Reach for the Stars!

RISING STARS

Karen Climer
Annual giving coordinator
Beta Center

Karen Climer has time and again proven her grasp of the importance of communication in fundraising. According to nominator Neil Dentzer, immediate past president of the Central Florida chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, as annual giving coordinator of the Beta Center, Karen:
• Created a direct-mail program that, in its first year, generated nearly $250,000 — a quarter of the $1 million annual fundraising goal.
• Created a quarterly newsletter, which has become one of the most successful fundraising vehicles.
• Developed a department-wide acknowledgment plan that includes an annual thank-a-thon.
• Restructured the development database to allow donors and volunteers to be tracked in the same database, thereby increasing efficiency and effectiveness.