-Lead strategic development and implementation of comprehensive fundraising plans, including corporate sponsorships, individual giving, and events, resulting in sustained revenue growth and increased donor retention.-Establish partnerships with outdoor brands and corporate sponsors, driving successful activations and securing funding aligned with social impact initiatives.-Provide expert DEI consultation to enhance transparency, improve goal-setting, and drive systemic change through tailored programming and data-driven strategies.-Guide clients in building and executing multi-channel development strategies, including grant writing, major gifts, and donor cultivation, creating long-term sustainability and impact.-Advise nonprofit and mission-driven organizations on operational improvements, stakeholder engagement, and governance structures, positioning them as leaders in their sectors.

Serve as the primary revenue facilitator, leading departmental staff, defining key objectives, and leveraging board development committee to secure funding, activate Partners, and engage new and prospective members through thoughtful income, outreach, and marketing campaigns towards the achievement of the organization’s mission.- Fosters a culture of mission- and value-focused revenue, marketing, and engagement both internally and externally for the organization.- Executive Team lead for revenue-generation and bottom-line financial accountability.- Leads department and volunteer committee members to identify and secure new and continuous funding sources.- Partner relationships and revenue sources and develops and oversees the execution of marketing and engagement strategies informed with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion.- Ensures financial continuity and builds systems of continuous feedback from Partners and stakeholders.- Plans, coordinates, and assures implementation of strategies to secure funding and tell the story of the work and achievements of the organization as well as our Partners.

Region - North Texas, Oklahoma & Arkansas Mission Integration- Responsible for organizing mission centered, local donor cultivation events and prospecting high-impact donors for national stewardship activities.- Partner with Education, Services and Health Research department to effectively communicate the LLS overall mission, programs, resources and priorities. Advancement Accountable for the creation and oversight for the donor relationship revenue, expense budget, timeline.- Direct fund raising activities with prospective donors by creating and implementing major gifts, institutional giving, foundation giving, planned giving and donor stewardship strategies and activities.- Generate and manage a major giving portfolio of 80-100 prospects.- Develop and write grant proposals for foundations, corporations and public agencies within the designated market area. Meets with those organizations that look most promising.- Collaborate with national shared services in the Advancement Department and Territory Advancement Directors to identify and secure major gifts based on organizational funding priorities. Volunteer Management - Responsible for individual major giving through the engagement of volunteer leaders.- Cultivate relationships with key prospects within the designated market area.- Network for and develop relationships with strategic business professionals and volunteers.

- Specialized in strategic innovation and resource development-grant writing, special events, and fundraising. - Conducted organizational assessments for nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses. - Systematically built strategies for organizational growth, program or product advancement, and brand.- Established credibility and visibility for organizations through building relationships and collaborative partnerships. - Trained individuals and organizations in nonprofit and small business start-ups, fundraising, and marketing.

- Created and implemented regional fund development plan across the region-policy, campaign-style fundraising, volunteer committee, and reporting. - Generated council-wide direct mail end of year campaign-including letters, graphics, and donor cards. - Created Advancement Committee - assisted with donor acquisition, stewardship, and giving. - Managed portfolio of donors and foundations-identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding. - Served as a community liaison in initiating new and existing relationships with community leaders, businesses, corporations, and foundations.

- Implemented new fund development, marketing, and public relations strategy. - Generated various revenue streams through grant writing, donor cultivation, in-kind donations, and corporate solicitation.- Created a new brand through the development of brochures, pledge cards, statement flyers, and event/organization advertisements. - Planned events from creation to completion-extensive organizational structuring, committee development, preparing team correspondence, and follow-through.