About the Presenter:
Frank Abdale has nearly twenty years experience as an executive and consultant in the nonprofit sector, with extensive experience in strategic planning, capacity building, policy development, conference planning and fundraising - particularly in corporate, foundation and individual donor development.
As Executive Director of the International Association of Nutrition Services Agencies (ANSA) 2002-2008, Abdale built an effective advocacy program from the ground up. He developed and introduced legislation in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate calling for a White House Conference on Food and Nutrition in 2010, founded the National Nutrition Collaborative, served as a member of National Anti-Hunger Organizations (NAHO), developed several policy-related publications, coordinated a grassroots and national advocacy effort, built partnerships that brought nutrition for the chronically ill into the larger worlds of senior nutrition and the anti-hunger movement, and launched a growing international program focused on nutrition and HIV/AIDS in South Africa, Namibia, Rwanda and Ethiopia. Collaboration was an essential component of ANSA's success.
Today, Abdale is a consultant based in New York City working with a wide range of nonprofits throughout the United States. His primary focus is helping clients find creative and effective ways to respond to the global economic crisis, often by establishing and facilitating traditional and non-traditional collaborations.