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This Summer, Tap Into Expert Insight — On Your Terms 

Ask the Experts is AZ Impact for Good’s new, limited-run virtual series designed for busy nonprofit and philanthropy professionals who want fast, personalized guidance without the formality of a webinar. 

Each 1-hour session brings together multiple Business Partner experts, each hosting their own Zoom breakout room—like virtual office hours! Drop in, ask questions, get ideas, and move between rooms to connect with the people who can help move your mission forward. 

✔️Casual. Helpful. High-impact.
✔️No presentation decks; 

Just real-time answers from real experts. New experts will be announced throughout the summer—check back often and register for each session that interests you!

July 24th will have:

Will Morey is Vice President, Senior Benefits Consultant at Benefit Commerce Group an Alera Group Company. He has worked in employee benefits for over 30 years and has been in the Valley since 2003.  In 2007 he joined Benefit Commerce Group in his current position advocating for employers and providing affordable and sustainable health insurance solutions. He and his firm work with employers across most industries including many Arizona non-profits ranging from 10 employees to over 1,000.  Many of Will’s clients have won wellness and benefits awards including the Phoenix Business Journal’s Valley’s Healthiest Employer Awards.  Benefit Commerce Group is Arizona’s 2nd largest benefits team representing over 600 commercial clients with a staff of over 90 insurance professionals.  Will is a board member of Give ‘Em a Break Foundation and currently a member of SHRM of Greater Phoenix, Arizona Health Care Leaders Association, and AZ Impact for Good.

Torrey Albertazzi, Managing Director at Blair Search Partners, has experience navigating organizational change and building strategic partnerships across nonprofit and private sectors, bringing a unique perspective to executive search and recruitment. Blair Search Partners is a firm specializing in executive search for nonprofit organizations, and Torrey collaborates closely with clients and her team to identify and recruit exceptional leaders while managing operations and strategic growth initiatives. Torrey's expertise and deep understanding of the sector stems from a nonprofit career that began at Price Charities, where she played a key role in creating the City Heights Partnership for Children, demonstrating her early commitment to impactful community initiatives, alongside leadership experience in fundraising, program development, and community engagement at United Way of San Diego County, and volunteer work with organizations such as the National Marine Mammal Foundation. Torrey's multifaceted role at BSP ensures the firm effectively connects organizations with mission-aligned talent to drive success and amplify impact.

Bethany Taylor, President of Good Works Grant Writing, is a seasoned fundraiser with more than 25 years of experience helping mission-driven organizations achieve their goals. Her fundraising journey includes serving as a major gifts officer at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, leading development at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, and serving as Chief Development Officer for Make-A-Wish® Arizona. In 2011, Bethany launched Good Works Grant Writing, a consultancy dedicated to supporting nonprofits in building strong, sustainable grant programs. Annually her firm helps its clients secure more than $20 million in combined grant funding. Bethany holds a Master’s in Nonprofit Studies from Arizona State University, a Certificate in Fundraising from UCLA, and dual bachelor's degrees in Communications and History from the University of Tennessee. Bethany is passionate about equipping nonprofit leaders with the tools, systems, and strategic thinking necessary to compete for transformational grant funding.

Jennifer M. Tersigni, MA¸CFRE,  is the founder and CEO of Raise the Bar Consulting, specializing in comprehensive fundraising, organizational alignment, transitional leadership, and interim executive solutions. The proud holder of an unanticipated 25-year fundraising career, Jennifer has helped hundreds of clients, successfully completed scores of capital, endowment, and annual fundraising campaigns, and raised hundreds of millions of dollars in her career.

*Certified Fund-Raising Executive. Certified Interim Executive. Lifecycles Capacity Consultant.

Brady Young, Founder of Thrive Coaching and Consulting, which provides fractional HR guidance and support to small and medium sized organizations. Thrive helps companies lacking an effective HR function or where there is an opportunity to bolster the people strategy and practices to help an organization to reach maximum potential.  “We get hired to fix things then we do the really important stuff – making a company an employer of choice.”  In addition to fractional support, Thrive can provide tailored leadership development, equipping top performers to be able to effectively lead others.