The FOCUS Group
Askala Harris Calhoun is an accomplished fundraising professional currently serving as the Director of Fundraising Training and Consultant at The FOCUS Group, where responsibilities include leading the growth of the Taking Donors Seriously® online e-learning business and delivering effective fundraising coaching. With extensive experience in consulting for nonprofit organizations, Askala has held prominent roles such as Director of Transformative Philanthropy at Augustus Harris Philanthropy and Associate Director of Development and Alumni Relations at The University of Texas at Austin. Askala's expertise encompasses financial and organizational growth, alumni engagement, and strategic fundraising initiatives. Academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Houston and a Management Fundamentals Certificate from The University of Texas at Austin.
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The FOCUS Group
Founded in 1982, The FOCUS Group has served nonprofits for nearly four decades. Our mission is to advance the kingdom of God by building trusting relationships with our clients and providing them with expertise and guidance to accelerate the funding of their vision. Our strategies and counsel are grounded in time-tested principles of relational fundraising with the objective of treating donors as lifelong partners, as opposed to transactional tactics that may maximize results today but are not sustainable long-term.