About This Event
Join us for an engaging panel discussion with these incredible Central PA leaders who will share their real-world strategies for planning and promoting successful events. You’ll receive tips for attendee conversion, ways to create event “hype,” and several other actionable takeaways.
Kate Harmon
Senior Community Fundraising Specialist, Michael J. Fox Foundation
Kate Harmon is a Senior Community Fundraising Specialist at The Michael J. Fox Foundation and supports DIY events across the East Coast. While she's only been at the Foundation for a year and a half, Kate has been a Team Fox fundraiser for over 18 years. Her father, Bob, passed last year after living with Parkinson's. She promised him she wouldn't stop until there's a cure. In a previous career, Kate was both a newspaper reporter and editor, and did marketing and events for many York City nonprofits - including the three years she ran Give Local York, York's biggest day of online fundraising. When she's not doing all the things, she's either watching crime shows or helping run other restaurant or beer and wine events in the county.
Cindy Minnich
Special Events & Communications Coordinator, The Salvation Army Harrisburg
Cindy Minnich began her career with The Salvation Army Harrisburg in 2012 as a Development Assistant and advanced to the role of Special Events and Communication Coordinator in 2015. In this capacity, she oversees the organization’s annual fundraising initiatives, including the Spring Celebration event and Shoe Strut, the area’s largest fundraising networking luncheon. Cindy also coordinates WIN (Women INvolved), a networking and service group dedicated to supporting the mission of The Salvation Army Harrisburg. Outside of her professional role, she serves as a consultant and social media manager for her husband Scott’s marriage counseling practice, The Marriage Mechanic. Cindy and Scott raised three children and now enjoy empty-nest life in Mechanicsburg, where they share their home with two Maine Coon cats.
Tasha Frey
Director of Development, DVSCP
Tasha Frey is the Director of Development for Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties (DVSCP). She oversees the organization’s fundraising initiatives, grant writing, social media, and external communications. With more than 20 years of experience in marketing and communications—including a decade in the nonprofit sector—Tasha collaborates closely with donors, volunteers, and community partners to sustain DVSCP’s mission and ensure survivors have access to free, life-saving services.
Moderator
Jess Vinton
Director of Development, Brethren Housing Association
Jessica Vinton (she/her) has an extensive background in nonprofit fundraising. For over a decade, she has worked in a variety of development roles at organizations with missions ranging from STEM and art education to animal welfare, housing, and direct basic needs services. Jessica currently serves as the Director of Development at Brethren Housing Association in Harrisburg, PA. She graduated from Kutztown University with a BA in Theater and minors in Women’s Studies and Public Relations and later completed her Secondary Education certification in English. When she's not writing grants or teaching others how to write grants, Jessica loves spending time with her family, including her husband and daughter, three rescue pups, and two rescue turtles.
About This Event
Join us for an engaging panel discussion with these incredible Central PA leaders who will share their real-world strategies for planning and promoting successful events. You’ll receive tips for attendee conversion, ways to create event “hype,” and several other actionable takeaways.
Kate Harmon
Senior Community Fundraising Specialist, Michael J. Fox Foundation
Kate Harmon is a Senior Community Fundraising Specialist at The Michael J. Fox Foundation and supports DIY events across the East Coast. While she's only been at the Foundation for a year and a half, Kate has been a Team Fox fundraiser for over 18 years. Her father, Bob, passed last year after living with Parkinson's. She promised him she wouldn't stop until there's a cure. In a previous career, Kate was both a newspaper reporter and editor, and did marketing and events for many York City nonprofits - including the three years she ran Give Local York, York's biggest day of online fundraising. When she's not doing all the things, she's either watching crime shows or helping run other restaurant or beer and wine events in the county.
Cindy Minnich
Special Events & Communications Coordinator, The Salvation Army Harrisburg
Cindy Minnich began her career with The Salvation Army Harrisburg in 2012 as a Development Assistant and advanced to the role of Special Events and Communication Coordinator in 2015. In this capacity, she oversees the organization’s annual fundraising initiatives, including the Spring Celebration event and Shoe Strut, the area’s largest fundraising networking luncheon. Cindy also coordinates WIN (Women INvolved), a networking and service group dedicated to supporting the mission of The Salvation Army Harrisburg. Outside of her professional role, she serves as a consultant and social media manager for her husband Scott’s marriage counseling practice, The Marriage Mechanic. Cindy and Scott raised three children and now enjoy empty-nest life in Mechanicsburg, where they share their home with two Maine Coon cats.
Tasha Frey
Director of Development, DVSCP
Tasha Frey is the Director of Development for Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties (DVSCP). She oversees the organization’s fundraising initiatives, grant writing, social media, and external communications. With more than 20 years of experience in marketing and communications—including a decade in the nonprofit sector—Tasha collaborates closely with donors, volunteers, and community partners to sustain DVSCP’s mission and ensure survivors have access to free, life-saving services.
Moderator
Jess Vinton
Director of Development, Brethren Housing Association
Jessica Vinton (she/her) has an extensive background in nonprofit fundraising. For over a decade, she has worked in a variety of development roles at organizations with missions ranging from STEM and art education to animal welfare, housing, and direct basic needs services. Jessica currently serves as the Director of Development at Brethren Housing Association in Harrisburg, PA. She graduated from Kutztown University with a BA in Theater and minors in Women’s Studies and Public Relations and later completed her Secondary Education certification in English. When she's not writing grants or teaching others how to write grants, Jessica loves spending time with her family, including her husband and daughter, three rescue pups, and two rescue turtles.