About Elizabeth Madjlesi

Elizabeth is Candid's Programs Manager - Northeast. In this role, she helps increase Candid’s visibility by connecting the social sector to our vast capacity-building trainings and resources. In addition to delivering training courses on nonprofit management and fundraising best practices, she organizes special programs and networking events on topics related to philanthropy and the social sector. 

Elizabeth brings to Candid over 10 years of experience in education and training, fundraising, and program management in the nonprofit sector. She is a proud alum of The New Teacher Project (TNTP) and served as a teaching fellow in Nashville Public Schools before moving to the DC area. In her previous position, she served as Director of Volunteer Programs and later as Deputy Director for the Washington English Center, a community-based nonprofit English language school serving over 1,500 adult students from over 90 countries each year.  Elizabeth holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Belmont University and a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Executive Management from Georgetown University.

About David Holmes (he/him)

Dave Holmes is a Programs Manager at Candid, coordinating the training and educational programming for the Midwest region. He returned to the Foundation Center (now Candid) in 2015 from a position as Senior Consultant at Grants Plus, writing grants and doing research for a variety of large and small nonprofit clients. In his initial nine-year tenure with Foundation Center, Dave served in various roles including Regional Training Specialist, Interim Director of Foundation Center – Cleveland, and Director of Capacity and Leadership Development.

Earlier in his career, Dave served as a Program Officer for the Stocker Foundation in Lorain, Ohio, and as the Director of Grants and Prospect Research at Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio. He is a current board member of Joel's Place for Children and a former board member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Cleveland Chapter and of Joyful Noise Music School. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh, an MA from Villanova University, and an MLIS from Kent State University.

About Laura Bergman (she/her)

Laura Bergman has served the non-profit sector for 25 years.  She started her career in California politics, before earning a Masters degree in Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. After graduation, she spent four years overseas, creating the first-ever Parliamentary internships in Eastern Europe. Back in the U.S., Laura worked at the Exploratorium Museum before becoming the executive director of Z Space Theater, where she currently serves as Board President. She works on the Networks Engagement team at Candid, teaching nonprofits about fundraising and management.