Fundraising is tough. Let's learn from each other.


The Nonprofit Marketing Consortium is a quarterly virtual meetup of nonprofit marketing professionals from across the country. The purpose of the group is to share ideas and learn from each other via presented content and networking. It is by invitation only and free of charge.

Q2 2023 Speaker
Thursday May 18, 12PM-1PM CST

Katie Krebs Howlett
Director of Marketing
Special Olympics Minnesota

Katie Howlett is the Director of Marketing at Special Olympics Minnesota and the Polar Plunge is their biggest fundraiser. All funds raised by Plungers help Special Olympics Minnesota provide year-round training and services to thousands of athletes with intellectual disabilities across the state. Learn more about this extreme sport and the extreme results they achieved for the event and the supporting campaigns that built awareness and engagement.

Nonprofit Marketing Consortium is facilitated by Cory Docken. Cory serves as President of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Marketing Association and is past president of the Minnesota Health Strategy and Communications Network. His daytime job is Business Development Director with Imagewerks Marketing, an agency with deep expertise in the Nonprofit sector. He has a 25-year career working with agencies, helping drive growth for some of the top brands in the world.


Fundraising is TOUGH. Let's learn from each other.