The Dayton Foundation has named Beth Redden, CFRE, as Legacy Partnership development officer. In this role, Redden will help Greater Dayton not-for-profit organizations by establishing or building endowment programs through The Dayton Foundation. The goal of the Legacy Partnership ProgramSM is to increase the number of realized and deferred gifts to area not-for-profit organizations and ensure the long-term stability of their services and programs, ultimately strengthening the Greater Dayton Region’s not-for-profit community and its ability to serve others. Currently, 28 organizations participate in the program.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Redden worked as a development professional in the Dayton community for 15 years. She is a Certified Fund Raising Executive with experience in development, marketing, fund raising and planned giving. Most recently, Redden was the development director at Artemis Center. Her career also includes working for United Rehabilitation Services and Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley, where she was able to implement planned giving programs. She recently was named board president-elect for the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Dayton Region and is a member of the Planned Giving Council of Greater Dayton.

Since 1921 The Dayton Foundation has been helping people help others in the Dayton community and beyond. The Dayton Foundation helps donors find the best and most tax-wise ways to achieve their charitable objectives, invests and manages donors’ charitable funds, and provides grants and leadership to grow philanthropy and help meet present and future community needs. More information about The Dayton Foundation and its services is available at www.daytonfoundation.org.