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Dwane Anderson

Dwane Anderson

Professional Fundraiser
San Jose,CA

Summary

Versatile advisor, leader, and donor development professional with extensive major and principal gifts experience including capital campaign strategy and operations in the higher education, health care, and community benefit sectors.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

President

DSA Advancement Consulting
09.2019 - Current
  • Created strategic fundraising plans, program goals, and campaign collateral.
  • Produced annual giving plans including written, mail, electronic, and social media campaign strategy and messaging.
  • Advised new and growing nonprofits during incorporation, public launch, and campaign planning and execution.
  • Worked with volunteers and staff to manage and grow their boards.
  • Served as business development lead with higher education conference management startup.

Vice President of Development

Avenidas
12.2021 - 05.2023
  • Formalized major gift program strategy, managed portfolio of 500 prospects and recruited 2 high level volunteers to chair a major gifts committee
  • Re-branded and launched a legacy planned gift campaign with volunteers, board members, and planned giving consultant
  • Organized and oversaw multiple fundraising and stewardship events exceeding goals and raising visibility of the organization in the early post-Covid environment.

Associate Vice President & Director of Campaigns

San Jose State University
09.2018 - 07.2019
  • Managed a staff of 16 administrative and professional staff across principal gifts, major gifts, planned giving, and corporate & foundation relations
  • Partnered with faculty and advancement to create prospect engagement plan for the President, key executives, and Deans
  • Launched 5-year science building construction campaign and and prepared for university-wide campaign..

Director of Development Strategic Initiatives

Stanford University Medical Center
08.2016 - 09.2018
  • Managed major gifts officers in Otolaryngology, Neuroscience, and Orthopedics & Sports Medicine meeting $10M annual goal.
  • Served on grateful patient program committee, led pilot to create a nurse liaison to development program, and integrated patient concierge department with prospect identification processes.
  • Held individual donor portfolio and secured major gifts from high net worth individuals via cultivation efforts, tailored proposals, and stewardship activities.
  • Oversaw key donor development and fundraising operations functions during the successful $1B Campaign for Stanford.

Senior Associate Director of Principal Gifts

Stanford University Medical Center
09.2011 - 09.2016
  • Staffed the School of Medicine Dean as part of a coordinated travel and outreach effort to engage international principal gift donors in East Asia.
  • Co-led reorganization of principal gifts program and coordinated principal gift program activities with counterparts in medical center and university-wide major gifts.
  • Closed (2) $10M gifts for new Stanford Hospital and several gifts of $1-$2M for clinical and research campaign priorities.

Senior Associate Director of Development

Stanford Cancer Center & Institute
12.2005 - 09.2011
  • Created the first volunteer and community women's cancer fundraising event "Under One Umbrella" raising $1M in its first year and over $20M total.
  • Raised $4M for the first professorship for a designated clinical program focused on the study of lymphoma.
  • Personally managed a portfolio of 100+ major gifts prospects, meeting or exceeding $3-5M annual goal for 5 consecutive years.

Education

Bachelor of Science - English Language And Literature

Towson University
Baltimore, MD

Certificate

Johns Hopkins Summer Institute in Medical Philanthropy
Baltimore, MD

Certificate

Google Data Analytics Certification
Online

Certificate

Stanford Writers Workshop
Stanford, CA

Skills

  • Fundraising Consulting
  • Executive Coaching & Leadership
  • Capital Campaign Strategy & Operations
  • Grateful Patient Fundraising
  • Board Development
  • Development Communications
  • Team Management
  • Volunteer Engagement
  • Blackbaud Raiser's Edge
  • Salesforce CRM
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Microsoft Office

Timeline

Vice President of Development

Avenidas
12.2021 - 05.2023

President

DSA Advancement Consulting
09.2019 - Current

Associate Vice President & Director of Campaigns

San Jose State University
09.2018 - 07.2019

Director of Development Strategic Initiatives

Stanford University Medical Center
08.2016 - 09.2018

Senior Associate Director of Principal Gifts

Stanford University Medical Center
09.2011 - 09.2016

Senior Associate Director of Development

Stanford Cancer Center & Institute
12.2005 - 09.2011

Bachelor of Science - English Language And Literature

Towson University

Certificate

Johns Hopkins Summer Institute in Medical Philanthropy

Certificate

Google Data Analytics Certification

Certificate

Stanford Writers Workshop

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