The Annual Peer to Peer Professional Forum | P2P Forum | 27 February 2019 | Hilton New Orleans Riverside, 2 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

The Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum (formerly the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council) was launched in May 2007 to support the professionals who manage the events that raise in excess of $1 billion a year for American charities

Here’s our “elevator description”: The Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum supports the thousands of professional who manage peer-to-peer fundraising programs that engage millions of people to raise billions for good causes. Our conference and workshops, webinars and online services provide access to practical information on producing more successful programs, valuable contacts and recognition for outstanding work.

We remain energized by our work supporting event managers with benchmarking statistics and best practice information that helps accelerate their progress.

Our annual Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Thirty ranking by revenue of the largest athletic event fundraising programs has quickly become the most cited piece of research in this field.

In 2008, we added an award program: The Cash, Sweat & Tears Award recognizes an inspiring volunteer participant.

Everyone interested in the field can get a glimpse into the latest news by subscribing to our free monthly Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum newsletter

To take full advantage of all we have to offer, we suggest you become a Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Member – Individuals who join the P2P membership program receive free admission to Insider Insight webinars, premium access to P2P research, and other valuable benefits. Nonprofit organizations, agencies, consultants and suppliers who join receive all of those benefits PLUS a page in our Marketplace and free job listings.

2019 Speakers:

Wendy Vizek
Senior Director, Constituent Events, Alzheimer's Association

Kerrien Suarez
Executive Director, Equity in the Center

Kendra Sinclair
North American Nonprofits Manager, Facebook

Chris Baylis
President and CEO, The Sponsorship Collective

Todd Baylis
CEO & Co-Founder, Qgiv

Heather A. Beck
​Senior Director, Fundraising and Development, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Courtney Bugler
Director, Race for the Cure Series, Susan G. Komen

Mariela Castillo
​Director of Special Events, St. Baldrick’s Foundation

Karen Cincotti
Assistant Director Web & Operations, Roswell Park Alliance Foundation

Randi Corey
National Director of Special Events, Hydrocephalus Association

Claire Daniels
Strategy Director, massive ltd

Tracy Earll
​National Director, National Hemophilia Foundation

Allison Fine
Author, Civic & Social Organization

Colleen Healy Fitzgerald
Managing Partner and CFO, OP 3

Lan Freitag
​Community Fundraising Manager, Children's Cancer Research Fund

Amy Ganderson
Director of Digital Marketing, March of Dimes

Terence Gerchberg
Vice President for Runner Engagement, Back on My Feet

Matt Glass
Partner, Chief Creative Officer, Eventage

Erica Helphand
Owner, Managing Partner & COO, OP 3

David Hessekiel
Founder and President, Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum

Kristy Kaufmann
Co-Founder & ​Executive Director, Code of Support Foundation

Mike Lamma
Senior Vice President for Development and Field Management
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Tara Lashley

Deanna van Lear
Kidney Walk National Director, National Kidney Foundation

Colleen Legge
Principal Consultant, Charity Dynamics

Melissa Lewis
​Northern California Director, ​AIDS/LifeCycle

Andrea Marlar
Senior Director, Special Events, Boston Children's Hospital

Marion Martin
​Executive Director, Texas Mamma Jamma Ride

Marcie Maxwell
Director of Chapter Event Fundraising, Make-A-Wish® America

Ted McCartan
Director of Community Engagement, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation

Robyn Mendez
Principal Product Marketer, Blackbaud

Bob Merrill
Senior Vice President, Team In Training, Procurement, and Business Transformation
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Gary Metcalf
Co-Founder, President, Cadence Sports, Inc.

Kevin Molloy
Manager, Corporate Philanthropy and Charitable Gaming, Direct Relief

Myrna Mulholland
​ VP Integrated Fundraising, JDRF

Rebel Neary
Head of Marketing, CauseForce

Eric Okimoto
COO, boodle AI

Mandy O’Neill
​Chief Strategist, ​ConnectedNonprofit

Miguel Perez
Chief Operating Officer, Pelotonia

Kendra Sinclair
North American Nonprofits Manager, Facebook

Shana Spencer
Director, Brand Marketing, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation

Jillian Stewart
Founder & CEO, Peerworks Consulting

Kerrien Suarez
Executive Director, Equity in the Center

Alyssa Sweetman
Charity Program Manager, Twitch

Colleen Veldt
Director of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising, Covenant House International

Casey Venella
Director of National Events and Communication, Back on My Feet

Wendy Vizek
Senior Director, Constituent Events, Alzheimer's Association

Michael Wasserman
CEO & Co-Founder, Tiltify

Mary Beth Westmoreland
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Blackbaud

Cindy Yomantas
AVP Walk MS Event Experience, ​National Multiple Sclerosis Society

2019 Sponsors:

PRINCIPAL SPONSOR:
• blackbaud

MAJOR SPONSORS:
• charityDYNAMICS
• DonorDrive
• event360

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR SPONSOR:
• eventage

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• boodleAI
• SCADENCE SPORTS
• CAUSEFORCE
• Classy
• crowdrise
• Double Donation
• frontstream
• GATHER VOICES
• gofundraise
• HALO
• HUSTLE
• IRONMAN
• Leslie Jordan
• OP3
• Qgiv
• Rallybound
• RunSignUp
• TILTIFY

MEDIA SPONSOR:
• PHILANTHOROPY