Moshe Hecht is a philanthropic futurist and innovator who has made significant contributions to the world of charitable giving through technology. As a co-founder of a global crowdfunding platform, he helped over 8,000 organizations raise more than $3 billion. 

In 2021, Moshe founded HATCH.AI, the first-of-its-kind Giving Intelligence Platform. HATCH is an AI-powered portal for Nonprofits to streamline and maximize their impact in the world of giving. The company uses Altruistic Intelligence™, leveraging publicly available 3rd party data, machine learning, and AI predictive modeling to generate comprehensive donor profiles.

Moshe's dedication to advancing philanthropy through technology has earned him recognition, including the Nonprofit Technology Professional of the Year award from Nonprofit Pro. His insights on the future of giving have been published in prominent publications such as Forbes, Guidestar, Nonprofit Pro, Nonprofit Quarterly, and eJewishPhilanthropy.

Throughout his career, Moshe has worked with some of the world's most prominent nonprofits to revolutionize their digital donation infrastructures. He also makes angel investments in technology that services the nonprofit and corporate giving markets.

HATCH has raised $5 million in seed funding from prominent investors. The company's mission is to create a society of intelligent contributors who perpetually add value to individual, communal, and societal life.

Moshe is known for his innovative thinking and describes himself as "delusional, passionate, and driven". Outside of his professional endeavors, he is an aspiring triathlete and marathoner, having completed two half Ironman races and numerous marathons. He often combines his athletic pursuits with fundraising efforts for his favorite charities.

Laura is a senior research analyst at Bates College. She started at Bates in a Gift Planning role in 2016, then transferred to the Research Department in 2018, although she still supports and collaborates with her Gift Planning colleagues as their assigned researcher. NEDRA awarded her the Heather Reisz Memorial Scholarship Award in 2019. She lives in Auburn, Maine, with her cat Dolly. 

Jennifer has worked in philanthropy full-time since 2011, after first being introduced to fundraising as a student caller at the College of William and Mary. She held various roles within prospect research and management, program administration and leadership annual giving at the University of Virginia and George Washington University, and within prospect research and stewardship at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA before beginning her current role as Program Director, Prospect Research with Humane World for Animals (then called the Humane Society of the United States) in September 2023. Prospect research has been Jennifer’s primary professional interest and area of specialization for a total of 11 years. At Humane World for Animals, Jennifer leads the Prospect Development team in providing donor intelligence to the CEO, senior staff and frontline fundraisers in a variety of formats, while supporting prospect discovery efforts and the team’s overall strategy.

Jennifer has been involved with Apra’s Content Development Committee and its predecessor committees for a total of eight years, beginning in 2013. Outside of work, Jennifer adores spending time with her rescued toy poodle, Debbie (estimated to be 14 years old) and her fiance, Michael.

Candra Ilse (she/her) has 15+ years of experience providing donor intelligence and streamlining fundraising operations. During her 12 years at the International Rescue Committee, she led teams across prospect research and prospect management supporting revenue growth of high-value fundraising teams from $60M to $280M+ annually. Now through her consultancy, Fundwell Solutions, she brings that experience to mission-driven organizations, partnering to provide research and insights and build scalable, strategic prospect development systems. Candra attended Bucknell University and received an MLIS from LIU. She is a champion of spontaneous dance parties, lover of running, and proud wife and mom of three.

Michael has worked with higher education institutions as a fundraising trainer and consultant for the past 10 years. Michael has over 10 years of direct fundraising experience holding a variety of roles, from director of development to grant writer to donor relations, but the majority of her time was spent in the prospect research/manager role. She has also worked with a variety of organizations, ranging from non-profits to faith-based to higher education. Taking a break from fundraising before her current position, she taught Information Literacy and Research Skills at the community college level. With her background in library and information science and prospect research, Michael has honed the skills of organizing information and resources to help create more streamlined processes and develop improved best practices. Throughout her career, she has remained passionate about empowering people to use technology and information to make better decisions and drive towards improved results. Michael holds a B.A. in communications from Saginaw Valley State University and Masters in Library and Information Science from Dominican University/St. Catherine University. She served on the Apra-MN chapter board from 2021-2023.

