Geoffrey MacDougall
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Angela Oduor Lungati
I've had the privilege of working with Geoffrey since I took on my role as Executive Director at Ushahidi in late 2019. I was introduced to him by Ushahidi board member, Desigan Chinniah. After our initial conversation, Geoffrey generously offered to set up regular mentorship sessions to help me create a solid fundraising strategy. My monthly sessions with him have been a space for me to learn from one of the best fundraising leaders in the sector and openly share my challenges and receive targeted and specialised advice(plus hands-on help) on tackling them. Thanks to his support, I've been steadily increasing the amount of giving Ushahidi gets on an annual basis. Geoffrey constantly challenges me to get out of my comfort zone and has shifted my mindset from being a recipient to that of building strategic and mutually beneficial funding relationships. He has ultimately built my confidence in creating and executing a strategic development plan for Ushahidi. He is beyond brilliant. And any non-profit leader would benefit significantly from working with him.
Shannon Miller
In my experience working with Geoffrey, he took over leadership of an existing team and won over a change-adverse group. He is an empathetic leader who advocates strongly for his team. He gives his team the freedom to do the work and acknowledges the accomplishments of individuals as well as the team. He offers space to share ideas and is skilled in facilitating difficult conversations. I greatly appreciated his transparency and candor when things were going well as well as when there were challenges. He is truly a visionary leader and an asset to any organization.
Angela Oduor Lungati
I've had the privilege of working with Geoffrey since I took on my role as Executive Director at Ushahidi in late 2019. I was introduced to him by Ushahidi board member, Desigan Chinniah. After our initial conversation, Geoffrey generously offered to set up regular mentorship sessions to help me create a solid fundraising strategy. My monthly sessions with him have been a space for me to learn from one of the best fundraising leaders in the sector and openly share my challenges and receive targeted and specialised advice(plus hands-on help) on tackling them. Thanks to his support, I've been steadily increasing the amount of giving Ushahidi gets on an annual basis. Geoffrey constantly challenges me to get out of my comfort zone and has shifted my mindset from being a recipient to that of building strategic and mutually beneficial funding relationships. He has ultimately built my confidence in creating and executing a strategic development plan for Ushahidi. He is beyond brilliant. And any non-profit leader would benefit significantly from working with him.
Shannon Miller
In my experience working with Geoffrey, he took over leadership of an existing team and won over a change-adverse group. He is an empathetic leader who advocates strongly for his team. He gives his team the freedom to do the work and acknowledges the accomplishments of individuals as well as the team. He offers space to share ideas and is skilled in facilitating difficult conversations. I greatly appreciated his transparency and candor when things were going well as well as when there were challenges. He is truly a visionary leader and an asset to any organization.
Angela Oduor Lungati
I've had the privilege of working with Geoffrey since I took on my role as Executive Director at Ushahidi in late 2019. I was introduced to him by Ushahidi board member, Desigan Chinniah. After our initial conversation, Geoffrey generously offered to set up regular mentorship sessions to help me create a solid fundraising strategy. My monthly sessions with him have been a space for me to learn from one of the best fundraising leaders in the sector and openly share my challenges and receive targeted and specialised advice(plus hands-on help) on tackling them. Thanks to his support, I've been steadily increasing the amount of giving Ushahidi gets on an annual basis. Geoffrey constantly challenges me to get out of my comfort zone and has shifted my mindset from being a recipient to that of building strategic and mutually beneficial funding relationships. He has ultimately built my confidence in creating and executing a strategic development plan for Ushahidi. He is beyond brilliant. And any non-profit leader would benefit significantly from working with him.
Shannon Miller
In my experience working with Geoffrey, he took over leadership of an existing team and won over a change-adverse group. He is an empathetic leader who advocates strongly for his team. He gives his team the freedom to do the work and acknowledges the accomplishments of individuals as well as the team. He offers space to share ideas and is skilled in facilitating difficult conversations. I greatly appreciated his transparency and candor when things were going well as well as when there were challenges. He is truly a visionary leader and an asset to any organization.
