Names of Note: Modesto woman will get international honor for career in fundraising
Carole Richard will get global recognition for her fundraising career in the Modesto area.
She will become a Distinguished Fellow of the Association of Fundraising Professionals at its international conference May 2-4 in Las Vegas. Three other people will be honored, bringing the total number of Fellows to 20.
Richard is the director of development for the Modesto Symphony Orchestra. Her 30-year career also includes:
Director of college and athletic development at Stanislaus State University
Director of development for the School of Social Science at UC Merced
Executive director of the Community Hospice Foundation
Director of resource development for the Yosemite Community College District.
The award was announced in a news release from the Yosemite Chapter of the AFP, covering four counties.
“AFP has always provided me excellent professional development throughout my career and resources that I have worked to share with others,” Richard said. “The network of professional colleagues I developed also led to lifelong friendships.”
Richard was a founding member of the chapter in 1999. She has educated colleagues on topics such as planned giving and ethics and was named outstanding fundraising professional in 2005.
“We are thrilled that Carole Richard was named a Distinguished Fellow,” Chapter President Melissa Van Diepen said. “Carole was instrumental in the formation of our chapter and has mentored and supported dozens upon dozens of local fundraisers over the years.”
The chapter has 60 members in Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Tuolumne and Merced counties. The AFP as a whole has about 26,000 members raising about $100 billion around the world each year.
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