Clay (the “T.” is silent) has been developing organizations and advancing missions for over thirty years. He’s held just about every position in nonprofit fundraising and communications from Grant Writer to Chief Development Officer and everything in between. He’s a wide-eyed optimist about the power of generosity to change the world and focuses primarily on individual giving, strategic planning, teaching and training, storytelling, and building systems that support and empower successful, ethical fundraising. Clay is the founder and principal of TCB Fundraising, creator of the Fundraiser’s Planner, and co-host of the #1 ranked fundraising podcast “Fundraising is Funny.”

Cannon Brooke, founder of BROOKE Solutions, specializes in data-driven insights for nonprofits of all sizes. Building on his extensive experience, he integrates creativity and analytics to offer prospect identification, wealth analysis, giving trends, and engagement strategy services to organizations throughout the United States. Cannon has served in leadership roles at Chapman University, the University of Hawaii Foundation, and Hawaii Pacific Health, where he spearheaded successful prospect research for annual giving programs, capital projects, comprehensive campaigns, and legacy giving. He's been a guest on several podcasts and webinars, featured in publications like The Major Gifts Reports and Successful Fundraising, and is a board member of The California Advancement Researchers Association and Chairs APRA's Executive Leadership Cohort committee.

Lauren has been a member of the Data Intelligence team at Blackbaud for the last three and a half years as a Sr. Strategic Consultant. She previously served as the Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving at Penn State University, Abington Campus.  She has enjoyed a 16-year career in development, specializing in both K-12 and higher education.  Driven by a deep passion for education, she believes in making education more accessible and affordable for all students. Throughout her career she has remained focused on increasing donor participation and retention through intentional relationship building, impactful event production, donor database management, and donor stewardship. 

Lauren holds her undergraduate degree in Political Science from The George Washington University, and a master’s degree from Ashford University in Public Administration. She also holds a certificate in Nonprofit Management from Harvard University. In her downtime, Lauren enjoys spending time with family, including her ornery dog Gigi, and volunteering with her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.  

Lauren Taylor serves as a customer success manager at Windfall, where she leverages her expertise in partner success and client strategy. With over two years at Windfall, Taylor has played key roles in customer and partner management.

  Prior to Windfall, she held senior positions at FreeWill and Fred Hutch, specializing in planned giving and outreach. Taylor holds a degree in Spanish and communication studies from Central College, enriching her diverse experience in customer success and nonprofit partnerships.

Dan Hoff is a skilled senior product manager at Windfall, where he leads the development of innovative wealth intelligence solutions. With a focus on driving product initiatives, Hoff works closely with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency.

  His background in biomedical engineering and product management enables him to create solutions that address customer needs while optimizing business operations. Hoff holds a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from Brown University.

Ligia’s superpower is helping nonprofits design data-driven and evidence-based legacy strategies so they may raise more funds for their mission. She has held her CFRE designation since 2007 and is President of GlobetrottingFundraiser where she merges her passion for travel, capacity building, and legacy fundraising by working with charities around the globe.

Ligia is also pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Kent where she is researching the role that trust and confidence plays in legacy fundraising. As an AFP Master Trainer, she’s trained countless fundraisers around the globe by enthusiastically sharing her knowledge by empowering nonprofit professionals to think about legacies differently through creativity and innovation. 

Marissa Maybee is the Director of Nonprofit Customer Success at Windfall. Her team helps Windfall’s 800+ nonprofit customers leverage the power of data science to design fundraising outreach and segmentation strategies. Marissa has more than a decade of experience working at the intersection of nonprofit strategy and data science and holds an MBA from Georgetown University

Gabriella Snow is an Account Executive at Windfall, collaborating with clients to harness data-driven insights for their success. With six years of SaaS sales experience in various roles, she has developed a comprehensive understanding of the sales process. Gabriella is committed to empowering organizations through innovative solutions and holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago.