Christopher A. Boyer Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Lead all aspects of this mission driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, including these core responsibilities:Fundraising-Grew our premier annual fundraising event 523% from 2016 to 2024.-Grew total fundraising 196% and grants to Three Rivers Park District 244% from 2016 to 2023.-Collaborate closely with board members on individual strengths and fundraising opportunities.-Work closely with major donors and sponsors. -Consistently increased Give to the Max Day results. Board Development-Foster a culture of philanthropy.-Board member recruiting, onboarding, coaching, and ongoing development.-Created inspiring board recruiting and onboarding content.-Grew board from 12 to 21 members 2016 to 2024.-Developed effective committees which increased capacity and deepened board member engagement.Strategy Development and execution-Collaborate closely with board of directors to develop and implement the strategic plan. -Implemented Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative with Governance chair.-Charities Review Council - Led three successful renewals earning their "Meets Standards" seal.Budget management-Collaborate closely with Treasurer to develop and manage annual budgets. -Created net-positive results during the challenging 2020 & 2021 pandemic years.Partnerships-Lead our collaboration and partnerships in our program areas. -As the philanthropic partner to Three Rivers Parks, collaborate closely on program goals. -Created a new event with board which brought over 650 people into our parks and introduced more than 200 new people to our mission during the challenging 2020 & 2021 pandemic years.Operations, Technology, Systems-Led successful implementations of new systems which increase our capacity and efficiency: -Little Green Light - Donor Management System. -QuickBooks Online - Accounting. -Auctria - Fundraising / event software.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led the Foundation’s nascent fundraising initiatives and strategy, including:-Grant research-Membership program recommendation-Supported fundraising events-Give to the Max Day strategy

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Board Secretary, and Chair of Governance Committee.North Star Community Rowing empowers individuals, transforms lives, and builds community through the sport of rowing.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Served on the human trafficking justice taskforce.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Mentored a youth group through their Commitment Class journey.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Supported a donor and volunteer data improvement project, using Raiser's Edge software.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led K12 and Higher Ed sales team, selling cloud-based Professional Development and software training in the U.S. and Canada.-Led team to achieve 111%, with $1.25 million in sales. Several of my team members (including me) achieved prestigious President’s Club status.-Realigned sales territories using a data driven model to improve U.S. coverage. -Created new market segmentation model which won more business.-Developed performance metrics, creating clearer direction for our team.-Implemented new compensation plans which increased collaboration between sales and service.-Successfully achieved sales results within budget.-Recruited, hired, trained, coached, and performance-managed team.-Salesforce.com admin and power user.-Member of senior leadership team - defined strategic direction.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Recruited from Varitronics to lead the MakeMusic sales team, targeting K12 and Higher Education in the U.S. and international markets.-Grew 2011 team sales 31% over 2010 (to $5.1 million).-Led the design and implementation of new compensation plan that created 19% growth (2012).-Hired, onboarded, coached and developed the team.-Led the creation of new orientation training that improved onboarding.-Launched an entirely new Dealer channel to access new markets.-Key member of senior leadership team - Presented to board of directors.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led and managed a multi-channel sales team (direct, dealer, agent) selling visual learning tools to K12 and Higher Ed markets, generating $4 million in annual sales. -Led my team to achieve respectable 6% sales growth during 2009-2010 recession. -Achieved 149% performance Q1 F2011. -Hired, on-boarded, coached and developed the sales team.-Implemented a new Independent Sales Agent program to access new markets.-Member of senior leadership team - key contributor to Strategic Operating Plan.-SalesForce.com power user and admin.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Recruited from Grainger to develop and implement a new national expansion model. -Won $6 million in sales revenues, earned Outstanding Sales Award.-Collaborated with Marketing and Service teams to improve customer experience model.-Strategically leveraged the new Woman-Owned Business certification.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Developed strategy and successfully increased sales in a $13 million portfolio of Fortune 500 customers.-Established and implemented multi-year profitable contracts.-Led a matrixed nation-wide sales team.-Achieved 105% performance and created 14% sales growth.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Returned to Sprint to sell to a national account portfolio; Promoted to Sales Director to lead team of national account managers.-Sold $1.8 million in contracts, including a prominent financial services firm.-Promoted to Enterprise Branch Sales Director within one year.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

TouchAmerica: Managed a team of National Account Managers selling diverse telecommunications solutions to our largest corporate customers in a start-up environment. (TouchAmerica was a spinoff​ of Qwest resulting from the Qwest / USWest merger). Achieved Winner's Circle Award twice (top award in company) for leading my teams to exceptional sales performance of 129% and 114% (approx. $785K) respectively.Qwest: Was recruited from Sprint to join Qwest. Grew and led a team of Major Account Executives, providing solutions into B2B markets. Instrumental in building our branch to annual revenues of $10 million.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Began career as an individual contributor selling integrated telecommunications services in B2B markets. Consistently promoted to positions of increased responsibility. -Achieved Best of the Best Award (number one in country) as sales/service representative.-Technical Application Consultant - responsible for the successful implementation of complex data and voice networks for large corporate clients.-Sr. Application Support Manager - Drove complex solution sales opportunities.-Achieved the highly selective Sprint Manager Candidacy Program.-Promoted to Branch Manager leading a team of Senior Sales Executives selling to corporate accounts.

Mini Mba For Non Profit Organizations, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Fundraising Certificate Series

Cppm - Certified Professional Project Manager

Professional project management certificate program.

Bachelor Of Science, Psychology, Business

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity