Keith E. Cornelius Email & Phone Number

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONSAccomplished fundraising professional responsible for facilitating over $45 million in capital and endowment gifts, annual giving and operating funds for various educational and other non-profit institutions. A creative thinker and self-starter experienced in campaign and scholarship fundraising, donor cultivation and stewardship, data research and analysis, board development and strategic planning, and community engagement. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Secured over $38 million in gifts for Episcopal High School’s (EHS) endowment and capital campaigns• Secured over $6 million in annual giving, capital campaign, and endowment gifts for the University of Houston Athletics Foundation (HAF)• Authored a plan to execute an $85 million capital campaign for KIPP Houston• Established “listening tours” for a Fortune 500 company that brought together City of Houston community leaders to discuss solutions to some of the city’s “pain points”, and what role the corporation could play in being a successful and trusted community partner• Developed the fundraising plan for the YWCA of Houston• Secured over $500,000 in gifts for Breakthrough Houston• Created and maintained a database for the cultivation, stewardship, and retention of over 1,100 donors• Collaborated with various boards of directors and their executive committees to create fundraising strategies• Co-Chair of an annual scholarship fundraising gala that attracts over 1,000 attendees, has five committees, 30 volunteers, and awards multiple 4 yr. college scholarships

Listed skills include Fundraising, Public Speaking, Annual Giving, Board Development, and 15 others.

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  University Of Houston

  Area Of Concentration: Business & Accounting