DENISE GORDON LAMDAN
Brooklyn
Summary
Senior Fundraising Professional with 20+ years’ experience in strategic fundraising at UJA-Federation of New York. Proven ability to close six and seven figure gifts. Experienced team leader in multi-million-dollar fundraising initiatives. Possesses relationship and coalition building skills, and the ability to develop and cultivate “C-Suite” major donors, foundation trustees and key stakeholders.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President, Philanthropic Leadership Group/Major Gifts
UJA-Federation of New York
2019.01 - Current
- Managing a staff of twenty in achieving a $60 million dollar plus annual campaign fundraising goal; 5% increase since assuming responsibility
- Responsible for organizational wide strategies and implementation of every major donor within the organization resulting in a $200 million dollar annual campaign
- Building out organizational fundraising priorities and objectives with the Vice President team.
Campaign Director, Wall Street & Financial Services Division
UJA-Federation of New York
2011.07 - 2019.01
- Managed a staff of twelve achieving a $34 million dollar fundraising goal; 18.5% increase since assuming responsibility
- Set overall strategic direction of the Wall Street Division, cultivating professional donor affinity groups including Investment Management Division, Private Equity Division, Young Wall Street Division, Banking and Finance Division, Life Insurance Division, and General Insurance Division
- Oversaw employee campaigns at large scale financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley & BlackRock
- Managed four large-scale events, including the Annual Wall Street Dinner, engaging over 2,000 supporters and raising over $7 million through its journal
- Led multilayered solicitations including capital and planned giving strategies securing more than $50 Million
- Oversaw two donor cultivation annual missions to Israel resulting in multi-million dollar gifts
- Managed the Wall Street leadership group, engaging over 50 donors through 30 plus annual high-end cultivation events
- Responsible for managing the Division’s budget and all administrative responsibilities.
Campaign Director, Lawyers Division
UJA-Federation of New York
2009.07 - 2011.01
Major Gifts Officer, Capital & Special Initiatives
UJA-Federation of New York
2007.07 - 2009.01
Manager, Investment Management Division
UJA-Federation of New York
2004.07 - 2007.01
Education
Tel Aviv University
Interdisciplinary Studies -
Lafayette College
01.1999
Skills
- Strategic Fundraising
- Relationship Building
- Team Leadership
- Major Gifts Solicitation
- Event Management
- Budget Management
- Donor Cultivation
- Financial Institution Engagement
- Planned Giving Strategies
Accomplishments
- Consistently met or exceeded fundraising goals, securing multi-million dollar gifts.
- Led successful campaigns and events resulting in significant revenue increases.
- Developed and managed high-performing teams achieving organizational objectives.
Timeline
Vice President, Philanthropic Leadership Group/Major Gifts
UJA-Federation of New York
2019.01 - Current
Campaign Director, Wall Street & Financial Services Division
UJA-Federation of New York
2011.07 - 2019.01
Campaign Director, Lawyers Division
UJA-Federation of New York
2009.07 - 2011.01
Major Gifts Officer, Capital & Special Initiatives
UJA-Federation of New York
2007.07 - 2009.01
Manager, Investment Management Division
UJA-Federation of New York
2004.07 - 2007.01
Tel Aviv University
Interdisciplinary Studies -
Lafayette College
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