Experience

RestoringVision

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Corporate and Strategic Partnerships

  • Aug 2023 - Present



Peter B. Johnson and Associates-Fundraising Consultants

• Greater New York City Area

• Owner

  • Apr 1989 - Present

  Services: Personally raise new funds for clients (tens of $ millions) and provide full-time/part-time interim senior staffing and/or fundraising consulting for national and internationally focused clients including: development, implementation, and participation in all aspects of the fundraising process; strategy and case statement development; prospect research and identification; marketing/fundraising materials design; donor engagement and cultivation; major gift solicitation; proposal development, submission; implementation of relationship management systems, sophisticated KPI and donor tracking systems for institutional and outcomes-based reporting •Examples of new, innovated and successful fundraising initiatives: >Population Services International (PSI)-helped brand, fund and launch "YOUTHAIDS" global fundraising initiative >Helen Keller International (HKI)-helped brand, fund and launch "ChildSight" national fundraising initiative to provide low cost glasses-over 1 million delivered to date >Academy for Educational Development/FHI 360-designed and launched "BluePack" fundraising initiative for Afghan children which individually delivered 200,000 backpacks of school supplies >Ronald McDonald House of NYC-created "Skate with the Greats" New York Rangers annual RMH annual fundraiser-has raised over $18 million since inception Show less



Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Development Director, Northeast

  • Sep 2018 - Feb 2023

  Served as full-time Development Director for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions and managed all development functions and three Advisory Boards (35 members) in NY Metro, Philly Metro, New England regions. Raised over $5 million and managed several national corporate partnerships. In 2022 successfully merged the Philly and NY Metro boards into a high functioning 21-member Mid-Atlantic board with 100% participation in annual Give/Get • Oversaw all proposals, reports, CRM systems, 4 Board meetings each year by region and managed a Senior Development Manager • Met and exceeded annual goals Show less



Sightsavers International

• New York, NY

• Head of Partnerships, USA

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  Served as inaugural full-time lead for U.S. fundraising expansion with a focus on corporate, major donor and institutional partnerships expansion and prospect pipeline expansion. Sightsavers is one of the world’s leading non-profit organizations, headquartered in the UK, dedicated to eliminating avoidable blindness and promoting equal opportunities for people with disabilities in developing countries. They work with local partners in over 30 countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. Sightsavers has over 65 years of experience in changing lives in developing countries. Raised new money, designed new materials and developed extensive new relationships and prospect pipeline for future action. Show less



Fund for Public Health in NYC

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Corporate Partnerships

  • Jun 2015 - Mar 2016

  Served as inaugural, full-time Director, reporting to CEO, to dramatically expand Public-Private Partnerships and corporate funding for innovative programs of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the new Mayoral “Building Healthy Communities” initiative. • Led Fund team to secure $4.1 million commitment from Unilever in December 2015 to take the lead in funding a new Building Healthy Communities Urban Farm and Agriculture Initiative in NYC. • Unilever grant also met $250,000 Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund match. • New marketing/fundraising materials were designed and a multi-faceted corporate campaign launched with full support and engagement of the FPHNY Board and Unilever. Show less



Ronald McDonald House Charities, Connecticut & 'Western Massachusetts

• New Haven Connecticut and Springfield Mass

• Chief Development Officer

  • Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

  Served as the inaugural, full-time Chief Development Officer for the newly merged Connecticut and Massachusetts Houses and Ronald McDonald House Charities and oversee all fundraising, marketing and communications. Provide leadership for $12 million dollar New Haven Capital Campaign to build new 37 room Ronald McDonald House and all future capital/House expansion projects in Connecticut/Massachusetts area of service. Managed staff of 3. Served as the inaugural, full-time Chief Development Officer for the newly merged Connecticut and Massachusetts Houses and Ronald McDonald House Charities and oversee all fundraising, marketing and communications. Provide leadership for $12 million dollar New Haven Capital Campaign to build new 37 room Ronald McDonald House and all future capital/House expansion projects in Connecticut/Massachusetts area of service. Managed staff of 3.



