John Malcolm Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

In my current role, I have returned to higher education to amplify Emerson’s alumni engagement, fundraising, and advancement services.- Led philanthropic revenue growth to a 24% increase by 2021, establishing the college’s two record-best revenue years despite pandemic-related obstacles and presidential/trustee leadership transitions. - Reorganized and relaunched the alumni and parent engagement and fundraising strategy, a data-driven, integrated model that speaks to the varied interests of external constituents.- Shifted alumni programming towards career mentoring and affinity-focused events; affinity-centric virtual Alumni Weekend quadrupled pre-pandemic in-person attendance.- Engagement team adapted the PeopleGrove professional networking platform for exclusive Emerson use; 5K users enrolled on Emerge platform within first two fiscal years.- Relaunched the parents-focused major gifts program with remote staff members dividing portfolios on geographic lines; will move leadership giving officers under two remote parent MGOs in 2023 to facilitate parents’ leadership giving and embed relevant programming.- Implemented plans to elevate a talented young Emersonian to lead all direct marketing, incentivized giving, and affinity-focused campaigns in 2023. - Influenced the rebranding of Expression, the alumni magazine, resulting in a new, dynamic visual identity in 2022.

Boston, Ma, Us

In this shift back to the nonprofit sector, I directed a cross-functional team of 60 to meet ambitious annual fundraising targets to support health care access and social change initiatives in developing countries. - Minimized spending by maintaining a less than $0.09 cost per dollar raised.- Grew funds from a pre-hire baseline of $106M to $140M in 2018; projected total for 2019 (at time of departure) was $143M.- Increased diversity among the Development team through strategic talent acquisition.- Served as Interim Head of Communications in 2018 and led the successful search for a Chief Marketing and Communications Officer.- Leveraged position on the Executive Leadership Team to launch the Go/No Go process, which established a more equitable, transparent evaluation process for restricted fundraising opportunities.- Reconfigured the Development shop, which included terminating weak secondary leadership, increasing the major gift threshold by 900%, launching the Prospect Management/Research office and Donor Engagement Team, and creating a synthesized Strategic Partnerships unit.

Williamstown, Ma, Us

Returning to my alma mater, in this role I managed a team of 90 throughout the conceptualization, planning, and execution of a Principal Giving program and the restructuring of programmatic work with alumni of color. I also made Williams history by partnering with the President and Campaign Chair to close the college’s first nine-figure gift.- Led the development and launch of the Teach It Forward campaign in collaboration with the Communications team; campaign was the most successful liberal arts college fundraising campaign of its era.- Built a $13M incremental personnel and programming budget for the proposed seven-year campaign effort.- Secured 62% of the $650M fundraising goal halfway through the seven-year timeline; goal was subsequentially reached and exceeded post-departure.

Tampa, Fl, Us

Building upon by previous BBBSA experience to lead my own segment on a more concentrated scale, I reestablished a healthy, performance-oriented culture within the agency by rebuilding trusting, transparent relationships with the Board, the Guild, and key funders. Additionally, I oversaw the execution of mentorship services for 1.5K+ at-risk youth in LA.- Sustained the scale and quality of agency mentoring services during the financial crisis; secured an average mentor-mentee match length greater than four years. - Balanced the budget that had been mismanaged during the previous CEO’s administration; modestly built cash reserves and rectified other managerial and accounting improprieties.- Accelerated fundraising efforts by partnering with the Women’s Guild, whose event fundraising (i.e., annual gala, spring women’s event) represented 40% of gross agency revenues. - Enhanced agency visibility by establishing a partnership with The Hollywood Reporter.

Tampa, Fl, Us

My tenure at BBBSA, my first nonprofit experience, was marked by a staunch commitment to strengthening philanthropic partnerships and enabling the direct investment in and strategic expansion of BBBSA services to agencies. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, I collaborated with C-suite execs and Board leaders to influence service enhancements for 300K+ youth in target demographics.- Generated a combined average annual growth rate of 39% for private source benchmarks; Board giving grew by 700% over tenure.- Spearheaded a multi-year fundraising initiative, The Second Century Campaign, which secured half of the $135M goal by the spring of 2008. - Federation-wide fundraising achieved 10% annual revenue growth from 2004 through spring 2007, with 2007 totals exceeding $200M.

Swarthmore, Pa, Us

As Director of Development, I devised and executed long-range and annual operating plans inclusive of fundraising goals, cash flow, and pledge projections that drove historic successes across the institution.- Campaign fundraising met 70% of its $230M goal by the end of my tenure, with the full goal reached after my departure.- Restructured the Development Department in 2003, resulting in parent fundraising breaking all previous records post-reorganization and Planned Giving reaching its most successful year in a decade with $16M in commitments.

Hanover, Nh, Us

Cortland, New York, Us

Lewisburg, Pa, Us

Accomplishments throughout my 6+ year tenure of swift growth include:- Consistently recognized as a seven-figure per annum fundraiser. - Team raised $188M against the $150M campaign goal; division was forecasted to raise $22M annually post-2001. - Established Bucknell’s first ongoing presence on the west coast, overseeing the development of the Silicon Valley High Tech Network.Additional Positions: Director of Major Gifts Associate Director of Major Gifts Major Gifts OfficerAssistant Director for Annual Giving

Washington, Us

Meadville, Pa, Us

- Led offices in San Jose, CA and Eugene, OR to their best fundraising years.- Named to the Fundraising Hall of Fame in 1987 for personal fundraising totals as a Field Canvass Manager.