Raising Money Through Bequests: How Your Organization Can Profit from the Biggest Intergenerational Transfer of Wealth in History

David has enjoyed a varied career in the nonprofit world, spanning more than 20 years in management positions with Jewish Community Centers, hospitals and health systems. One of his most meaningful experiences was serving as an adjunct consultant for US AID in Croatia on behalf of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor Foundation. Development, marketing, relationship building and creativity have always been primary elements of these experiences. Since forming David Valinsky Associates (DVA) in 1998, he and his team have continued to work with hospitals, social service agencies, religious groups, legal foundations and arts organizations on capital and endowments campaigns, planned giving, and strategic development planning. David has degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and has earned the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy© (CAP©) professional designation from the American College. He and his wife, Lorrie Rosenberg Valinsky, an audiologist, live in Bexley, Ohio. They have one daughter, Alexandra, who is currently a student at Northwestern University. David can be reached at www.davidvalinksi.com.David Valinsky is the author of 'Raising Money Through Bequests: How Your Organization Can Profit from the Biggest Intergenerational Transfer of Wealth in History', published 2007 under ISBN 9781889102290 and ISBN 1889102296.