Russell Roybal is deputy executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. He is noted fund-raiser, trainer and social justice leader. He is the immediate past chair of the board and a senior consultant with the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT), a nonprofit training group focused on building the fund-raising skills of people of color and others working for social justice. He is an experienced development professional, having served as development officer and director for local and national nonprofit organizations. Russell puts the ‘FUN’ in fundraising.