Gary Fisher Email & Phone Number

Davis, CA, US

Davis, California, United States

Fundraising executive and front-line fundraiser leading and inspiring a high-performing team of regional and international major gift development officers and support staff on behalf of UC Davis. Geographically focused, the team manages and builds philanthropic communities of alumni, parents, grateful patients, and grateful clients across ten domestic.

Davis, California, United States

Davis, California, United States

Davis, CA

Highly collaborative Regional Development & Alumni Relations professional creating and implementing strategies to maximize philanthropic investment in the students, programs and research at UC Davis by matching donor passions to university priorities. Using advanced fundraising concepts, Fisher has identified, recruited and built three high-functioning.

Davis, CA

Fisher has also identified, successfully recruited and oriented donors on the three strategic philanthropic leadership boards he manages in his regions.*Member of Match/Challenge Gift Committee for UC Davis first-ever Give Day*Sept 2017 - Chosen to participate in inaugural Development & Alumni Relations Leadership Academy at UC Davis. This year-long.

Davis, CA

Coordinator of the exclusive honorary giving society recognizing leadership unrestricted giving at UC Davis: The Davis Chancellor's Club (DCC). Set historic records for unrestricted dollars raised and membership growth.

Davis, California

Online instructor Fundraising and Development Professional Certificate Program. Leveraging expertise as a public speaker and successful transition from executive career in sales and marketing to non-profit sector and fundraising. Teaching how the parallel and transferable skills of sales, marketing, and fundraising can be used to elevate the next.

Multipe Locations - Mid-Atlantic Region

• Senior executive with outstanding record of building, leading and inspiring high-performance sales teams across multiple locations.
• Results oriented multi-disciplinary organizational architect and leader. Transformed company to achieve equal results and stronger profit potential with greater operational efficiencies.
• Managed $2.5 Million annual budget and team of 15 full-time and 225+ part-time employees.
• Innovated to recommend, design and launch remote-agent calling team to eliminate one brick-and-mortar call center, saving $250,000 annually.
• Designed and managed weekly, quarterly, and annual sales strategies, assigning assets, scheduling work, designing tests, and mining data to build profits, and increase closed sales rates.
• Achieved 100% deadline compliance across dozens of simultaneous projects in multiple locations.

Multiple Locations - Mid Atlantic Region

• Senior executive and service-leader with outstanding record of building, leading and inspiring high-performance sales teams across multiple clients and physical locations.
• Oversaw all operations, sales strategies and implementation initiatives. Used discretionary authority to lead independently, managing up to 20 simultaneous high-visibility projects, concurrent deadlines, varied.
• Exceeded quarterly sales and P&L targets across locations for five years in a row.
• Identified national trend and launched innovative broadcast messaging service for retail and tax sectors.
• Made recommendations, reviewed progress, pitched and closed high-level executives at Gevalia, The Penn State Alumni Association, and Laithwaites Wines in remote and face-to-face meetings.
• Mined Penn State Alumni Association data to identify strategic opportunities, created value-added data-cleaning and integrity service for client.

Multiple States - Mid-Atlantic Region

• Recruited, trained and lead a diverse team of 17 managers, 5 full-time support staff, and 250+ part-time sale reps in three locations, across two states, with a highly collaborative approach.
• Achieved 100% deadline and budget compliance across all locations and clients.
• Authored, designed, edited, and recommended relationship oriented call scripting to increase retention, build loyalty, and cultivate future sales opportunities.
• Led weekly progress meetings to capitalize on opportunities, inspire improvement, develop strategies, execute client tests, create accountability, motivate and mentor management teams across locations.
• Delivered highly effective motivational presentations to influence teams with humor, education, and experiential stories to increase close rates, inspire production, and strengthen team dynamics.

• Innovated, redesigning entire operation resulting in doubled revenues from $2,000,000 to over $4,000,000 dollars in first year as Director.
• Proposed, designed and executed compelling and comprehensive management and sales team training materials across clients, brands, and sectors.