News Summary

Avid, a leading fundraising operating system, has announced the appointment of Chris Mechsner as its new Chief Product Officer. Mechsner, who co-founded the digital giving platform RaiseDonors and served as CTO at NextAfter, brings over two decades of experience in software development and nonprofit fundraising. At Avid, he will focus on advancing the platform’s customer-centric evolution by building intuitive tools and experiences for fundraisers. This strategic hire aims to strengthen Avid’s foundation and accelerate its growth, furthering its mission to make fundraising smarter, simpler, and more human at scale.