Christopher Shields Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, United States

My responsibilities include providing prioritized lists of prospects to refresh portfolios and populate pipelines; managing database screenings; conducting research on request; preparing briefing materials for prospect meetings, volunteer committees, and events; maintaining network relationship data for the Symphony’s board and leading donors; and managing.

Oakland, CA

Helped leadership successfully complete a capital campaign for Oakland's hospital. Identified prospects, including grateful patient families, researched them, and rated and segmented prospects. Collaborated with gift officers in assigning prospects and helped manage the prospects in their portfolios. Helped maintain the data in a customized Salesforce.

San Francisco Bay Area

Our goal at Shields Capital Development is to help you focus your efforts on cultivating and soliciting donations. We are an independent firm of professionals who are dedicated to providing fund-raising support for non-profit organizations. We have more than 21 years of experience working on campaigns in planning, researching prospects, writing grant.

San Francisco Bay Area

Formed research strategy for $500 million capital campaign. Identified leads, qualified their interest and capacity, and synthesized data to help create strategies and proposals for foundation grants and personal donations. Investigated public records, including real estate transactions and probate files. Monitored the external environment and reported.

Oversaw database screenings. Reported on trustees, major donors, and planned gift prospects. Coordinated prospects among schools. Began a digital scanning process. Managed staff of two.

Identified and qualified leads, reported on donor prospects for hospitals, social services agencies, and libraries. Organized and updated donor and direct mail databases.

Managed fund-raising budget process, accounting, and administrative functions. Oversaw production of final report on $108 million capital campaign. Managed staff of five.

Oversaw accounting for campaign and annual fund, database administration, and prospect research. Managed staff of four.

Reported on prospects for campaign. Initiated database screening and managed importing of results. Upgraded resources for research. Managed staff of two.

M.M., Non-Profit Management And Marketing

Activities and Societies: Non-profit club member, Health care club member

B.A., History And Art History

Activities and Societies: Honors in art history, Received scholarship to study classical piano, Early music ensemble keyboardist, Radio.