The Team
The people behind the science.
A small, focused team built around a simple idea: fundraising is a science, and organizations that treat it that way raise more
The Core Team
Brian, Sami, and Chad.
Three people. They have the skills for every occasion.
Brian Gawor, CFRE, is a 25-year nonprofit veteran who has helped raise over $1 billion for causes across education, faith, international peace, and human services. The founder of Giving Geek Consulting and creator of the Donation Equation, he brings data-driven strategy and a researcher's rigor to organizations ready to transform their fundraising.
Sami Zoss is a nonprofit advancement professional and MBA whose decade of foundation and development work spans the University of South Dakota, Miami University, and Dakota State University — where she served as COO and acting CEO of the DSU Foundation. She is a co-author of The Donation Equation and founder of Zoss Collaborations.
Chad Bonaker is a Stanford-trained writer, project manager, and video producer whose work in venture philanthropy pitch content has set records for giving. At Giving Geek, he owns the language, the production, and the follow-through — writing proposals, producing donor-facing media, facilitating meetings, and keeping every engagement moving from first conversation to close.
