George Nehme is the Senior Advisor to the President and Board of Trustees for Strategy and Philanthropy at Utica University. Since 1983, George has guided a diverse group of organizations and institutions including some of the nation’s leading private and public universities, independent schools, arts and cultural institutions, and environmental, health care, and human services organizations, in their comprehensive advancement efforts.Renowned for his ability to take the reins for open key staff positions on an interim basis, George has provided astute leadership to dramatically build capacity for evolving organizations. He has helped to transform development operations with his unique ability to energize, focus and mobilize staff to increase their personal touch rate with prospects and donors. He brings significant expertise in the design and implementation of comprehensive campaigns that emphasize annual, unrestricted support as the philanthropic foundation upon which to build capital and planned gifts.George has extensive experience as a speaker and chair of numerous professional conferences for such nationally-recognized organizations as the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), National Annual Giving Directors Consortium (NAGDC), Sharing the Annual Fund Fundamentals (STAFF), the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and the Association of Philanthropic Counsel (APC). An active volunteer, George serves on the Board of Directors of the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI), and the Alumni Council of Hamilton College, and previously served as the College's Providence Regional Alumni Association President. He has volunteered his consulting services to a number of nonprofit organizations including the Utica Symphony Orchestra, The Genesis Group, a civic improvement organization, and the Samaritan Counseling Center. He is a member of the Association of Philanthropic Counsel (APC), and a former chair of its Education Committee.
Listed skills include Fundraising, Leadership, Community Outreach, Strategic Communications, and 27 others.