Heather Hill CFRE
USA
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President
Chapel & York
Heather Hill CFRE is a seasoned nonprofit leader and AFP Master Trainer, experienced in several areas of the philanthropic sector. With over two decades of nonprofit experience, she has an extensive background in leadership and management, fundraising, marketing and communications, grant seeking, strategic planning and analytics. She currently serves as president of Chapel & York. A highly rated international speaker, she is passionate about giving back to the profession as a thought leader and volunteer. She has held the CFRE credential since 2009, is past chair of the CFRE international board of directors and former chair of Rogare.
Areas of interest
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Fundraising strategy and management.
Rogare involvement
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Rogare chair 2019-24
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Council member 2025 to date​
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Member of Critical Fundraising Network 2020 to date
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Project leader – Donor Dominance
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Project team member and author – Gender Issues in Fundraising (leader for Phase 2) and Critical Fundraising blogger:
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Improving workplace and leadership equity (with Elizabeth Dale) - in the Blueprint paper
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Co-author of green paper on the ethics of commission-based pay.
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Member of project group assessing the state of scholarship into fundraising ethics (not yet on website).
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Project team member and co-author – Ethics of Legacy Fundraising During Emergencies
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Project team member – Critical Fundraising (USA) Report
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Author: Defining standards for fundraising
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Critical Fundraising blogger
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Co-editor – fundraising ethics special issue of Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing
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Contributor to I am a Critical Fundraiser manifesto
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Contributor – Theory of Change working group
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Panel member – epistemology in fundraising, AFP I-Con 2018
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Member of International Advisory Panel 2015-20.
