Experience

Convergent Nonprofit Solutions

• United States
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Campaign Services

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Identifies prospective economic development and general nonprofit clients who would benefit from Convergent’s proven feasibility study and capital campaign processes and oversees delivery on these processes while building internal fundraising expertise with field staff.

• Project Director

  • 2018 - Dec 2021

  Convergent Nonprofit Solutions is a national nonprofit consulting and fundraising campaign management firm. Our team has worked with several hundred nonprofit organizations across all 50 states and internationally. The Investment Driven Model™ utilized by Convergent has been implemented successfully for two decades, helping all types of nonprofit organizations achieve significantly greater fundraising results. Our innovative tools have consistently maximized the dollars raised from individual funding sources by effectively translating specific outcomes into specific benefits for existing stakeholders and potential investors while minimizing the burden on both staff and volunteers. Our experts focus on providing hands-on, outcome-driven solutions customized to fit each unique situation, timeline, and budget.



Valor Nonprofit Fundraising

• United States
• Fundraising

• Principal

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Valor Nonprofit Fundraising provides capital campaign management services to non-profit organizations nationwide. We deliver results by securing funds for our clients using traditional methodologies enhanced by Return on Investment (ROI) Metrics. This provides the rationale for investment by effectively translating specific outcomes into specific benefits for existing stakeholders and potential investors. We also assist in the strategic planning process, developing collateral materials, organizing public events and directing communications, which reduces staff involvement and allows them to focus on the organization’s mission.



POWER 10: Capital Campaign Operations

• Senior Counsel

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2018

  POWER 10 is a leading campaign management company specializing in campaigns to fund: (1) chamber of commerce / economic development programs; and (2) assorted community building and other projects (e.g. public libraries and parks). POWER 10 also provides a variety of other services including Feasibility Studies, Executive Search, and Strategic Planning, among others. POWER 10 is a leading campaign management company specializing in campaigns to fund: (1) chamber of commerce / economic development programs; and (2) assorted community building and other projects (e.g. public libraries and parks). POWER 10 also provides a variety of other services including Feasibility Studies, Executive Search, and Strategic Planning, among others.



PACE Center for Girls

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Development Director

  • Jan 2014 - Aug 2015

  PACE Center for Girls, Inc. is a nationally recognized not-for-profit agency that features a balanced emphasis on comprehensive education, counselling, training and advocacy services for at risk girls and young women in middle and high schools. I present the foundation of PACE to donors, which is the gender-responsive culture, providing a safe environment that celebrates girls, and responds to their strengths and challenges. Through their support, several thousand girls in Northeast Florida have gone on to become successful, productive members of society the past 26 years. To learn more about PACE Center for Girls, Inc. please visit www.pacecenter.org/jacksonville

• Campaign Management/Project Development

  • Mar 2009 - Dec 2013

  Develop and supervise the securing of funds for nonprofit organizations utilizing the Investment-Driven model of fundraising. In this tough economic environment organizations need to have a strong Value Proposition and deliver Return on Investment (ROI). I focus on increasing the money raised from individual funding sources by effectively translating specific outcomes into specific benefits for existing stakeholders and potential investors. In addition, I assist in the strategic planning process, along with developing collateral materials, organizing large public events and directing communications leading to successful results for clients.


Sage Fundraising Solutions
• Campaign Management

  • Nov 2007 - Mar 2009