Michael Dotson Email & Phone Number

Ashland, Oregon

I lead a team of dedicated professionals that defend and fight to protect the forests, waters, and wildlife of the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion. Our organization works across more than 8 million acres of public land in southwest Oregon and northwest California. We use environmental law, advocacy-based education, and grassroots organizing to help conserve one of the most biodiverse regions in all the world. In my role as Executive Director, I lead the fundraising team and handle the vast majority of administrative and financial responsibilities. I am a former outdoor educator and find that my leadership style is one geared towards teaching and empowering the staff to approach our work and situations with a learning mentality.From 2013 to 2019, I served with KS Wild as the Director of Development.

Coloma, Ca

Secured major gift and endowment of $700,000 from ARC supporter, which now provides grants to local schools to implement environmental education in classrooms.Responsible for writing and securing grants in excess of $210,000 to support programming for ARC.Manage database and donor relations using BlackBaud Sphere.Develop and implement fundraising plan in coordination with staff, volunteers and board members to expand organization’s message and bring in new supporters. Develop partnerships that benefit the organization and fulfill our mission to be involved in community developmentCreate Communication Plan to complement ongoing fundraising campaigns and assure message is uniform in all publications and media outreach.Develop a Social Media strategy to increase public’s awareness of organization’s programs.Create planned giving strategy to increase opportunities for donors to support the organization.

Produce an annual budget and manage small staff to meet projectionsWrite grants in support of educational program Develop and maintain partnerships with private foundations and corporations Conduct outreach to community groups and educational institutionsDevelop and implement marketing strategy for maximizing participation in paid youth programsUtilize place-based and didactic learning experiences for to educate students, K -12, in a variety of settings

Manage staff of up to 12 naturalist on day-to-day basisProduce and manage kitchen budget and maintain inventory levels for weekly meal planFacilitate meetings with visiting administrators and teachers to achieve weekly goals Teach youth, 4th - 6th, on numerous natural science subjects in residential camp setting