Angela Oduor Lungati
I've had the privilege of working with Geoffrey since I took on my role as Executive Director at Ushahidi in late 2019. I was introduced to him by Ushahidi board member, Desigan Chinniah. After our initial conversation, Geoffrey generously offered to set up regular mentorship sessions to help me create a solid fundraising strategy. My monthly sessions with him have been a space for me to learn from one of the best fundraising leaders in the sector and openly share my challenges and receive targeted and specialised advice(plus hands-on help) on tackling them. Thanks to his support, I've been steadily increasing the amount of giving Ushahidi gets on an annual basis. Geoffrey constantly challenges me to get out of my comfort zone and has shifted my mindset from being a recipient to that of building strategic and mutually beneficial funding relationships. He has ultimately built my confidence in creating and executing a strategic development plan for Ushahidi. He is beyond brilliant. And any non-profit leader would benefit significantly from working with him.
Shannon Miller
In my experience working with Geoffrey, he took over leadership of an existing team and won over a change-adverse group. He is an empathetic leader who advocates strongly for his team. He gives his team the freedom to do the work and acknowledges the accomplishments of individuals as well as the team. He offers space to share ideas and is skilled in facilitating difficult conversations. I greatly appreciated his transparency and candor when things were going well as well as when there were challenges. He is truly a visionary leader and an asset to any organization.
Experience
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Aspiration
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Advisor
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Jun 2021 - Present
Joined to offer strategic development training and mentoring to emerging non-profit leaders. Aspiration has a long history of supporting tech punk activists and the people who love them, so it already feels like home. Joined to offer strategic development training and mentoring to emerging non-profit leaders. Aspiration has a long history of supporting tech punk activists and the people who love them, so it already feels like home.
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Bell Heather Development
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Catskills, New York, United States
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Founder / Real Estate Developer
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2020 - Present
Took a sabbatical to fulfill lifelong dream of restoring an old farmhouse. Enjoyed spending immersive time and long-saved funds tackling design/build projects and bringing an historic home back to life. Working to turn it into something more. Took a sabbatical to fulfill lifelong dream of restoring an old farmhouse. Enjoyed spending immersive time and long-saved funds tackling design/build projects and bringing an historic home back to life. Working to turn it into something more.
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Ushahidi
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of the Advisory Board
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Mar 2022 - Present
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XRSI
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Volunteer Executive Board Member
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Feb 2022 - Present
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Consumer Reports
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United States
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Technology, Information and Media
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400 - 500 Employee
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Vice President, Development
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2018 - 2020
Promoted to lead the redesign and relaunch of Consumer Reports’ strategic development and investment-seeking function.Key Wins:● Secured $14.7M of investments for CR’s transformation and marketplace change strategies, including the single largest donation ($6M) in CR's history. Raised a total of $19.1M during time at CR.● Led the creation of a new model for distributed consumer power, engagement, and participation—and served as part of the core team that developed the product innovation and market opportunities—that anchored CR's 3-year strategic plan.● Partnered with CR’s Mobilization, Content, Digital, Advocacy, and senior leadership teams to create an integrated consumer experience and position CR as a movement vs. a neutral product review resource. Show less
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Head of Social Impact Partnerships
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2017 - 2018
Led development of strategic partnerships required to drive CR’s transformation and marketplace change agenda. Led a cross-functional team in the design, development, and piloting of CR's approach to measuring the impact of its work on shaping outcomes for consumers.Key Wins: ● Secured partner investments that would serve as cornerstone to CR’s transformation, including those from Craig Newmark Philanthropies, the Ford Foundation, Sloan Foundation, Omidyar Network, Hewlett Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation● Closed $3M in funding to build and launch CR’s capacity to evaluate software and internet-based services on privacy, security, and data issues, and advocate for regulatory changes around privacy and antitrust. Show less
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Director, Mobilization
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2015 - 2017
Recruited by the CEO to help revolutionize and refresh the organization. Played a pivotal role in the design and implementation of CR’s revised brand through a time of great uncertainty, providing leadership and creativity around the voice and representation of the organization’s mission.Key Wins: ● Led the research, development, and launch of the Digital Standard, CR’s framework for testing the privacy, security, and data practices of products and services.● Designed an integrated product and community model that anchored the launch of CR’s membership program and inspired consumers to identify themselves as a part of a community and take action. Show less
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Creative Commons
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United States
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Internet Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member, Development Committee
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2016 - 2019
Assisted the Board of Directors, CEO, and Director of Development in the development and execution of fundraising strategies. Assisted the Board of Directors, CEO, and Director of Development in the development and execution of fundraising strategies.
