Presenter

Melissa Chaykin

Founder & President, Melissa Chaykin Consulting, Inc.

Melissa Chaykin, Founder and President of Melissa Chaykin Consulting, Inc., has over twenty years of fund-raising experience for not-for-profit organizations. She has worked for two internationally-acclaimed dance companies and nationally-recognized regional theater companies, as well as one of the nation’s top hospitals. This wide range of experience enables her to evaluate the unique philanthropic environments of a variety of demographic groups, locations, and styles. Her expertise lies in strategic planning, major gifts fund-raising, and capital campaigns. Her experience includes implementing capital campaigns and fund-raising strategies for Miami City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Miami Science Museum, The Blowing Rock Community Arts Center Foundation, The PlayGround Theatre (now Miami Theater Center), Miami Music Project, Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation, and Ketchum, Inc. Melissa has a Bachelor of Arts in English from Albion College, and a Master of Arts in Community Arts Management from the University of Illinois.

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