Mike Pope Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Greater Chicago Area

Mike Pope is a Chicago-based Nonprofit Consultant and Leadership Coach. He is experienced in nonprofit board development; communications; organizational planning and operations; as well as strategic fundraising with a proven track record of raising millions in support for education, social services, and arts organizations.Mike has a strong passion for.

Greater Chicago Area

In February 2017, I founded Forte Community Music Project (Forte) to create a space where everyone, can continue their music education, regardless of their past experience or financial ability. Forte is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using high-quality music education as a vehicle to unlock the full potential of the communities and singers we serve..

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for qualifying, cultivating, soliciting and driving strategy for a portfolio of nearly 200 Leadership Annual Giving and Major Gift donors. Highlights include: soliciting more than $8M in support; closing more than $550,000 in gifts; and soliciting multiple seven-figure gifts to the university. Work collaboratively across departments to manage.

Greater Chicago Area

Appleton, WI

Identified, qualified, cultivated, and solicited a portfolio of approximately 200 prospective donors.Worked with the President on special projects for the university surrounding Diversity and Inclusion, including serving on the search committee for the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Dean of the Faculty.Coordinated reunion.

Appleton, WI

Greater Chicago Area

• Special Events (40%)
• Worked with the board, volunteers, and staff to plan a total of 15 special events which raised over $287,000 in revenue. These responsibilities included:
• Creating online registration pages and developing content for fundraising-related website, email communications, print collateral, and social media efforts including invitations, and e-blasts;
• Performing prospect research to produce strategically segmented mail and email lists;
• Brainstorming topics, potential speakers and VIPS (MSNBC hosts Chris Hayes and Joy Reid);
• Providing expertise in Audio-Visual which directly reduced event AV costs; and

Greater Chicago Area

Event assistant working to plan of special events through conducting prospect research, assisting with direct mail appeals, drafting in-kind donation solicitation letters and proofreading Development department printed and online marketing collateral.

Greater Chicago Area

• Special Events (80%)
• Worked with the Executive Director, Operations Manager and event planning committee to implement each aspect of the center’s Annual Benefit Gala including entertainment, ticketing and registration, invitations, onsite.
• Oversaw the processing and documenting of the organization’s income and expenses.
• Managed client billing and accounts payable/receivable.
• Processed and acknowledges over $100,000 in event donations.

Appleton, Wisconsin

Coordinated logistics and executed over 150 events annually including wedding ceremonies, receptions, corporate conferences and galas, religious services, community theatre events, and live musical performances. Maintained an ongoing schedule of events and audio-visual needs.

Appleton, Wisconsin

Supervised a crew of 20 – 25 employees and planned, coordinated and executed logistics for fundraisers, weddings and campus events.