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SHARON
TRESNON SVENSSON - CFRE
Sharon is President of Essex & Drake
and oversees all client projects as well as the day-to-day
operations of the firm. She takes an active role in many
capital campaigns, feasibility/planning studies, major
gift programs, and development audits. She coordinates
Essex & Drake's free Roundtable Workshops.
Her core philosophy is an abiding belief
in the powerful potential of community volunteers to share
their passion and build significant support for their
organizations. |
For more than two decades, Sharon has assisted nonprofits in
the Bay Area in meeting their goals. She got her start as the
first staff person hired by the San Jose Cleveland Ballet, which
became recognized nationally as the strongest performing arts
co-venture in the country. A notable achievement at the Ballet
was her skill at developing 100% Board participation in fundraising.
During her twelve years of consulting for Essex
& Drake, Sharon has worked on eleven capital campaigns with
goals exceeding $100 million. She has also helped launch many
successful major gift programs for clients.
An active volunteer, Sharon is currently Past
President of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Association of
Fundraising Professionals. She serves as a Board member of the
El Camino Real Episcopal Diocese Foundation Board and has served
on the San Jose City Arts Commission.
Sharon was selected as the "Outstanding Professional
Fundraiser" by the Association of Fundraising Professionals
(AFP) - Silicon Valley Chapter in 2002.
"I love sharing with nonprofit volunteers
their joy and enthusiasm when they are successful in fundraising.
There is nothing so powerful and gratifying as bringing in a
gift for a cause that one feels passionate about."
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