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H. Aldervan Daly

Experience

Rising Ground, New York, NY September 2019 – Present

Executive Vice President Institutional Advancement

Rising Ground, formerly Leake & Watts is a one of the largest Human Services organizations in New York City and Westchester

Mange a staff of 7 including: Individual Giving, Major Gifts, Special Events, Corporate Volunteerism, Foundation Giving, Corproate Support, Advocacy and Governement Contracts
Restructure all Individual Giving
Build out a fundraising department designed to increase funding by 30% over 10 years
Oversee all media and branding exercises
Create a 190th Anniversary Celebration supporting all aspects of fundraisng and marketing

Police Athletic League, New York, NY December 2015 – September 2019

Director of Advancement

PAL is a century-old organization that serves over 30,000 youth each year through out New York City.

Work with Executive Director on Board Giving
Oversee a staff of 5 fundraising and marketing specialist
Lead Major Donors program in conjunction with Executive Director
Manage all individual giving including Renewal, Acquisition, and Planned Giving
Handle corporate giving reaching 50 funders each year
Manage Social Media presence for PAL and its 26 Centers
Oversee PAL’s Volunteer program that works with over 500 volunteers a year
Manage all Marketing and Branding operations including the creation of a PAL Parent Notification Mobile Application
Created the PAL Contemporaries a young professional group

Older Adults Technology Services (OATS), New York, NY March 2015 – October 2015

Director of Development

Older Adults Technology Services works to harness the power of technology to change the way people age.

Work with Founder and Board Development Committee to bring Board giving into line with 2015 Strategic Plan.
Responsible for raising $150,000 of 2.4 million budget
Create a corporate sponsorship package designed to garner support of OATS programmatic areas.
Designed and managed OATS first major fundraising event.

City Families, New York, NY 2012 – 2015

Chief Operating Officer / Co-Founder

City Families works as a coach for those interested in adopting a child through the New

York child welfare system

Supervised creation of Cityfamilies.org including board recruitment, fundraising plan
Raised $450k during organization operation
Designed and launched interactive website with a monthly growth of 250 members
Created Social Media platforms including Twitter, Facebook and RSS feeds

The Center for Employment Opportunities, New York, NY 2009 –2012

Director of Development

Reported to CEO and Board Development Committee Chair
Raised and/or managed 4 million in individual and foundation support
Managed new Board Member recruitment process, adding three new members
Managed the increase of Board Member required gifts from $350 to $5,000 per year
Expanded foundation support with the assistance of a grants administrator
Managed foundation solicitation and reporting including two Social Innovation Fund proposals realizing over 10 million dollars in support
Created a sustainable technology system to manage prospects and donors

The New York Foundling, New York, NY 2004 – 2009

Associate Director of Development

Reported to Development Director and CEO
Established a direct mail acquisition program reaching 250,000 homes, increasing donors by 75% over four years.
Increased annual giving from $30,000 by an average of 40% in FY06, FY07, FY08, FY09
Handled all aspects of a golf outing each year averaging $50,000 and multiple small events, liaison on all Department events

Launched organization’s first online donor cultivation. Grew the donor base of 1,500 emails to over 3,500 in year one through the use of email and social media
Oversaw all database operations and training in Raiser’s Edge and NetCommunity
Assisted in day-to-day operations including reconciliations with accounting and preparation of year-end reports
Managed two development associates

Various Consulting Clients 2000 – 2004

Clients ranged from art to social service organizations with budgets from $900K to $5M
Restructured Development Departments to better reflect modern fundraising practices
Created campaigns targeted to areas of previously unrealized income based on analysis of previous campaigns success/failure rates, previous donor spending habits and known areas of interest.

The Partnership for New York City, New York, NY 1998 – 2000

Director of Partnership Relations

Handled recruitment, retention and billing ($4,650,000) of Corporate CEOs from companies with headquarters in New York City
Oversaw Partnership’s annual gala of corporate leaders raising over $500,000
Revitalized the New York Chamber of Commerce with new member recruitment program including the creation of the Vanguard Award to recognize an outstanding new company

Supervised five direct report employees working in Database Development, Event Marketing, Membership Management and Client Recruitment

	ArtsConnection, Inc., New York, NY 1996 – 1998 Director of Individual Giving Increased individual giving by 75% Maintaining original expense budget increased individual giving 300% in two years Increased Board participation in and ownership of Annual Appeal results
Memberships	Greater New York Chapter Association for Fundraising Professionals 2004 - Present
	Board of Directors 2011 - 2013
Teaching	NYU George H. Heyman, Jr. Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising Adjunct Professor “Integrating Multiple Data Channels in Fundraising, “Technology and Fundraising” , Quantity and Quality a Perspective on Metrics” Guest Lecturer at numerous conferences and symposiums
Computer	Raiser’s Edge, NetCommunity, Crystal Reports, Joomla, Microsoft Suite, MailChimp, and Adobe Creative Suite
Education	NYU Planned Giving Continuing Education New York, NY Virginia Tech MFA Arts Administration Development/Marketing Blacksburg, VA Rhodes College BA International Relations Memphis, TN

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