Chris
Carter "KRIS KAR-ter"
President, Candela Strategies
Chris is a dedicated non-profit fundraising and marketing veteran with more than 25 years of experience. Chris has hands-on expertise in all areas of fundraising from integrated marketing, digital, direct response television, and social media to legacy and major giving.
Chris has had the pleasure of working with some of the world’s biggest non-profit brands including Amnesty International, The Nature Conservancy, Greenpeace, UNHCR, and St. Jude’s. His work has raised countless millions of dollars and unlocked hundreds of thousands of new donors.
Chris is an in-demand speaker. Regularly speaking at AFP, NTEN and Bridge. When he’s not passionately raising money for worthy causes Chris loves to travel and enjoys the arts.
Chris runs Junction59’s full-service fundraising, marketing and management agency, Candela Strategies.