CEO, Partner and Co-Founder, Pleiades Nonprofit Advisors

Andy Ragone is a national speaker, writer and recognized thought leader in marketing and gift planning strategies. He recently has joined the Pleiades team after serving many years with Crescendo Interactive as their top marketing and sales representative. Through his guidance and leadership, Andy advises on specialized marketing and moves-management techniques to secure complex and estate gifts. Through his efforts, nonprofits both large and small have benefited from his insight and unique talent of bringing gift planners and their donors together to make a difference in the communities they serve.

In addition to being a Certified Gift Planning Professional (CGPP), Andy currently serves on the board with the Los Angeles Council of Charitable Gift Planners and programming team with Arizona Charitable Gift Planners.

Andy holds a BA in Music from Arizona State University and a Masters of Divinity from Phoenix Seminary. He is a Board Chair of the Los Angeles Counsel of Gift Planners, and is a regular presenter on best practices in Gift Planning.

Andy has served as an executive pastor and has a marketing background in the nonprofit arena. Having worked with three larger churches over the past 20+ years, Andy has appreciated the challenges of growing organizations—including the development of staff and culture, fund raising, volunteer coordination and marketing systems. Andy brings a big-picture perspective that brings vision, volunteerism and fund development together.