Book Julie as a speaker for your next event or conference

Julie Ordoñez is a leading major gifts strategist and in-demand executive fundraising coach on a mission to equip leaders with the courage to ask for more and raise billions to solve the world’s most pressing issues. 

With 14 years of experience in major gifts, Julie was the top 1% performer at United Way of Greater Los Angeles, and at LIFT as well as New Story raising $2.5M in her first 12 months in the role in 2022-23. She has coached and trained over 200 nonprofit executives and major gifts teams since 2018 guiding them to raise tens of millions from individuals.

She’s the founder of CourageLab, a 6-week major gifts training for leaders to get the courage and strategy to ask for more and raise major gifts and the host of the top-rated podcast Nonprofit CourageLab which hit #3 on the US nonprofit charts in Sept 2022.

She lives in Pasadena, CA with her husband of 13 years Trey.

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Speaking Fee

DEPENDENT ON LOCATION & TYPE OF SPEAKING OPPORTUNITY

$3k-$10k


Topics Include (but not limited to): 
  • How to Become a Courageous Fundraiser 

  • Why Courage Matters More Than Strategy 

  • Habits of World-Class Major Gifts Fundraisers

  • Leadership in Major Gifts Fundraising 

  • Why Asking For More is Donor Retention 

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Featured nonprofit major gifts consultant and guest blogger on Bloomerang, the donor database trusted by thousands of nonprofits.

Listen to my episodes on the We are for Good Podcast where I join hosts Jonathan McCoy and Becky Endicott in powerful conversations on how to change what you believe, change how you fundraise and change the size of your impact.

Listen to my episode on The Nonprofit Show where I join hosts Julia C. Patrick and Jarrett Ransom for a conversation on how to position your development team to engage and succeed at asking for major gifts.

Listen to my episode on The Addition Live! show where I join hosts Dana Synder for a conversation on how to prioritize individual giving and raising 5 and 6-figure gifts regularly.