Police Athletic League, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Development Consultant

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2012

  Police Athletic League (PAL)-is the largest, independent youth organization in NYC serving 50,000 underserved youth with education, health, sports, juvenile justice and summer/out of school programs.Role focused on integrating marketing, communication and fundraising into a cohesive plan to significantly increase and diversify the revenue stream. This was accomplished through the engagement of corporations in PAL’s work, through cause-marketing tie-ins, grants and public private partnerships and developing new fundraising and marketing materials. Actively reviewing and developing comprehensive audit reports and recommending and implementing new strategies for Direct Mail, Major Gifts, Individual Giving and new Special Events. Created a new, highly visible “Play Street on Wall Street” event in June 2012 which occupied Wall Street with PAL children and activities. The event concluded with a cocktail party on floor of NY Stock Exchange with ten NFL players and raising $265,000 in two weeks of active fundraising. Show less



FXB International

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Development Consultant

  • Sep 2010 - Jul 2011

  FXB International-an international development NGO founded by Countess Albina du Boisrouvray in 1989 whose mission is to protect vulnerable children by investing in the families and communities who care for them. They do this through a Village Network Model now used in 65 villages in 18 countries. Role was to develop and implement a comprehensive global development and marketing plan to raise new revenues and develop long term strategies for expansion. Additionally, managed a staff of 5 fulltime employees in USA office in New York City, 4 interns and coordinated with the FXB teams in Geneva and Paris for six months until the new CEO was hired. Show less



Virgin Unite

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Development Consultant

  • Dec 2009 - Sep 2010

  Virgin Unite-The Foundation of the Virgin Group Limited founded by Sir Richard Branson. The Virgin mission is aimed to help revolutionize the way businesses and the social sector work together–driving business as a force for good by tackling tough social and environmental problems in an entrepreneurial way. Projects included the development of the funding strategy, prospect identification and CRM system for a new Presidential Initiative called the Disease Control Hub in South Africa and the expansion of the Entrepreneurs Unite program targeting wealthy entrepreneurs. Show less



Academy for Educational Development

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Vice President, Global Resource Development & Cause Marketing

  • Mar 2002 - Oct 2009

  AED merged with FHI 360 in 2011. AED was one of the world’s largest international and human development non-profits with over 300 programs serving 154 countries, all 50 U.S. states, and a staff of over 3,200 and an annual budget of $450 million. This was a newly created senior management position in 2002. Served as a member of the Senior Management Group made up of the sixteen top executives at AED and reported directly to the CEO. Had the responsibility for building and expanding all of AED’s international and U.S. non-governmental funding sources and building greater public awareness of AED and its programs to a diverse group of new funders. Sample major grants secured-GE ($2.2 million), Citigroup ($5.25 million), ExxonMobil ($2.5 million), Oracle ($10 million in-kind), HP ($2 million in-kind). Show less



Peter B. Johnson and Associates

• New York City

• Owner

  • Apr 1989 - Mar 2002

  Closed Company to join AED as fulltime officer and senior staff in 2002 and re-opened company in 2010. Client List include:Population Services International (2 years), Helen Keller International (3 years), Partnership for New York City (3 years), Regional Plan Association, Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, National Association for Visually Handicapped (3 years), the American Museum of the Moving Image (3 years), Ronald McDonald House of New York City (5 year assignment to oversee raising $23 million in new funds for new House-largest in the world), New York Botanical Garden,, New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2 1/2 years), The Actors’ Fund of America (2 1/2 years -ran capital campaign),, New York City Police Foundation (2 years) and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, New York City Chapter. Show less



Partnership for New York City

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Development

  • Feb 1984 - Apr 1989

  A newly created senior development position, to oversee the design, staff management and implementation of all funding strategies during the merger of the New York Chamber of Commerce with the newly formed New York City Partnership which was born out of New York City’s fiscal crisis. Worked directly with and supported David Rockefeller, Chairman of the Partnership/Chamber to raise new funds . •Worked directly with 120 board partners and their staffs made up of Corporate CEO’s, University Presidents, NGO Presidents and community leaders and managed a staff of 12. Consulted for an additional 3 years after 5 year full time position when consulting company formed in 1989. Show less



Greater New York Councils, Boy Scouts of America

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Development

  • Jan 1978 - Dec 1984

  Greater New York Councils is the largest Council fundraising team in the US. Managed a staff of 17 and doubled income during tenure. Greater New York Councils is the largest Council fundraising team in the US. Managed a staff of 17 and doubled income during tenure.