Hugh Montgomery Email and Phone Number

Hugh Montgomery is a Independent Consultant at Self-employed. He possess expertise in stewardship, nonprofits, planned giving, annual giving, philanthropy and 14 more skills. He is proficient in French. Colleagues describe him as "Hugh is a man of extraordinary kindness and regularly extended that to me and my family. He was often the first to pitch in when we needed help - say moving in the middle of a blizzard. Hugh knows the ins and outs of Planned giving and I always looked forward to hearing him speak about it and he is very skilled at presenting material to a multitude of audiences. Hugh values the work of technical fundraisers. He worked closely with Raiser's Edge since the DOS days and has a deep understanding of what the database view can and can't do. When something was asked of me and it wasn't in the best interest of our data integrity Hugh gave me a voice to disagree." and "I worked closely with Hugh from 1987 to 1995. I recommend him enthusiastically; he can provide thoughtful experience and wisdom to any group wishing to strengthen its fundraising program. A long-term teacher at Putney, I became the head of school in 1990. We soon embarked on our first significant capital campaign together. Hugh \ planned and guided the work, and infused the school with a new culture of giving. We had to raise millions in short order to meet challenge grants and surpass an ambitious goal. This effort demanded a strong sense of the school's values and history, and an understanding of how to manage the head of school and board members. Hugh had a deft touch. He also guided an enthusiastic, but not especially experienced staff in the fledgling development office. Decades worth of Information had to be entered into a new database, staff had to be hired, and annual giving had to grow quickly at the same time. Hugh provided the leadership to make all these things happen, professionalized our development operation and laid a foundation that has served Putney well. Part of Hugh’s genius was keeping my spirits high while we were doing development work and I was “distracted” by the many competing facets of running a boarding school. Fundraising became an important focus; it was also much more pleasurable than I would have imagined as, together, we made a case for support and strengthened the bonds with our constituents. They, in turn, increased their commitments. Often we hit the road together. Hugh had the expeditions well planned, providing essential information about the people we were visiting and coaching me through each upcoming conversation. He positioned me for success and was always ready with details about topics of interest to the people we met, including how the campaign was progressing and what we still wanted to accomplish, with their help, of course. He deserves a great deal of credit for the campaign. meeting the challenges with aplomb and celebrating successes by giving credit to others. I left the school in 1995. Hugh stayed until 1998 before setting off on another tack (in conservation and youth development fundraising). He returned to Putney more than a decade later and served an additional eight years as director of development. Throughout we have stayed in close touch. In my capacity as trustee and former president of a mid-sized foundation I have come to appreciate the many ways Hugh brought experience and commitment to his own work while helping others confront challenges and seize opportunities. I have tremendous respect for Hugh’s expertise, his creativity, his work ethic, his gift with words and positive spirit no matter how hard things sometimes seemed. I can personally vouch for his success providing experience and professional insight to organizations committed to raising more money and strengthening a productive philanthropic culture grounded in institutional mission and values. "