Ryan Jones Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Oversee charitable initiatives for Duke Men's Basketball Coach Jon Scheyer and family.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Lead strategic partnerships, relationship development, and fundraising for $75 million community revitalization campaign (Cultivate Collective), in addition to $500K annual operational fundraising for K-8 public school
• Manage short- and long-term planning for external relations, communications, and legal execution related to founding of a new entity supporting a global education institute, early childhood center, health care clinic.
• Source new opportunities for in-kind partnerships, grant funding, and individual donations (corporate, individual, government)
• Steward and recruit leadership for AGC and Cultivate Collective Board of Directors and Strategic Advisory Council

Greater Chicago Area

• In addition to roles as Director, oversee six Major Gift fundraisers and lead national fundraising for group that raised $43 million in Total Gross Donor Commitments in 2019 ($7 million higher than 2018)
• Lead strategy and solicitation at the Major Gift and Principal Gift level for top prospects to organization individually as well as through efforts with CEO and volunteer leaders
• Maintain individual portfolio leading to $3.5 million of new major gifts and principal gifts in 2019, and over $1 million of annual fund support
• Recruit, guide, and lead volunteer fundraising processes on a national,state, and local level

Greater Chicago Area

• Solicit and close major gifts as part of $200 million campaign focused on expansion of program to new markets, additional scholar houses, endowment funds, and career services support
• Manage over 800 volunteer board members and their fundraising and caddie program activities at partner golf clubs throughout the country, including the Director Development Committee comprised of State and Regional.
• Develop strategic fundraising plans for partner clubs, including major gift identification and cultivation

Evanston, IL

• Responsible for identifying and cultivating high net worth alumni, corporate leaders, and community partners to support continued excellence for one of the nation’s most renowned business schools
• Closed individual contributions at the major gift level of $100K+
• Collaborated with senior administration on long term proposals for top targets at the $1 million and above level

College Park, MD

• Served as major gift officer, managing portfolio of 200+ prospects, corporations, and current donors as part of unit that generated over $14 million annually in 2013-14 in scholarship and major gift donations for the.
• Closed gifts for major gift, sport specific, and capital initiatives in last fiscal year and logged over 200 visits on an annual basis
• Implemented sport specific operational fundraising major gift program for Men’s Soccer and Baseball
• Managed suite sales program at Byrd Stadium to lease football and lacrosse suites on a season and single game basis

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Provided management and direction for the Iron Dukes Annual fund on a day-to-day basis, with oversight and supervision of annual fund staff as well as implementation of all messaging, design, communication, and.
• Maintained a portfolio of 50 donors through personal face-to-face visits and calls, as well as cultivated 15-20 prospects to Duke Athletics; Iron Dukes Annual fund raised over $12.4 million in 2009-10 with over 9,000.
• Closed gifts of $100K or more to current initiative for facilities, endowment, and annual fund support
• Allocated parking and ticketing benefits (football, Men’s & Women’s basketball) to donors as well serve as development game day operations liaison

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Interacted with donors and prospects via phone and in person visits, ranging from Student Rams Club members to full scholarship endowment donors
• Cultivated relationships with current donors and identify potential scholarship endowment donors; follow up with in person visit assisting Major Gift Directors within the Rams Club
• Utilized communication and fundraising skills to solicit donations from potential and current donors; membership team exceeded goal of $9 million in annual donations this past year with over 15,000 total members

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina

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Ma, Sport Administration