Assistant Executive

Brian James Doyle

*** * ****** ** ***. *** Lansing, MI 48933

*********@*****.*** - 517-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Michigan Chamber of Commerce Lansing, MI

Director, Member Engagement & Chamber Advancement, Oct 2017-March 2020

●Create a network of businesses to facilitate the Corporate Education Scholarship program in conjunction with partners at Davenport University. The investment of this scholarship totals more than twenty-five million dollars.

●Create, maintain, and steward a pipeline of individual contributors to the Chamber’s PAC hitting target goals as assigned by the Board of Directors.

●Plan, implement, and execute regionally based meetings to engage our membership in meaningful ways. Secure sponsorships to offset costs and further create opportunities for engagement.

●Create and maintain technology strategy to help coordinate and organize teams around complex (and confidential) data sharing to foster teamwork and coordinated asks of $50,000/piece.

●Imagine and implement new way to utilize technology to streamline the contribution process to ensure that our members have a positive experience while interacting with every part of the Chamber of Commerce.

Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan

Assistant Director of Development, Broadcasting Services - WKAR,

College of Communication Arts and Sciences October 2014-Oct 2017

●Developing overarching strategy to turn high level annual members into significant major gift donors (gifts/pledges of $10,000 or more).

●Carrying a portfolio of 120 plus prospects to be identified, prioritized and cultivated along the donor continuum to the realization of a major gift.

●Working with development officers throughout the campus community to ensure that WKAR is considered a philanthropic destination as major gift discussions take place.

●Managing the stewardship of high-level donors through invitation only events and maintaining a personal line of communication.

●Working knowledge of tax laws vis-à-vis charitable giving, current and planned gifts.

●Providing leadership for semiannual TV and Radio pledges with goals of $100,000 each, working with the TV and Radio staff on strategic initiative to avoid donor fatigue and keep content engaging and effective.

●On-air promotional experience, being the public face of fundraising via television, radio and in person promotions.

●Maintaining student workforce through hiring quality, able, and dedicated employees.

Development Associate, Individual Giving Unit, University Advancement November 2013-October 2014

●Responsible for the direct solicitation of cash and planned gifts for Central Advancement, including both expendable and endowed funds.

●Responsible for extensive prospect research in order to identify and engage prospects throughout Michigan and the Midwest with capacity to make gifts of $10,000 or more.

●Working extensively and collaboratively with colleagues and faculty across colleges and units as well as with regionally based staff in order to further the University’s overall campaign priorities.

●Responsible for growing, managing and maintaining a portfolio with a focus on discovery, qualification, first time gifts/pledges and the re-engagement of lapsed donors with rated capacities of up to $999,000.

●Working closely with the Office of Gift Planning on deferred gifts and knowledgeable of various planned giving vehicles.

●Working knowledge of tax laws vis-à-vis charitable giving, current and planned gifts.

●Providing assistance to the Central Advancement Annual Fund team by following up with high end annual donors interested in learning more about increasing their impact with the University.

●Secured first six figure gift within first 2 months of position.

Secretary II, Individual Giving Unit, University Advancement, December 2011-November 2013

●Significant experience planning both small- and large-scale development focused events with emphasis on strategy and donor follow up.

●Work collaboratively with the Alumni and Donor Relations team in order to assist with event planning and implementation.

●Lead support for 5 remotely located Regional Development Directors within the Individual Giving Unit (Michigan, Chicago, Western United States)

●Active in donor and alumni strategy discussions in Southeast Michigan, Greater Michigan and Western States Regions.

●Regularly communicate with donors in person and through phone and email on behalf of Regional Development Officers.

●Compiling reports and analyzing data for use by executive management, regional Major Gift Officers and support staff.

●Responsible for the monthly reconciliation of Regional Development officer expenses through Enterprise Business Systems (EBS).

●Experience working collaboratively with colleagues across the University, both internally and external to University Advancement.

EDUCATION

Michigan State University 2005-2009

East Lansing, Michigan

BA, International Relations, James Madison College of International and Public Affairs.

Concentration: Policy, Engagement and Community Building.

ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

●FacilitateMI, EventGarde 2018

●The Art and Science of Donor Development, Development Resources 2015

●Combining Planned Giving Strategies, Office of Gift Planning 2015

●Donor Continuum and Cultivation, Plus Delta; Beth Nelson 2015

●Greater Public Major Gift Officer Certificate 2015

●The Anatomy of a Major Gift, The Economy of Fundraising and How to Prepare for Your Moment, AFP-CAC 2014

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Association of Fundraising Professional, Lansing Area Chapter November 2012-Present

COMMUNITY SERVICE / VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Lansing Art Gallery – Executive Board January 2015-Present

Secretary and At Large

MSU GLFSA (Gay, Lesbian, Faculty, Staff Association) February 2013-Oct 2017

President

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