Community Ventures 2001 Presenters
Kim Klein
Kim Klein is known internationally for her work as a fundraising trainer and consultant. She has written several books about fundraising, her latest titled Fundraising for the Long Haul, and is best known for adapting traditional fundraising techniques for use by organizations with small budgets. Klein has been involved with fundraising as staff, volunteer, board member and consultant. She has provided training and consultation in all 50 states and 16 countries.

Laura Hundley, Esq.
Ms. Hundley is a partner at The Eric J. Kramer Company, a Boulder-based wealth management firm for high net worth individuals. She assists clients with tax and estate planning and charitable planned giving matters. Prior to joining The Eric J. Kramer Company, Ms. Hundley practiced as a tax and estate planning attorney at Holland & Hart LLP, in Boulder. Ms. Hundley delivers frequent presentations on charitable giving and estate planning topics. She is currently Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation.

John G. Neville, Esq.
Mr. Neville specializes in split interest trusts and family holding companies and is a frequent speaker before professional and civic groups on charitable giving techniques and other estate planning topics. He counsels philanthropically motivated clients in the establishment of charitable remainder trusts and charitable lead trusts, as well as the formation and operation of private foundations, supporting organizations and other tax-exempt entities.

Colleen Conant
Ms. Conant is the Editor and Publisher of the Daily Camera. An active member of the professional community, she is a member of the Colorado Press Association Board of Directors as well as a Scripps Howard Foundation Trustee. Ms. Conant has received many distinctions, including the Boulder Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year in 1999 and the William R. Burleigh Award for Distinguished Community Service in 2000.

Allen Sparkman
Mr. Sparkman has practiced tax law, business law, and nonprofit organization law for over twenty-five years and is currently in private practice in Boulder and Denver. He represents several nonprofit organizations throughout Colorado and is on the legal committee of The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County. He was a principal drafter of Colorado's current nonprofit statute and is a co-author of "An Overview of the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act” published in the September 1997 issue of The Colorado Lawyer.

Russel D. Roybal
Russell D. Roybal is the National Training Officer for the Denver-based Gill Foundation, whose mission is to secure equal opportunity for all people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. He is the senior trainer for the foundation's technical assistance and training department, OutGiving. Russell is an experienced development professional, having served as development officer and director for local and national nonprofit organizations. He is also a senior consultant with the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training, a nonprofit training group focused on building the fundraising skills of people of color. Russell puts the "fun" in fundraising!

Steve Graham
Steve Graham is currently the Executive Director of the Community Resource Center (CRC), a Denver-based nonprofit organization which serves as an educational resource to individuals and nonprofit organizations. He has an extensive background in the nonprofit sector with twenty-eight years in positions as community organizer, program director, fundraiser, and executive director for environmental, housing, community action, and peace and justice organizations. Graham also works as a consultant and trainer with organizations throughout the Rocky Mountains and Midwest.

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