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Mozilla
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President, Engagement
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2014 - 2015
Promoted and assumed additional control over Mozilla’s brand positioning, program development, and fundraising. Delivered notable revenue gains, enabling the Mozilla Foundation to scale from a staff of five to 80, and the engagement team from one to 15.Key Wins:● Built partnerships with premier philanthropies and institutions, including The White House, 10 Downing Street, Google, National Science Foundation, the Gates Foundation, and Ford Foundation.● Grew fundraising revenues from $250K in 2009 to $14M in 2014, for a total of $35M in new revenue. Show less
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Head of Development
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2011 - 2014
Invigorated Mozilla’s mission, enabled the organization to achieve financial stability and launched a suite of learning, fundraising, and advocacy programs to reignite the organization.Key Wins: ● Using mission-driven stories, successfully reshaped the brand to anchor Mozilla’s fundraising and advocacy work at the heart of the brand vs. a component of the brand.● Co-designed and launched Mozilla’s policy and advocacy program, leading an international coalition to launch StopWatching.Us in response to illegal surveillance by the NSA and the Battle for the Net campaign to protect Net Neutrality.● Designed and launched a global small dollar fundraising campaign that generated $6M and built the donor base from 16K people to 400K. Show less
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Partnership Lead (Consultant)
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2010 - 2011
With the Executive Director, secured Mozilla's first large-scale, institutional funding partnerships before accepting an offer to join Mozilla as a member of their executive team.
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SAJ Advancement Services
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Senior Consultant
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2009 - 2011
Transitioned into fundraising and development, providing executive-level strategic counsel to non-profit and private sector clients in need of funding for transformative initiatives. Key projects included: ● Goderich Aircraft Inc. – Embedded as SVP of Government Relations, representing the firm in pitches to Wall Street investors and the government. Secured $5.8M in public funding to build Canada’s first Boeing Completion Centre. ● Catholic Family Services Peel-Duffering (CFSPD) – Secured $5M in funding to enable the agency to build an integrated Family Justice Centre for victims of domestic violence. Show less
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Veil Entertainment
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Co-Founder & CEO
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2006 - 2009
Secured $700K in seed capital to launch a game development company, leading all aspects of team building, financial management, and marketing. Key Win: Designed and launched an in-browser, multi-player, 3D combat trading card game, Rise & Ruin. Secured $700K in seed capital to launch a game development company, leading all aspects of team building, financial management, and marketing. Key Win: Designed and launched an in-browser, multi-player, 3D combat trading card game, Rise & Ruin.
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Information Technology Association of Canada
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Director, Corporate Social Responsibility
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2001 - 2007
Stepped into a role focused on bridging the digital divide between the non-profit and private sectors to further technology adoption. ITAC is a national technology association that aims to increase Canada’s global competitiveness in tech and innovation. Key Win: ● Raised $700K to launch TechSoup Canada, a social innovation non-profit that today is the largest distributor of donated software to Canadian non-profits. Stepped into a role focused on bridging the digital divide between the non-profit and private sectors to further technology adoption. ITAC is a national technology association that aims to increase Canada’s global competitiveness in tech and innovation. Key Win: ● Raised $700K to launch TechSoup Canada, a social innovation non-profit that today is the largest distributor of donated software to Canadian non-profits.
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Education
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Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Executive Program: Partnership-Driven Fundraising -
York University - Glendon College
Coursework toward International Studies Degree
