{"id":26,"date":"2025-12-08T01:50:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T01:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/849935\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:46:02","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/849935\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image border-img\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0edbf3a46f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0edbf3a46f\" class=\"alignright size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"517\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/849935\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/author.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2240\" style=\"width:263px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/849935\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/author.jpg 396w, https:\/\/www.authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/849935\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/author-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Patricia Rachel Schwartz\u2019s<\/strong> career experiences directing and managing in nonprofit organizations led to assisting nonprofit staff and boards in building and leveraging strategic relationships- for funding and leadership sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her many roles, including executive director, development director, major gifts officer, program director, facilitator and executive, team and major gifts coach have yielded insights, perspectives and practical tools she wants to share with you. She developed her highly effective story-based Relationship Building for Prosperity\u00ae model to help her nonprofit clients put the \u201cfun\u201d back in fundraising while strategically engaging key prospects and significantly reducing stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Schwartz is a Master Certified Coach (MCC), Major Gifts Coach, Team Coach and Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC). She serves as faculty of The Center for Nonprofit Leadership, California Lutheran University and The College of Executive Coaching, a post-graduate coach training program. She loves the outdoors and enjoys hiking and camping with family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the author please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.PatriciaSchwartz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">www.PatriciaSchwartz.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image border-img\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f0edbf3b231&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f0edbf3b231\" class=\"alignright size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"413\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/849935\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/author-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2241\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8135696864145519;width:263px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/849935\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/author-2.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/849935\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/author-2-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Contributing Author<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Pat Snyder has a 40-year career in fundraising leadership and planned giving. 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