Bethany Leffingwell, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Austin, Texas, US

Lead philanthropic efforts and strategic partnerships across the BBB's 105-county service area including Austin, San Antonio, Waco, Bryan-College Station, Coastal Bend, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Permian Basin communities. Spearhead the expansion and rebrand of the organization’s 501(c)(3) entity, Foundation for Better Business, including the development of a.

Project-based consultant to businesses and non-profit organizations focusing on strategic partnerships, community engagement, cause branding, and philanthropy.

• Tax, Business Transaction, and Estate Planning Law Firm:
• Developed a comprehensive, multi-dimensional communications strategy to increase overall awareness, brand visibility, and engagement with clients and prospective clients
• Spearheaded corporate marketing, managed strategic HNW business development, and coordinated social impact including labor and capital philanthropic investment and cause marketing
• Leveraged relationships with media outlets to maximize public profile of leadership and drive the narrative
• Managed communications campaigns, website, blog, social media, e-newsletters, press releases, op-eds, ghostwriting
• Managed outside PR firm, recruited and hired legal staff

• Provided strategy, branding, fundraising, constituent communications, voter canvassing (phone banking and door-to-door), volunteer management, and event production
• Managed social media and electronic communications, graphic design, web content, and media relations
• Recruited and supervised 1 full-time campaign staff, 10 canvassers, 2 consultants, and dozens of volunteers

Austin, TX, US

Chief ambassador, program manager, and strategist for Austin Gives, the business philanthropy/social impact initiative of the Chamber

Austin, TX, US

Led marketing and strategic communications to enhance organizational brand value and reputation. Responsible for elevating the customer and investor experience through thoughtful storytelling and exceptional events. Manage the events team, marketing/communications team, PR/media team, the Austin Gives corporate philanthropy social impact initiative, and.

Alpharetta, Georgia, US

• Led business development efforts for local start-up affiliate of a $17 billion donor-advised fund sponsor
• Developed strong relationships with affluent business owners, investors, and wealth and legal advisors for the purpose of structuring tax-wise charitable planning and gifting of illiquid assets to charity
• Generated results by securing up to seven-figure gifts through carefully managed donor relationships
• Led marketing and communications strategy, produced e-newsletters, managed social media
• Developed and presented materials to a variety of audiences including affluent prospects, legal and financial advisors, and nonprofit development officers
• Managed events

• Crafted and launched the foundation and designed the first professional development program for the 35-year-old organization
• Designed and led advancement services through fundraising, branding, community partnerships, relationship management, budgeting, board recruitment and development, donor relations, event production, public relations.
• Solicited and secured five-figure gifts in a time of organizational hardship and transition
• Drafted case for support and conducted feasibility study for a capital campaign
• Provided change management leadership and crisis communications
• Managed staff of 3, board of directors, and several dozen volunteers

St. Louis, MO, US

• Spearheaded public relations and donor development through the cultivation of key relationships with high-net-worth community influencers to introduce the healthcare organization to a new market to build Seton Medical.
• Identified, qualified, developed, and stewarded affluent donors, securing six-figure gifts for successful capital campaign
• Recruited board members, managed stakeholder relationships, and designed stewardship efforts
• Coordinated strategic donor development private events including pre- and post-construction tours of Seton Medical Center Williamson
• Managed volunteer women’s fundraising board of approximately 40 community influencers

St. Louis, MO, US

• Successfully managed all aspects of event planning and volunteer coordination of large scale events including a community ground blessing and multiple galas
• Managed budgets, partnered with hospital construction management to coordinate grand opening gala within the hospital before official opening, hired and coordinated vendors, oversaw scripting of all event publications.

Austin, Texas, US

• Developed strong rapport with c-level executives and leadership of major accounting firms, law firms, and financial institutions
• Increased giving by 24% over previous years
• Recruited, trained, and managed campaign staff of 20

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Nonprofit Management, Bush School Of Government & Public Service

Ba, Communication

Interpersonal And Public Communications