Lamont Hayes Email & Phone Number

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Associate Vice President. Led a Major Gifts ($25,000+) team of five direct reports to complete $400 million capital campaign while achieving $15 million divisional objectives. Executed strategic plan in collaboration with executive leadership, ensuring seamless alignment with organizational goals. Formulated and executed targeted fundraising plans aligned with Museum priorities, showcasing a keen understanding of resource optimization. Proficiently oversaw campaign statistics, employing analytical insights to inform decision-making. Played a key role in the Executive Training Program, contributing to personnel recruitment, retention, and onboarding initiatives. Planned and directed capital, programmatic, endowment, exhibit and event strategies that have collectively raised over $30 million for Office of Institutional Advancement budgets and Museum priorities. Planned, fundraised for and directed 19 events over 6 days to celebrate hosting the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s annual convention and The National WWII Museum’s Road to Victory $400 million campaign completion celebration.  Oversee the implementation and maintenance of a prospect moves management system. Prepare management and informational metric reports. Actively participate in identification, research, qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and corporations to secure transformational financial support. Develop and implement strategic plans for fundraising initiatives in alignment with the National WWII Museum's mission and goals. Manage the development budget, ensuring efficient use of resources and tracking performance metrics to measure the success of fundraising efforts.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

primary director of major gift for Louisiana and Texas, raised over $6 million and provided overall leadership and management for strategies designed to support Museum priorities, exhibits, goals, community presence and mission enhancement. Managed division budget, controlled operating expenses and implemented operation plans. Evaluated fundraising plans and reorganized efforts to achieve maximum major gift support. Cultivated relationships with board of trustees, donors, prospects and internal partners.

Greater New Orleans Area

Oversaw all fundraising including writing grants, researching individuals, foundations and corporations, developingstrong donor relations for both annual fundraising and special events and implementing new fundraising strategies.▪ Raised over $500,000 from private donors for foundation signature fundraising event.▪ Built donor pipeline and donor networks. Successfully identified, qualified, cultivated, solicited and stewarded donors/grantors of $1,000 - $1,000,000.▪ Responsible for the financial condition of the foundation along with business development.▪ Provided leadership and development strategies to increase major, corporate and foundation gifts by 20% in first year with the foundation.▪ Developed proposals and secured over $250,000 from new sources of funding from constituents.▪ Created Fund Development Strategic Plan in local and national context.▪ Designed and implemented operational and social media plans, goals and objectives for the foundation.▪ Designed and implemented strategic marketing plan.▪ Produced monthly newsletter.▪ Created foundation membership program – Partner of Police (POP)▪ Wrote and implemented development and marketing plans.▪ Created systems, directed calendar and planning, recruited and managed volunteer development and marketing committees.

Reported directly to the Vice President for Institutional Advancement and was responsible for Major Gifts and Capital Campaigns. Assisted the VP for Institutional Advancement in creating development business plans for the University in conjunction with the University’s overall long range strategic plan. Regularly solicited gifts in the six- and seven-figure range. Represented the best interests of the University and functioned as a steward of philanthropy while working with staff and department heads to establish funding needs and priorities, and to identify major gift alumni, individual, foundation and corporate prospects for further cultivation and solicitation.PRINCIPAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:o Developed the Major Gifts Program based on the needs of the University. o Initiated and maintained personal contact with prospects to develop their interest in major and deferred gifts.o Created a detailed fiscal plan and coordinated calendar with emphasis on financial goals.o Oversaw the implementation and maintenance of a prospect management system.o Prepared all written solicitation materials. o Motivated and coached the work of volunteers and staff.o Prepared management and informational reports.o Assisted in the management of the daily activities of the Office of Institutional Advancement.o Assisted with the development of all marketing and promotional material. o Administered, identified and created campaigns and programs to fund capital needs and service growth, education and capital reserves through annual campaigns, planned giving, special events, capital development and community relations. Evaluated the success/efficiencies of these programs. o Developed and recommend policies and procedures to carry out the objectives of the department. o Wrote, reviewed and revised staff job descriptions. Lead, managed and coached the staff team. o Assessed staff training needs and sought professional development for all staff.

Plan and direct client capital, endowment and debt reduction campaigns that have collectively raised over $40 million for healthcare, religious and education organizations.Executive Team Member that successfully raised over $185 million on a target objective of $135 million for the Archdiocese of Washington’s Forward in Faith campaign. Develop and execute strategic gifting and grassroots fundraising campaigns in addition to overseeing professional training, public relations and campaign management initiatives.Produce feasibility/planning studies and author case statements, solicitation materials and volunteer training manuals.Perform due diligence research pertaining to prospect identification and organize various solicitation visits to target indviduals/organizations.Act as Information Officer responsible for supporting a 45 person team region.