Michael Chatman

Michael leads CFO’s network of 45 affiliate regional foundations, comprised of more than 400 volunteer board members, in charitable fund establishment, community leadership and board development. Michael has a bachelor’s degree from Missouri State University and a master’s degree in philanthropy and development from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. He completed Harvard Business School’s Social Entrepreneurship Program in June 2010. Chatman is a leading social media influencer in philanthropy and serves as the Board Chair for Look to the Stars, a nonprofit news media network that spotlights the charitable works of celebrities and the causes they support. In addition, Michael is an advisory board member and national giving ambassador for the Office Depot Foundation in Boca Raton, Fla. With more than 340,000 followers on Twitter, his weekly Twitter talk show #WHYIGIVE is the fastest-growing generosity movement in social media.