Explore key trends and new strategies to boost
your fundraising success.
JGA Donor Engagement Summit 2025
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
9:00 a.m. to Noon
Vision Loft Events on Mass Ave
235 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
Join us for this free half-day event to:
- Understand current trends in giving and how donor expectations are evolving
- Learn how organizations are leveraging strategy and technology to engage donors
- Generate ideas to amplify your results and fundraise smarter
- Connect with fellow fundraisers and nonprofit leaders to exchange ideas
This is a no-cost event, but space is limited.
Register for the Summit
Event Program
(this program is currently being finalized)
8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast Begins
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Donor Engagement Innovation Panel
A conversation with four nonprofit leaders engaged in significant donor outreach. Topics will include the state of giving, new strategies entering our work, and adapting to changing donors.
Panelists:
Greg Petrowich – President and CEO, WFYI Public Media
Michelle Janssen – Dean for College Advancement, Wabash College
Crystal Miller, MA, FAHP, CFRE – Senior Vice President, Philanthropy and Sustainability, Indiana University Health | President, IU Health Foundation
Moderator:
Bente Weitekamp – Senior Consultant, JGA
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Information Session: Key Trends in Philanthropy
Utilizing data from Giving USA, CASE, AFP and other sources, we’ll talk about how donors are changing and how we can adapt. This includes emerging giving vehicles, generational shifts in philanthropy, the impact of women’s giving, and other trends shaping donor engagement.
Speakers:
Lee Ernst – CEO and Senior Consultant, JGA
Carrie Rickenberg – Consultant, JGA
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Interactive Networking Activity: Fundraising in Times of Uncertainty
An engaging discussion where attendees discuss key strategies they have utilized and plan to utilize amid economic shifts, uncertainty around government funding, and changes in the national political landscape.
Organizer:
Loren Dent – Director of Marketing and Communications, JGA
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Information Session: Five Ways to Use Data to Amplify Fundraising and the Joy of Giving
Exploring the role of data-driven strategies, predictive analytics, personas and AI in modern donor engagement.
Speaker:
Brian Gawor, CFRE – Consultant, JGA
11:45 a.m. – Noon
Closing Remarks
Full participation in The JGA Donor Engagement Summit is applicable for 2.75 points in Category 1.B -Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification. JGA is happy to provide a completion certificate for this or other professional development tracking.
Questions? Email Loren Dent at loren@jgacounsel.com
Kindly note that photographs will be captured during the event for documentation and promotional purposes.