Rob Mitchell is America’s Chief Development Officer. He is the most experienced, most knowledgeable, and most successful fund raising practitioner, strategist, and executive.

With a decades long career that has included roles as Assistant Development Director at a community hospital to President of the American Cancer Society National Foundation, Rob knows the challenges and keys to fundraising success in environments that range from a single person shop to a nationwide operation with hundreds of staff and volunteers.

Success has been Rob’s hallmark. His accomplishments are remarkable. He has started development operations from scratch at 3 different organizations. He is responsible for bringing sales based accountability and incentives to relationship fundraising staff for the first time in the nonprofit world. During Rob’s watch as the first Chief Development Officer at the American Cancer Society (National Home Office), contributions soared from $600 million to more than $1 billion in five years. He has hands-on and strategic management experience in every aspect of fund advancement including:

• Direct Response
• Major Gifts
• Planned Giving
• Special Events
• Capital Campaigns
• Product Sales
• Intermediate Gifts
• Cause Related Marketing
• Grantsmanship (Corporate and Foundation)
• Workplace Giving
• Gift Processing
• Electronic Revenue

Rob is also experienced and successful at working with nonprofit boards. He has assembled both community and nationwide boards and understands how to get real value and investment from volunteers.

Rob can serve you in many capacities including…

• Counsel to Senior management and leadership volunteers
• Board development and training.
• Assistance for unique circumstances.
• Staff and volunteer education and training.
• Staff evaluation and development
• Major and planned gift solicitation
• Keynote speaking
• Program audit

Complete bio and curriculum vitae.
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