Café PANO (October 2025): The State of Fundraising

Café PANO: Building Community, One Cup at a Time - Legislative Updates & PANO's 2025 Advocacy Priorities
Tuesday, October 28 | 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM | Virtual Gathering (PANO Members)

Hosted by: Stephanie Chapuis, PANO's Membership & Consultant Collaborative Manager

Guest Speaker: Michele Walls, Principal Consultant, MW Strategies LLC

Calling all PANO Members!

In 2014, PANO hosted a listening tour with 20 stops engaging 320 individuals in conversations about nonprofit successes and unique challenges in various regions of the state - and how PANO might help. 10 years later (and counting), we’re still listening! And one thing we’ve heard a lot lately is the desire for more and deeper connection.

This month, we've invited Michele Walls, Principal Consultant at MW Strategies LLC, Standards for Excellence Consultant and member of PANO's Consultant Collaborative, to lead a discussion all about Fundraising. As we enter the final quarter of the calendar year, typically the busiest time of year for fundraising, how are things going for your organization? What is finding success? What are the current concerns? How do you make the most out of what is going well? How do you quickly correct what is not?

Got a topic in mind for a future gathering? You can share those, too, at the same link (here), along with any recommendations for time of year for the discussion and suggested facilitators.

So, PANO Members, brew up your favorite morning beverage and then let's brew up some community together!

Single Login Cost:
FREE for PANO Members | Not-Yet Members, look out for other opportunities to join us throughout the year. For now, we appreciate your grace and understanding while we experiment with something new.

Terms of Participation
Your registration entitles you to a single login. Please do not share the login information with others, as it may interfere with your ability to join. If multiple individuals from your organization would like to participate, please register each person separately.

Materials & Login Instructions:
Materials (PowerPoint and other handouts), along with instructions on how to login, will be emailed to attendees a day or two prior to the program date. PANO uses Zoom as our virtual gathering platform; you can familiarize yourself with Zoom and/or join a test meeting prior to these sessions.

This program will be recorded for internal purposes only. If you’d like to attend but can’t make the date, look out for future gatherings at Café PANO!

About the Member Benefit:

PANO is the statewide membership organization supporting the thousands of nonprofits that serve millions of people in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. While other associations cater to specific nonprofit trades, PANO is the only one that supports PA’s nonprofit sector as a collective whole. And THAT is the number one benefit of joining PANO – connection to other nonprofit professionals! Yes, the discounts on trainings, free Standards for Excellence resources, discounted products and services, and other benefits are great, too, but the true value of a network like this is that you are not alone. Together, we are 25,000 voices strong.

Learn more about PANO membership here and, if you're not already a member, join today!