As President of The Bauer Group, LLC, NCDC Corporate Partner, Edward Bauer assists clients with start-up operations, strategic planning for development, annual and capital campaigns, grantsmanship, and communications. His specialty is major gift development – focusing non-profit organizations on building the donor relationships that lead to larger gifts. He began his career with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 1986 and directed development offices for the Archdiocese of Atlanta and a regional hospital in Tennessee. Mr. Bauer is the recipient of the 2009 NCDC George T. Holloway Award for Distinguished Service.