Development and Fundraising Professional with JD

BRIAN BUTLER, J.D.

** ****** ******, ********* ** - Boston, MA 02114

413-***-**** & **********@*****.***

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor - Boston College Law School: 1999-2002

Bachelor of Arts - Amherst College: 1992-1996

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Boston Institute for Analytics, Business Development Associate · October 2025- Present: Part-Time

Provide support and advice to Global Business Development team Review and revise franchise documentation. Coordinate online classes that take place in the Boston office.

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Major Gift Officer · November 2023 – December 2024

Engaged and solicited grateful patients and community supporters for major gifts. Served as lead on strategy meetings with the care team in Spaulding outpatient sites for prospect development. Actively coordinated with colleagues for events, research and stewardship.

Rocky Mountain College, Development Officer · October 2022 – March 2023: Position Layoff

Cultivated and solicited alumni, parents and friends for annual, endowed, capital and planned gifts. Researched and developed strategies for prospect outreach. Advised the VP for Development and President on priority targets for significant gifts. Created and drafted endowment fund reports.

Utica College, Regional Development Officer · August 2021 – February 2022: Position Layoff Cultivated and solicited New England alumni and parents. Secured leadership annual and planned gifts, including three $5,000 commitments to the Annual Fund along with bequest intentions.

Recruited regional volunteers and traveled regularly to campus for donor recognition events.

Tower Legal Solutions, Temporary Document Review · May 2017 - August 2021 Examined and analyzed subsidiary/entity documents for temporary assignments, representing international financial institutions and corporate clients for compliance reviews.

UMASS Boston, Director of Development · November 2015 - November 2016: Term

Oversaw relationship fundraising for the Center. Implemented strategies to engage alumni from the Emerging Leaders Program to support the Center’s activities. Directed the volunteer development committees for the alumni board.

Boston University, Senior Leadership Gift Officer · July 2014 - April 2015

Managed a portfolio of approximately fifty major gift prospects in the Midwest and served as the interim Regional Director for Leadership Giving. Along with personal visits in the Midwest, coordinated with school-based gift officers across the sixteen schools and colleges.

Amherst College, Senior Development Officer · January 2010-April 2014

Identified, cultivated and solicited gifts from alumni and parent donors. Raised approximately $3million for current use, endowed and capital gifts. Maintained a portfolio of 200 prospects and conducted 10-15 personal visits per month, overseeing the New England & Southeast regions.

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