Debbie Mccullough Email & Phone Number

Working From Home In SW Florida

Reston, VA

• Provide programmatic development and strategic management and direction for Planned Giving Department of America’s largest conservation organization. Oversee staff, provide exceptional legal expertise, and manage $7M.
• Supervise staff of 4 consisting of 3 Planned Giving Officers and a Planned Giving Coordinator. Work with team to identify, define, and build out new funding opportunities, ensuring program continues to further.
• Utilize innovative strategies to acquire donors and increase stewardship. Specifically tasked to rebuild foundation’s Planned Giving Department after prior disbandment. Successfully built department with a purposeful.
• Collaborate with team to develop events and create face-to-face interaction opportunities to increase donor engagement. Produce target mailings and develop marketing communications strategies focused on driving member.
• Provide legal expertise and manage all bequest-related actions for foundation, including coordination of contested matters. Collaborate with prospects’ attorneys and/or financial advisors to determine most appropriate.
• Personally cultivated and solicited 150 stewardship prospects.

Garden Grove, CA

• Managed funding and program development for a northern Los Angeles County-based non-profit organization specializing in providing support and services to abused and at-risk children and their families.
• Identified and wrote significant state and federal fund grant opportunities for Center resulting in program expansion and a marked increase in operating funds.
• Redirected organization to rebrand programs and diversify funding efforts. Developed and submitted proposals and consistently provided accurate follow-up grant reporting.

Kanab, Utah

• Managed and strategically marketed Planned Giving Program for a national animal advocacy and rescue organization based on a 3200 acre sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.
• Provided exceptional legal support to organization. Coordinated necessary meetings with financial advisors and/or attorneys of prospects to determine and solidify best method of deferred giving. Ensured all necessary.
• Collaborated with Major Gifts and Membership to identify and secure 5 and 6 figure gifts. Personally cultivated, solicited, and provided stewardship of 125 prospects.
• Litigated contested matters and kept abreast of all current tax codes as related to estate law.
• Created and implemented “Forever Friends Legacy Society” specifically recognizing members who set up to leave BFAS as a will benefactor.
• Invested in ongoing donor relations by participating in professional organizations and identifying lead sources; continually built relationships and rapport to solidify ongoing stewardship, resulting in record-level.

Kanab, UT

• Expanded organization’s grant revenue by developing new corporate relationships and identifying new partners.
• Developed and implemented comprehensive annual corporate and foundation fundraising plans.
• Continually identified potential new funders for organization; conducted research and developed strategies to cultivate relationships.
• Worked with appropriate program staff to complete gifting, resulting in a 40% increase in grant revenue.
• Accomplished all work for BFAS remotely.

Las Vegas, Nevada

• Created and executed business plan for a solo practice providing professional legal services for civil dependency, abuse and neglect, trusts, estates, probate, and non-profit cases.
• Participated in settlement conferences, emergency negotiations, law and motion hearings, and full trial.
• Licensed to practice law in Nevada, California, Pennsylvania, and Utah.

Lancaster, CA

• Oversaw program and funding development and financial management of a $10M private northern Los Angeles County-based non-profit organization specializing in providing support and services to abused and at-risk children.
• Served as impactful external resource and spokesperson focused on raising community awareness of center’s mission and purpose. Successfully developed revenue sources and strengthened funding from public and private.
• Set up programmatic expenditure model to align with overall strategy, ensuring fiscal soundness and security. Worked closely with Board to manage and balance program infrastructure.
• Planned highly successful executive fundraising events including walks, galas, and golf tournaments. Assisted organization with successful launch and completion of a capital campaign.
• Increased revenues by $7M, from $3M to $10M, during employment.

York, PA

• Oversaw daily operations and mission implementation of law office in Central Pennsylvania. Managed staff, represented clients, and cultivated community outreach programs.
• Supervised staff of 8 including 4 attorneys, 2 paralegals, and 2 support staff. Spearheaded intake process; screened and selected cases for placement, and carried an active case load, representing clients in legal.
• Developed outreach programs for local community. Secured funding and organized and ran public clinics. Created and implemented a pro-bono program with the bar and bench.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Magna cum Laude

Master Of Science (Msc), Legal Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communications

Summa cum Laude

Master Degree In Judicial Administration, Legal Administration

Masters In Legal Administration