Events

Senior Forum Career Development & Coaching Session


When: 11/12/2026 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Where: 
Humane Society of Charlotte
1348 Parker Drive, Charlotte, NC 28208

Members of AFP Charlotte's Senior Forum are offering free one-on-one conversations and coaching for any member of the AFP Charlotte Chapter who would like to participate.  

November 12
4:00pm-5:30pm
Humane Society of Charlotte, 1348 Parker Drive, Charlotte, NC 28208 
Free for AFP Charlotte Members 

Whether you're seeking general career advice, feedback on your résumé, guidance on budgeting, or support navigating a challenging situation at work, the Career Development Hours session is a great opportunity to talk things through with experienced professionals in a supportive setting. 

Drop in at any time from 4:00-5:30pm to connect with one or more coaches -- no registration required. Thank you to our coaches for this session: Jamie Hayes, CFRE of Joyful Giving LLC, Heather Moeller, CFRE of Children's Home Society of North Carolina, and Donna Stucker, CFRE of the American Humane Society. Read their bios and learn more about this opportunity.
Jamie Hayes serves as the Founder and Principal of Joyful Giving, a boutique fundraising consulting firm based in Charlotte, NC.  With a robust career spanning over 25 years in fundraising leadership, Jamie has successfully raised over $150 million to support diverse causes, including education, healthcare and the arts. 
Through Joyful Giving, Jamie provides both strategic and tactical support to nonprofits in all areas of development, including, but not limited to, board development, major and legacy giving programs, foundation relations and grant writing, corporate giving strategy, and fundraising leadership development.
Jamie studied at Wake Forest University and received her MA and MPA from Indiana University and the Lilly School of Philanthropy.  She has held her CFRE for almost 20 years.
Jamie shares her life with her husband, son, and their two crazy (but lovable) adopted dogs. Her guiding principle is, "to whom much is given, much is expected."
Jamie can be reached at jamie@joyfulgivingllc.com or 404-273-5110. 
Heather Moeller is a fundraising professional with 18 years of experience in nonprofit philanthropy. She currently serves as a Major Gifts Officer with Children's Home Society of North Carolina, where she focuses on major donor relationships, philanthropy strategy, and community engagement. A Charlotte native and longtime nonprofit professional and volunteer, Heather has served with AFP Charlotte, Carolina Raptor Center, KIPP Charlotte, Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools, Keep Mecklenburg Beautiful, Guardian ad Litem, and her alumni association. Heather is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) with a BS from Appalachian State University and certificates in fundraising leadership from The Fundraising School- Lilly School of Philanthropy (IUPUI), Leadership Gift School (IPL), and Wake Forest University. She is passionate about mentoring emerging fundraisers and sharing the lessons, challenges, and successes that have shaped her own career. Heather believes that some of the best professional growth happens through honest conversations and learning from one another.
Donna Stucker is an avid animal lover having served as the Humane Society of Charlotte's Chief Philanthropy officer for 15 years. In that role, she led all philanthropic and marketing initiatives, and secured funds for a capital campaign that funded the organization's state?of?the?art new animal resource center - raising over $60 million over her time with HSC. She currently serves as a Major Gifts Officer for the American Humane Society, a national animal-welfare organization, whose mission is to rescue, care for and protect a myriad of animals nationally and internationally. Donna holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from St. John's University and is a Certified Fundraising Executive.
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