title	Fundraising Event Consultant, Educator, Author, Podcast Host, Public Speaker
Organization	Swaim Strategies / elevatenonprofit.com
Who I am	SAMANTHA SWAIM Why: I believe in the power of bringing people together to create a shared experience, build community and move a mission. What I do at Swaim Strategies: I encourage and motivate. I teach and coach. I dream. I am a strategist at my core and bring that focus to planning events and reaching results. I am an ally to nonprofits and an advocate for their missions and dreams. I use events as a tool to build relationships, inspire connections and raise support. My experience: I have been in nonprofit fundraising and event production for over 20 years and have a passion for working for a purpose. I come from theatre + TV production roots with a focus on details and a vision for the big picture. Great events are made better when they share a story and have impact. What I believe in: Community. I believe that we are stronger when we work together. I believe that together we can have impact, we can build stronger communities and we can have a richer and fuller experience.
My Experience	Host of The Fundraising Elevator Podcast: where we’re all headed up CEO of Swaim Strategies – Fundraising Event Consulting Agency Author of Planning a Successful Major Donor Event Founder of elevatenonprofit.com a fundraising event learning platform Teacher of The People’s Nonprofit Accelerator Fundraising Event Certificate 10 Week Training Program

Samantha Swaim