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Bob has over 25 years in a wide variety of fund-development disciplines, assessment. He has a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University. Bob is a Certified presenter of the Integral Type method of communication skills workshop.

Bob’s career includes building and leading the highly successful major gifts program for the Western Territorial Headquarters of The Salvation Army. He provided leadership and support for capital campaigns, advisory boards and leadership transition. Bob also facilitated the Strategic Visioning process for development teams and divisions throughout the Western Territory.

As part of these responsibilities Bob developed the High Impact Gift [HIG] program including Case for Support templates for each of the major program areas [Youth, Families, Camp and Homeless and those in Recovery] that were personalized for specific programs in each community. Part of the HIG program was the production of award winning DVDs for each of four program areas. In the last year the major gifts team raised over $22 million outright gifts plus several planned gift referrals.

Bob also developed the Assessment program [now expanded and known as Organizational Health Assessment Program [OHAP]. He led teams implementing it nearly 20 times throughout the Western and Southern Territories.

Prior to The Salvation Army, Bob served Father Flanagan’s Boys Home for over 11 years as the National Director of Major gifts and Planned Giving and Western Regional Director of Development. As the National Director he led a team of 7 regional development directors and carried a personal case-load of major gift donors. The team supported the capital campaigns for all of the sites Boys Town developed across the country.

Bob is recognized for his leadership as a successful business professional improving communication, team building and leadership development. He is published in various periodicals, including: Fund Raising Management’ magazine, The Nonprofit Handbook and the New Frontier magazine. He first earned his CFRE in 1988.

Bob developed and taught under-graduate and graduate level courses in fund-raising for Crestmont College [The Salvation Army] and Hope International University.

Email: Bob@thebridge.pro

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