Chas Offutt

Chas Offutt is a senior fundraising and marketing professional with more than 10 years experience in the nonprofit sector. He joined Convio, now Blackbaud, in 2008 and has worked with more than 75 clients across all verticals to develop and implement acquisition campaigns, fundraising strategies, and integrated marketing programs. Prior to his current position, Chas was the Director of Internet Strategy at American Rivers where he was responsible for the management and execution of all online programs.

Chas has spoken at the Association for Fundraising Professionals (Greater Atlanta Chapter), Convio Customer Summit, NTEN, Blackbaud Conference, Forum One Communication's Web Executive Seminar, and other public speaking engagements on a variety of topics including mobile fundraising, generational giving, and online marketing strategies.

Articles by Chas Offutt

Online Giving

Gift Type Parity: An Emerging Best Practice for 2014

Bob Dylan said it best, The Times They Are a-Changin’. Nearly one week away from the 40th anniversary since the [...]

January 3, 2014 | 3 min Read

Digital Marketing

How to Get the Most from December 31st

Donors afford the causes they support a great deal of leniency on December 31st. After all, it is the biggest [...]

December 12, 2013 | 3 min Read

Manager Skills

Live from NTC! A Sneak Peak at the 2013 Online Benchmark Report

Dennis McCarthy and I had the pleasure of presenting Online Benchmarking: What Worked in 2012 at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Minneapolis, MN. Though the full report is not out, we shared the key findings to those who attended in person and online.

April 12, 2013 | 2 min Read