Today's 5-Star Guest is Fargo-Moorhead Opera Relationship Director Shirley Leiphon. Shirley Leiphon joined Fargo-Moorhead Opera as Relationship Director in September 2015. Prior to that, Shirley most recently lived in Boston, MA where she held the position of Administrative Director for the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) for 8 years and Associate Director for the Preparatory School at New England Conservatory for 2 years. Originally from Devils Lake, ND, she received her undergraduate degree from North Dakota State University in Music Education (Voice and Piano emphasis) and taught at Oak Grove Lutheran High School in Fargo, ND before relocating to Boston to pursue her MM degree in Vocal Performance at Boston University. She also worked on her DMA in Voice at the University of MN – Twin Cities.Along with her work at FM Opera, Shirley also serves on the voice faculty of Concordia College as an adjunct professor of private voice.Learn More About The Fargo-Moorhead Opera: https://www.fmopera.org/Donate To The Fargo-Moorhead Opera:  https://www.fmopera.org/donate-nowSupport This Podcast! Make a quick and easy donation here:https://www.patreon.com/dogoodbetterSpecial THANK YOU to our sponsors:Donor Dock - The best CRM system for your small to medium sized nonprofit, hands down! Visit www.DonorDock.com and use the Promo Code DOGOODBETTER for a FREE month!One Cause - The most intuitive event and online fundraising software available! Visit www.OneCause.com to help make your busy event-planning life less stressful and more successful!Brady Martz - The Nonprofit Audit Specialists! Visit www.BradyMartz.com to connect with folks to make your fiscal life a heckuvalot easier!iTunes: https://apple.co/3a3XenfSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2PlqRXsYouTube: https://bit.ly/3kaWYanTunein: http://tun.in/pjIVtStitcher: https://bit.ly/3i8jfDRFollow On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoodBetterPodcast/Follow On Twitter: @consulting_do #fundraising #fundraiser #charity #nonprofit #donate#dogood #dogoodBETTER #fargo #fundraisingdadAbout Host Patrick Kirby:Email: Patrick@dogoodbetterconsulting.comLinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fundraisingdad/Want more great advice? Buy Patrick's book! Now also available as an e-book!Fundraise Awesomer! A Practical Guide to Staying Sane While Doing GoodAvailable through Amazon Here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1072070359