Brian Brookey
Boston,MA
Summary
Dedicated development professional with a history of exceeding goals utilizing consistent and organized best practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the university mission.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Major Gifts for the College of Engineering
Northeastern University
05.2023 - Current
- Recommend, oversee, and implement strategies for cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of a portfolio of 120 major gift prospects in support of annual priorities and on-going departmental goals with a focus on Chemical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Solicit six- and seven-figure gifts successfully from prospects based in New England, Texas, and California to support College initiatives and donor endowments
- Successfully raised $2.097 million in first fiscal year, surpassing $500,000 annual goal
- Work across academic units, collaborating on creative strategies with various gift officers to enhance gift conversations
Regional Director of Development for College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
University of Georgia
09.2019 - 04.2023
- Recommended, oversaw, and implemented strategies for cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of a portfolio of 85 major gift prospects in support of annual priorities and on-going departmental goals
- Solicited six- and seven- figure gifts successfully in support of College initiatives and donor endowments, with a seven-figure financial goal
- Advanced capital campaigns, development, solicitations, and stewardship
- Served as key fundraiser for the UGA Poultry Science Building campaign, a $54 million capital campaign to build a new academic and research building for the Poultry Science Department
- Produced biweekly reports to analyze job performance against team goals.
Director of Major Gifts
American Cancer Society
11.2017 - 08.2019
- Served as the director of the Oklahoma Hope Lodge capital campaign
- Tasked with a $17.5 million funding goal for a capital project to provide free lodging for adults receiving cancer treatment at the NCI-ranked Stephenson Cancer Center in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area
- Fulfilled responsibilities as staff liaison leading executive volunteers in Oklahoma City to accomplish the total campaign goal, including: developing meeting agendas, leading campaign strategy discussions, providing regular reports, scheduling campaign calls, and maintaining communication and working relationships between volunteer leadership and national and regional ACS leadership
- Coordinated national ACS CEO visits for seven-figure solicitation requests in Oklahoma
- Secured four seven-figure gifts resulting in $7.775 million toward goal achieved within the first year of campaign
Resource Development Manager
Tulsa Regional Chamber
09.2016 - 10.2017
- Managed portfolio of member and investor prospects; implemented and executed moves management system to ensure members’ and investors’ progress accurately tracked
- Developed both long- and short- range operational plans to strengthen, grow and track progress of member relationships and investments
Business Development Manager
Tulsa Regional Chamber
09.2014 - 08.2016
- Leveraged key volunteer leadership, staff, and volunteers to achieve fundraising goal
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OKM.Ed - Higher Education Administration
University of Georgia
Athens, GASkills
- Strategic fundraising
- Major gift solicitation
- Capital campaigns
- Portfolio management
- Team collaboration
- Fundraising analytics
- Campaign execution
- Principal gift solicitation
- Faculty collaboration
Certification
Discipline of Frontline Fundraising (Plus Delta Partners)
Timeline
Director of Major Gifts for the College of Engineering
Northeastern University
05.2023 - Current
Regional Director of Development for College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
University of Georgia
09.2019 - 04.2023
Director of Major Gifts
American Cancer Society
11.2017 - 08.2019
Resource Development Manager
Tulsa Regional Chamber
09.2016 - 10.2017
Business Development Manager
Tulsa Regional Chamber
09.2014 - 08.2016
Discipline of Frontline Fundraising (Plus Delta Partners)
Bachelor of Arts - History
University of Oklahoma
M.Ed - Higher Education Administration
University of Georgia
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