Sector Switcher: Krista Kelley, a Leader in Nonprofit Development

Posted as part of Nonprofit Career Month, featuring the diversity
of career opportunities in the nonprofit sector.

Today’s Nonprofit Career Month podcast guest is Krista Kelley, Vice
President of Development at Adelante Development Center in
Albuquerque, one of the largest nonprofits in New Mexico. Adelante
offers community-based services for people who are physically or
mentally disabled, who have chronic neuromuscular diseases, and who
are disabled simply due to the aging process.

Krista has designed and led Adelante’s development department which
has included lobbying, government relations, media campaigns,
capital campaigns, direct mail campaigns, donor development,
planned giving, in-kind donation programs, special events, private
foundation, city, state, and federal grants.

Prior to working for Adelante, Krista worked in both domestic and
international business development and marketing and in business
and operations analysis.

Amy Potthast talks with Krista about developing a new department at
a nonprofit, the adjustment to working in a nonprofit after working
in a business, and the family-friendly potential of many nonprofits
that value work-life balance for their staff members.

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