Dan Nelson Email & Phone Number

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Provide consulting services to nonprofit startups, small nonprofits, small businesses, and local political campaignsCreate, edit, and provide expert advice on business proposals and social venture projectsDeliver critical feedback on strategy to ensure effective proposals that are compelling to end-users and decision makersCreate aesthetic and clear communications to stakeholders, employing marketing and design skillsOffer expert advice on team growth and board developmentProvide coaching and leadership development for young professionalsOversee finances for multiple local political campaignsTrain non-profit leaders, workers, and volunteers in creating a culture of philanthropy within an organization

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

•Partner with the local Executive Director and Deputy Director of Regional Giving to develop and implement a multi-year strategy for ambitiously increasing the size and number of gifts.•Leverage research, local landscape knowledge, and fundraising expertise to make strategic recommendations.•Track and analyze portfolio activity and provide regular updates to the Executive Director and Deputy Director of Regional Giving, working closely with Associates to ensure data integrity while conducting sound data analysis and continuously improving team strategy.•Ensure we are maximizing partner opportunities for the chapter, across chapters and in support of organization-wide efforts.•Analyze and understand the local landscape, trends, and market to inform revenue goals and projections.•Support the design and execution of engagement and stewardship plans.•Work with the Executive Director to develop and steward a Regional Advisory Board.•Strategize, coordinate, and execute timely, accurate and compelling interactions with funders in partnership with the Executive Directors, and in some cases, the Deputy Director of Regional Giving, the National Director of Development, and/or Co-CEOs.•Build relationships with other Managing Directors of Development in local chapters as well as national team members.•Work closely with the Deputy Director of Regional Giving to share information, best practices, and lessons learned to strengthen local and organizational fundraising.•Deeply understand donors and prospects to support the creation and delivery of compelling and meaningful communications such as proposals, reports and updates.•Work with chapter team members to integrate fundraising into team and member efforts as well as authentically engage donors and prospects in E4E’s work.•Build a network of external development partners and relationships as a local representative of E4E.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

•Lead and oversee development efforts for local education organization with $2m+ budget•Organize and lead fundraising events, including signature annual gala that raised a record-breaking $130K in 2014•Develop and share key findings from SalesForce reports on funding streams from a range of portfolios for board of directors•Write compelling grants in collaboration with program team ranging from $5K to $100K+ to meet organizational goals•Manage complex information in SalesForce database to organize critical data from multiple sources•Communicate with donors through a variety of channels and track all correspondence utilizing Excel and SalesForce

Circle Pines, Mn

John Savageau Agency• Attained excellent sales numbers through value-based strategies • Participated in State Farm’s Agent Aspirant Program, an internal leadership development pipeline program• Developed and implemented comprehensive sales and customer support processes for each catalogued product• Coordinated creation and distribution of marketing and mailing products with project budget to meet monthly sales goals• Engaged prospective and current clients to purchase State Farm Insurance and Financial Services products• Won back clients that expressed desire to pursue other insurance providers with personalized strategies and approaches

Minneapolis, Mn

• Launched a non-profit organization to identify and address the social, academic, spiritual and economic needs of low-income youth and families in North Minneapolis through neighborhood-based evening and after-school programs• Developed a comprehensive business plan and organizational vision that solicited the input of youth, families, business experts, faith leaders, relevant data and community organizations such as Urban Homeworks to inform our work and mission• Cultivated over 120 donor relationships, in addition to 20 local business and ministry partnerships • Grew budget from nothing to over $100,000 per year in three years• Provided vision for copy, branding and quality of all marketing material, including logo, brochures, video, signage, and website• Tracked critical organizational data and created reports used to inform strategic decisions such as expansion to new locations• Initiated and completed two building campaigns that fundraised over $200,000 to expand programming to reach 200 additional kids over the following three years in new Minneapolis locations• Facilitated quarterly intensive three-hour board meetings focused on strategic planning and decision-making• Utilized PowerPoint and Excel to create and deliver high quality, data-driven presentations and reports for board of directors• Recruited and trained a consistent volunteer staff of 30 and designed a comprehensive process to recruit and hire two paid staff• Created and utilized training materials to equip and encourage new volunteers• Championed organizational strategy, vision and mission while providing managerial oversight

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business

Activities and Societies: Received Dean's Scholarship

Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Intramural Sports Coordinator Student Government Representative Delta Mu Delta National Business Honor Society