Frances Roen is a Georgia girl at heart, and has been graciously adopted by beautiful, snowy Minnesota. She is a forty-something daughter, friend, mom, wife, and entrepreneur, and is always on the look-out for a perfectly fried piece of chicken.

Frances is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) with nearly 20 years of experience fundraising, and has raised over $160M for nonprofits across the globe. She holds a Bachelor of Child and Family Development from the University of Georgia, and a M.Ed. in Elementary Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Frances began her career as a first grade teacher in Birmingham, Alabama, then as an
Education Program Coordinator and Corporate Sponsorship Manager at The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis. After three years, Frances left The Bakken Museum to oversee Annual and Major Gifts for Augustana Care Corporation, a $100M health care organization in the Twin Cities. From 2011 to 2019, Frances was the Director of Development and Communications at YouthLink. In this role, she was responsible for raising over $30M in philanthropic giving. Through her work, she oversaw volunteer and communications efforts including an extensive rebrand, managed a successful capital campaign, expanded partnerships, developed signature events, and increased philanthropic investments by nearly 800%.

In 2019, Frances founded Fundraising Sol in an effort to help nonprofit professionals nourish their sols through the joy, connection, and community that a healthy fundraising program can provide. Fundraising Sol operates on the core belief that the health of your team is inextricably linked to the health of your nonprofit.

When Frances isn’t fundraising, she can be found running—very, very slowly—around one of the amazing lakes in the Twin Cities or planning her family’s next adventure.

Links from the Episode:
Fundraising Sol Website: https://www.solfullfundraising.com/
Frances Roen's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesroen/