Nelson Checkoway
President and Sole Proprietor
Checkoway Consulting

Presentation Title: Building a Robust Major Gift Prospect Pipeline Using Direct Marketing

Nelson Checkoway is the president and sole proprietor of Checkoway Consulting.  Checkoway has been helping nonprofit organizations raise funds for nearly three decades, spending 3 years as manager of grants and development for Connecticut Legal Services, and 10 years as a fundraising officer and marketing director of Environmental Defense Fund, before founding Checkoway Consulting in 1995.  Checkoway's creative work has won multiple industry awards including the Direct Mail Fundraisers Association Package of the Year and a number of prestigious MAXI awards from the Direct Marketing Association of Washington.  Past and present clients include the: National Audubon Society, Capital Area Food Bank, American Farmland Trust, Environmental Defense Fund, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, National Wildlife Federation and the National Baseball Hall of Fame.