Award-winning thought leader in fundraising auctions, professional auctioneer and consultant, Kathy Kingston has raised millions of dollars for non-profit organizations across the country for over 25 years. Whether providing training and coaching to auctioneers, consulting to not-for-profit executives or their boards, or deploying one of their award-winning team of professional auctioneers, Kingston offers one-stop shopping to organizations who want record-breaking auction results.

In this podcast, Kathy talks about the most important strategies to market a successful fundraising event, as well as the most common mistake non-profit organizations often make when it comes to fundraising.

David Uribe develops strategic, creative digital marketing solutions for business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies, and traditional advertising and PR firms. Prior to joining Interaktiva, he led digital marketing campaigns at Universal McCann and Zubi Advertising, as well as managing campaigns for Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, and Sony Ericsson.

Kathryn Ullrich, the author of Getting to the Top: Strategies for Career Success, specializes in the recruitment of VPs of marketing, product management, sales and consulting roles for technology and services companies. She also serves as the Director of Alumni Career Services at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Kelli Richards is a trailblazer in the digital music and media areas with more than 20 years of senior-level experience. As the CEO of The All Access Group, she facilitates strategic business opportunities in digital distribution between technology companies, artists and celebrities, film studios, record labels, and consumer brand companies in order to foster new revenue streams and deliver compelling consumer experiences.

Eric Gruber is an article marketing expert who creates online marketplace opportunities for small business owners who want to get more website traffic, prospects and profits. His own articles are published on About.com, SiteProNews, MarketingProfs and in publications like Home Business Magazine.

Erik Pelton is the founder of Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC, a boutique trademark law firm in Falls Church, VA. Prior to starting the firm, Erik worked for two years as an examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office. In more than a decade of private practice, he’s registered in excess of 1500 US trademarks for clients, represented dozens of parties in Trademark Trial and Appeal Board disputes, and practices before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Val Swisher is the founder and CEO of Content Rules, Inc., which helps organizations create content that is global ready. She is a past member of the Society for Technical Communication and the Localization Industry Standards Association and a frequent speaker on how to create, standardize and get your content ready for the demands of the global marketplace. She has previously held management positions in technical documentation and training at SynOptics and 3Com.