Scott has been a leader in the non-profit field for more than 25 years. In 2022, he co-founded Avista Philanthropy, a sought-after firm for local and national charities seeking specialized fundraising and leadership counsel. Over his career, Scott has consulted for and worked with over 85 organizations, often helping with the largest charitable gifts in their histories. Scott is an international trainer, active volunteer, advocate for the fundraising profession, award-winning fundraiser, and is skilled at developing leadership capacity to enable organizations to ask more for what matters. Scott recently collaborated with an international group of professionals to develop a white paper from Rogare entitled “Artificial Intelligence and fundraising ethics. What so we know and what don’t we know about the ethical use of AI in fundraising”