Behind every strong fundraising effort is a strong team — and strong leadership to guide it. Aileen Rosa Sanchez joins Gay and Kristi to talk about the art of building and coaching development teams that truly flourish.

✨ Inside this episode:

• How transformational leaders recruit, train, and inspire

• Practical ways to embed IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity, access) into culture

• Keys to reaching hard-to-reach communities with authenticity
  

🎧 Listen now for strategies to lead with equity, vision, and heart.

Key Topics/Themes: Leadership, development teams, transformational coaching, IDEA values, equity in philanthropy

About Our Guest:

⁠Aileen Rosa Sanchez⁠ is the Senior Director of Philanthropy at Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota and Children's Home. She is a strategy, equity and fund development leader. Aileen’s previous philanthropic portfolio includes Mayo Clinic, the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, and various Twin Cities nonprofits, as well as political and foundation engagement. Aileen helped co-found the Latino Economic Development Center in Minnesota and also the New World School of the Arts Alumni Foundation in her hometown of Miami, Florida. She has also helped build diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at various institutions.

Link: Aileen Rosa Sanchez⁠