Lynne Mecum Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Crafted and implemented the Alaska Chapter’s Lower 48 Outreach Strategy to increase both the Alaska Chapter’s visibility within the organization and donations from outside of the state• Partnered with Lower 48 and International philanthropy staff to develop strategies leading to new and increased gifts • Effectively used donor trips to Alaska to support relationship building with donors, prospects and other TNC fundraisers• Reengaged lapsed Alaska donors and former trustees resulting in new leads and gifts• Recruited donors and partners to participate in Alaska’s Visioning Study• Identified planned giving donors and collaborated with planned giving staff to help donors understand their options• Set up and coordinated Lower 48 Donor visits for the Alaska State Director and Conservation Director • Worked closely with the Director of Philanthropy to create a pipeline of Trustee prospects in the Lower 48.

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for growing the base of philanthropic support for SCA’s Central and Intermountain Regions and National Programming.• Created and led strategies for a growing portfolio of 150 donors including individuals, corporations and foundations to increase support of both SCA’s National programs and local Community Programs.• Engaged, cultivated and stewarded supporters through service-days, face-to-face visits and regional newsletters. • Worked closely with SCA’s President, Regional VPs and Board Members to identify, cultivate and solicit prospects capable of gifts of at least $25,000. • Assisted SCA’s Partnership team by successfully identifying opportunities to place student interns, crews and corps with local environmental nonprofits and government agencies.• Managed and updated social media content on SCA’s Chicago Midwest Facebook page. • Recruited and managed volunteers for SCA’s series of ConSERVE service events in the Midwest through outreach to local media, local partners, colleges, high schools and both local and national service organizations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsible for major gift donors supporting Audubon’s National Public Policy, Science, Education, and International Alliances Programs across 20 Eastern and Midwestern states.

Greater Chicago Area

Launched a new Midwest development office in Chicago and successfully managed, coordinated and executed major donor strategies across 13 states in the Midwest and Northern Rockies Regions.

Greater Chicago Area

Established and maintained effective working relationships with country program directors, conservation staff, and served as liaison for the Mesoamerica & Caribbean Region with state fundraisers and principal gift officers throughout a seven-state region to promote fundraising for ongoing conservation work in the Region.

Greater Chicago Area

Identified, cultivated, solicited and stewarded major gifts donors for a large, global conservation organization.

Greater Chicago Area

Directed the efforts of Andersen’s Global Markets Group to streamline data delivery for business advancement purposes by developing a series of online databases and communications.

Cumbeland, Oh

Supported the Foundation Director’s efforts to protect wild and captive rhinos worldwide.

Ba, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Honor Society)

Ms, Animal Behavior

Activities and Societies: Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Honor Society)

Education record

Non Certificate/Continuing Education - Ornithology; Evolution