A zoo campaign introduced former California Community Foundation president Jack Shakely to fundraising early on.

By Margaret Battistelli Gardner

First job in fundraising: As a volunteer, raising money to bring a polar bear to the Oklahoma City Zoo. “I raised more money than any other student, and when the polar bear arrived, I was hooked for life. My first paying fundraising job was head of the alumni fund at the University of Oklahoma. It was a wonderful experience for a young man, meeting captains of industry all over the world.”