Podcast Host

About the Host

Elevate

Samantha Swaim and Kristin Steele

Samantha Swaim has more than 20 years of event planning and fundraising expertise. She founded Swaim Strategies, a fundraising event consultancy, in 2004, working internationally with nonprofit organizations to produce impactful events that move missions forward. Samantha is the co-author of “Planning a Successful Major Donor Event” and the founder of the annual Elevate fundraising event conference. She teaches nonprofit professionals the tools they need to elevate their impact through events and has been supporting hundreds of organizations to transition their fundraising events to virtual and hybrid models.