2026 Virginia Fund Raising Institute

Shannon Williams serves as Managing Partner at Armstrong McGuire where she helps the team of advisors create winning strategies for their nonprofit partners.

Before joining Armstrong McGuire, she focused on both annual and capital development working with independent schools and human service organizations, including the YMCA of the Triangle—one of the top 5 YMCA’s in the country in terms of revenue. Throughout her career Shannon has... Read More →

Rev. Lindsey Franklin is the Director of Development at Richmond Hill, an urban monastery in Richmond, Virginia praying for the spirit of the city. She began her career in San Francisco at the intersection of technology, philanthropy and social justice before an unexpected call to... Read More →

Kelsey Hawisher-Faul is the Development Coordinator at Richmond Hill, an urban monastery in Richmond, VA that is open to all. A pastor trained at Princeton Theological Seminary, she spent five years in congregational ministry before committing to the Rule of Life at Richmond Hill... Read More →