Presentations

Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Workshop Leader

Bruce DeBoskey, J.D. is an experienced, knowledgeable, entertaining and dynamic speaker available to keynote and lead workshops at your next nonprofit, association, foundation, club or business event. A former trial lawyer, Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League's Mountain States Office, and the founder of The DeBoskey Group, Bruce has important and cutting edge information about philanthropy to share with your group.

A recent comment on one of Bruce's keynote presentations:

“It is rare to find someone who combines a deep technical understanding of the field of philanthropy with personal experience, passion, and soaring inspiration – but that is exactly who Bruce DeBoskey is and what he does when he delivers a keynote address.  Whether he is talking to a room of seasoned professionals, sophisticated donors or those coming to explore the ever-evolving world of philanthropy, Bruce leaves his audience informed, motivated and ready to do even more to make an impact.  It is always a professional and personal privilege to be in his company.”
 
Christine Benero
President and CEO
Mile High United Way

A recent workshop for donors of The Summit Foundation, a community foundation in Breckenridge, Colorado, led to this comment:

"Bruce DeBoskey recently conducted a workshop titled “Tools for Effective Philanthropy for Families and Individuals” for The Summit Foundation.  Workshop participants found Bruce’s presentation to be passionate, engaging and valuable.  He demonstrated excellent current experience and knowledge of the subject and field of philanthropy. The workshop tools he provided were very useful and well received.   I highly recommend Bruce’s presentation to any community foundation seeking to engage its donors in meaningful philanthropic planning.  Two thumbs up!"

Lee Zimmerman
Executive Director
The Summit Foundation

Topics Include:

  • Major Gift and Corporate Philanthropy from the Donor's Perspective
  • Women and Philanthropy -The changing face of giving
  • Corporate Philanthropy - Helping the world and the bottom Line
  • How to Improve Employee Engagement through Community Investment
  • Ten Steps to Effective Philanthropy for Families & Individuals
  • Ten Steps to Effective Philanthropy for Corporations
  • The Generational Lens - How Different Generations View the World...and Giving
  • This is Not Your Father's Philanthropy - how it has changed in the 21st century
  • What will Your Legacy Be? - How philanthropy helps answer the question
  • From Generation to Generation - Involving your children and grandchildren in family giving
  • NextGen Philanthropy - Changing the world through younger eyes
  • Maimonides' Ancient Ladder of Giving - A guide to modern philanthropy
  • Effective Philanthropy - How to find the best nonprofit partners

Here are some more reviews of Bruce's recent keynote presentations:

"Our national annual meeting attendees are still talking about Bruce's session! His deep knowledge of philanthropy, dynamic presentation and engaging style challenged our participants to think deeply about how to transform communications and relationships with their donors. I highly recommend Bruce as a speaker on philanthropy and look forward to having him return."
Valerie Pletcher
Director, Station Development Services, Public Broadcasting System (PBS)

"Bruce DeBoskey's keynote address to major gift fund-raising professionals was a true highlight at our international conference. In preparing his remarks, Bruce clearly took the time to understand the audience and prepare a message perfectly crafted. He was succinct, well organized, dynamic, and impactful. Importantly, Bruce presented new and insightful information on emerging trends. We'll definitely invite him back for more!"
Susan Peirce
Executive Director of Development, Nova Southeastern University
CASE Conference Organizer

"Engaging, Enlightening, Energizing - in just three words it's easy to summarize Bruce DeBoskey's presentation 'Major Gift and Corporate Philanthropy from the Donor's Perspective.' Bruce provides a knowledgeable and objective voice - representing the changing world of philanthropy and providing a clear understanding of how fundraisers and major donors can work together to understand and achieve a vision for a better community."
Stacey Saggese
Co-Founder /Development Director, Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute

“Bruce presented 10 Steps to Effective Philanthropy at a January 2014 Rotary Club Of Denver lunch meeting.  He educated Members about strategies that we can use to make meaningful philanthropic changes on both personal and club-wide levels.  Bruce was engaging, effective, and compelling and gave members useful, practical information that could immediately make a difference in our philanthropic practices.”
Melinda Quiat
CEO, Quiat Companies, LLC


"Bruce's recent presentation to our Board of Directors was tremendously inspiring to the leaders of our organization. He is a strategic thinker who understands and clearly and passionately communicates the incredible value of board engagement and philanthropy to the success of charitable organizations like The Women's Foundation of Colorado. Bruce's creative, dynamic and straightforward approach has everyone focused on what is most critical to supporting our mission. We're grateful for the time Bruce spent with us and look forward to having him back again!"
Louise C. Atkinson
President & CEO, The Women's Foundation of Colorado

“Bruce’s presentation at our 2014 Annual Agency Endowment Briefing was the perfect addition to our program. Our audience of nonprofit representatives thoroughly enjoyed his talk and we received many compliments on his presentation. Bruce is insightful, engaging, and knowledgeable, and he delivers information that is useful and compelling. We would highly recommend him as a speaker.
Ray Caraway
President, Community Foundation of Northern Colorado

"I've had the pleasure of being Bruce's colleague for more than a decade and have heard him speak many times. Bruce is a dynamic and compelling public speaker. His work with individuals, families, foundations and corporations on philanthropy has given him a uniquely deep perspective on the topic. I give him "Two thumbs up!" as a speaker for your next event. "
Doug Seserman
President and CEO, Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado

"Bruce is a charismatic and powerful speaker who gives important insights into the world of philanthropy and nonprofit giving. He engages the audience from start to finish. Bruce received rave reviews from our conference for his ability to educate and entertain."
Martin Walsh
Vice President, Innovest Portfolio Solutions LLC
Sponsor, 2013 Rocky Mountain Nonprofit Conference

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The DeBoskey Group
2255 E. 18th Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
United States
Phone: 303.953.3772

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