Brenda Rigdon, Cfre Email & Phone Number

Recently promoted to Chief Development Officer, I am a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) with fifteen years experience as Development Director for a Community Foundation, where I helped to raise just over $62 million dollars; six years of experience as Executive Director of a nonprofit corporation where we increased our annual funding by 200%, added a Fundraising Auxiliary and improved our training for our volunteers; 18 years experience in Nonprofit Fundraising. 27 years of experience working with College Scholarship programs, including 6 years as a Dollars for Scholars Board Member, and two years on the Tri Kappa State Scholarship committee.I have extensive training and education in nonprofit management, resource development and fundraising, strategic planning, nonprofit life cycles, logic models, policies and procedures, and bench marking and evaluation.CFRM, (Certificate in Fundraising Management) Indiana University School of PhilanthropyCFRE, (Certified Fundraising Executive)FCEP (Fellow in Charitable Estate Planning, Estate Planning Institute)10 years experience as a Public Library Board member, including four terms as Board President.Special skills: building relationships that matter, telling stories that resonate with donors and stakeholders, facilitating discussions, teaching, event planning, project management, nonprofit management, nonprofit fundraising, diagnosing problems and articulating solutions. I have the ability to look at a situation as a Big Picture and then see what needs to happen to take the organization or program to the next level. Grant writing, creative writing, and writing for publication are also favorite activities.

Listed skills include Fundraising, Grant Writing, Nonprofits, Event Planning, and 33 others.