Finance

Northern Star Scouting Leadership Center (pictured above)

I have a strong background in fundraising though annual campaigns, product sales and special events.  Budgeting controls and tracking records.

Career Highlights:

• Coached a team of five program professionals that rarely achieved their annual FOS goal to a new norm of FOS goal achievement.
• Led a board level division of ten FOS teams to goal three years in a row with an increase of over $75,000. Friends of Scouting Brochure
• Double Dog Dare rappelling special event off of 30-story office buildings in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.  This event fostered community relationships, added visibility to Scouting and averaged a net return of $35,000. 
• As Assistant Director of Development:
  • Increased annual popcorn sales by 9%
  • Responsible for over $4 million in fundraising
  • Staff led two development directors and three administrative development staff
• Increased board FOS giving by 38% by focusing on relationships based fundraising and one-on-one asks with the right volunteer asking. Sample Donor Pre-Visit Worksheet
• Working with board members to identify prospects and help secure larger for capital or annual gifts.
• Implemented over $20 million in capital projects at eight properties all within budget. Projects included camp improvements and new facilities, building a new Cub Camp multi-purpose building (Tonkawa Lodge) and Leadership Center (Scout Service Center). Leadership Center Grand Opening
• Camping unbudgeted surpluses in the range of $84K to $200K in each of the last five years.
• Key management team member contributing analysis and problem-solving insights to council finance and budgeting that led to operating surpluses on average of over $200,000 in the last five years to reinvest into Scouting programs.

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