Robin Engle, Cfre Email & Phone Number

Founder and CEO of Abundance Catalyst, a fundraising and communications consultancy focused on social and environmental justice.I've been where you are. In small to medium, often under resourced organizations. In places where we have a lot to do and not enough time, staff, or infrastructure to do it all. Where we've got the heart and the purpose but just.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Supporting the Executive Director in executing the annual fundraising plan and engaging with funders
• Scheduling and communications support to ensure successful meetings and follow-ups with key partners
• Serving as a liaison between the Executive Director and external stakeholders, fostering strong relationships
• Contributing to the success of individual projects by helping the ED to operationalize a vision or move an idea forward

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Development department and executive team leader spearheading fundraising work for an anti-poverty organization with a budget size of $8M.
• Exceeded fundraising goals, raising over $2M from non-governmental sources and doubling individual donor income
• Supported a strategic planning and rebranding process centering on power-building and policy change
• Overhauled organizational meeting and planning processes with a focus on effective, results-driven agendas, deeper strategic planning, and intentional relationship-building

Seattle, WA

• Chief strategist, manager and executor of OneAmerica’s development and communications work and departments, while leading and making organization-wide decisions as a part of the Executive team.
• Increased non-grant giving by 261% using strategies to expand membership and deepen donor support, leading the organization to a record-breaking budget of $5M
• Secured a $1M gift from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative among other six and seven figure gifts
• Repeatedly broke organizational records for revenue, net, and attendance, increasing Annual Celebration revenue by 81% and successfully pivoting to a virtual event
• Led strategic communications campaigns to win on key issues including voting rights, COVID19 relief, and independent expenditures to elect pro-immigrant candidates
• Managed major communications projects and produced collateral including annual reports, event themes and art, issue-based messaging, and impactful videos

Portland, Oregon Area

• Raised $1.5M annually through major donors, grassroots members, grants, major events, and business support.
• Grew a 40-year-old organization to its largest-ever annual budget size
• Developed and executed a multi-level program to maximize major donors, and midlevel donors and identify prospects using multiple solicitors to reach donors giving anywhere from $250 to $75,000
• Spearheaded OLCV’s Annual Celebration for the Environment, raising $190,000. Reformulated a signature event, leading to an increase in net income and attendee satisfaction
• Expertise with CRM systems: NGP-VAN, Salesforce, Salsa CRM & Salsa Engage, ROI, Little Green Light
• Proven success raising C4, C3, and PAC money for OLCV, OLCV Education Fund & OLCV PAC

Hood River, Oregon

• Formulate and execute Riverkeeper’s development plan to raise $1M.
• More than tripled Columbia Riverkeeper’s membership utilizing creative prospecting strategies
• Worked with corporate partner Aveda to raise over $40,000 during 6th annual Earth Month
• Supported environmental justice work with migrant farmworkers impacted by herbicides

Portland, Oregon Area

• Conducted personal visits with donors and built a network of mid to high level donors from a grassroots membership base.
• Personally raised over $350,000 from individual grassroots donors, exceeding expectations
• Managed a portfolio of over 400 donors in two states
• Staff director for two junior associates in Massachusetts and Oregon

• Worked as the lead canvass director managing street and door outreach, field and fundraising teams for the Environment America and U.S. PIRG Federations, the Human Rights Campaign, and Progressive Future in Seattle and.
• Directed offices raising over $650,000 cumulatively in Seattle and Los Angeles
• Recruited, managed, trained, and motivated dozens of staffers in fundraising and campaign skills

Ba, Honors Political Science

Education record

"Helping Your Board Find their Inner Fundraiser", "Major Gifts for Everyone"