Experience

AMPO, LLC

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Owner

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  As the Owner and founder of AMPO, LLC. I oversee all the operations of services, tools, and products offered to non-profits. My career in non-profits showed me the unfair advantage that large institutions have over small ones. This inspired my mission to bring equality to smaller organizations by helping them: • Raise more donations by managing donors through the cycle of cultivation • Lower materials costs of fundraising appeal including designing, printing, and mailing • Facilitate annual appeals through a web-based ordering system Early in my career, I was an executive director without a lot of support or money to implement fundraising plans, I remember thinking, “There has to be a better way”. Then I went on in my career to have a seat at the leadership table of a nationwide healthcare foundation raising millions of dollars with access to tremendous fundraising tools. And I experienced a better way. AMPO is bringing the resources that big nonprofits rely on to raise millions and millions of dollars a year to you. It is the solution that you have been looking for. I’m here to level the playing field. It’s time for every organization to have access to sophisticated fundraising tools, not just the ones raising multiple millions of dollars per year. I have a CFRE (Certified Fundraising Executive) and an MPA (Masters in Public Administration plus I spent 7 years teaching undergraduates and graduate level students about philanthropy as an adjunct professor at my alma mater the University of South Dakota I have the experience. I’m here to work for you – Amy Nonprofit Philanthropy & Fundraiser Management | Annual Giving | AMPONow.com Show less



Sanford Health Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Foundation

  • Dec 2019 - Jan 2022

  • Provided key input and leadership in the integration between Sanford Health and Good Samaritan foundations into one enterprise department • Met established goals during a time of significant change and disruption • Key responsibility in leading fund development strategy across 200+ locations while bringing the fund development design into a centralized model • Provided key input and leadership in the integration between Sanford Health and Good Samaritan foundations into one enterprise department • Met established goals during a time of significant change and disruption • Key responsibility in leading fund development strategy across 200+ locations while bringing the fund development design into a centralized model



Good Samaritan Society

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Foundation Administrator

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2019

  • Built cross functional teams through leadership influence to build supporting infrastructure to implement a robust fund development strategy• Built the learning plan for ongoing engagement training for the foundation• Assisted in the development of the Foundation story to use in donor materials• Directed the development of a dashboard tool to measure success for the Foundation Board of Directors

• Associate Director Resource Development

  • Nov 2011 - Aug 2015

  • Consulted with resource development professionals in 200+ locations regarding development activity• Built a series of toolkits that served as the template for fund development including audio visual and print materials• Produced monthly newsletter to promote best practices and aid in the local fund development strategy• Coordinated with the planned giving team to direct fundraising efforts to planned giving opportunities



University of South Dakota

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2010 - May 2017

  • Introduced fundraising methodology to upperclassmen and graduate level students • Taught students to apply fundraising best practices through interactive course material • Utilized online teaching platform to create a rich learning environment for students with different learning styles • Introduced fundraising methodology to upperclassmen and graduate level students • Taught students to apply fundraising best practices through interactive course material • Utilized online teaching platform to create a rich learning environment for students with different learning styles



Family Connection

• Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

• Executive Director

  • Apr 2008 - Nov 2011

  • Stabilized budget through a plan of cutting expense and raising additional revenue • Increased United Way funding for the Children’s Connection program (working with youth in the Sioux Falls schools with an incarcerated loved one) • Cultivated additional grant revenue to account for 50% of program revenue • Program growth of schools and counseling staff for the Children’s Connection program • Stabilized budget through a plan of cutting expense and raising additional revenue • Increased United Way funding for the Children’s Connection program (working with youth in the Sioux Falls schools with an incarcerated loved one) • Cultivated additional grant revenue to account for 50% of program revenue • Program growth of schools and counseling staff for the Children’s Connection program



South Dakota Cares

• Director of Program Development

  • Jun 2004 - Mar 2008

  • Supervision of durable medical equipment refurbishing program. • Development of wheelchair rental program to provide additional mobility devices to area businesses during their peak seasons. • Established an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance program to work with area businesses ensuring that they are meeting federal ADA requirements. • Established a series of statewide caregiver workshops providing information and fellowship to caregivers. Enrollment in the workshops also doubled in three years. • Marketing Easter Seals South Dakota programs throughout the community. Show less