As a nationally recognized charitable giving thought leader with over 25 years of experience, Cathy R. Sheffield, CAP®, CSPG®, CFRE® is on a mission to help nonprofits raise more mission-critical dollars. From the moment you meet her, you will recognize her enthusiasm for her work, appreciate her collaborative method for achieving results for both donors and nonprofit organizations alike, and welcome her sense of humor.

Sheffield serves as the Chief Advancement Officer of Lena Pope in Fort Worth, Texas, and is also the founder and CEO of ThinkGiving, a boutique philanthropic advising group working with individuals and nonprofits to maximize charitable gifts.  

A member of the American Council on Gift Annuities Board of Directors, Sheffield was the 2017 Board Chair of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners and is the immediate past president of the Fort Worth Metro Chapter of AFP. Sheffield also serves on the faculty for the California State University Long Beach American Institute for Philanthropic Studies’ Certified Specialist in Planned Giving designation program. She is the co-host of Charitable Chit Chat with Cathy & Claire, a podcast for philanthropy professionals and in 2015, and received the Benjamin Franklin Award for Outstanding Professional Fundraising Executive from the Fort Worth Metro Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. She also serves on the boards of Jerusalem Institute for Justice and NewDay Services for Children and Families and is a member of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth.  

Sheffield received her MBA from Texas Christian University and her undergraduate degree from North Dakota State University.