Stu on Stewardship

Stu on Stewardship will explore the four key fundamentals of donor stewardship and will then delve into how organizations can approach stewardship as an integral part of the overall fundraising cycle.  The session will include a discussion on best-practices for capturing stewardship data, the most effective ways to use data to support stewardship activities, and why effective stewardship relies on quality data.

About the Speaker

Stuart (‘Stu’) Manewith joined the Omatic Software team in December, 2015 as the Director of Professional Services.  He is a veteran in the field of development and fundraising as well as nonprofit financial management and technology consulting.  Before Omatic, Stu worked for 13 years at Blackbaud, focusing on The Raiser’s Edge, Financial Edge, and Blackbaud CRM implementations to large human services, faith-based, federated (chapter-based), and community-focused organizations.  Prior to his time at Blackbaud, Stu served in senior fundraising, program management, and financial management positions at two St. Louis-based non-profits:  Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation and Theta Xi Fraternity/Foundation.  His professional areas of expertise include nonprofit business process improvement and effectively integrating development office and finance office operations.  Stu has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Washington University.  A Chicago native, he resides in St. Louis, Missouri.