Holly Pitt Young
Development
Alexandria,VA
Summary
Demonstrated talent and results for fundraising on behalf of nonprofits, political candidates, and political action committees.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Development
New Civil Liberties Alliance
10.2022 - Current
- Increased donations by 33 percent ($4.6M to $6.1M) in two years
- Secured 100 percent success rate writing 18 grants
- Maintain portfolio of major donors and recruited major donors resulting in additional $750K in one year
- Develop fundraising strategies and create new pipelines for foundations, major donors, corporate donors, and small donors
- Provide annual and semi-annual reports to major donors
- Prepare regular reports for NCLA President and Chief Legal Officer and Board of Directors
- Send monthly solicitation emails to highlight NCLA’s priority litigation cases
- Prepare, manage, and track results for all donor campaigns
- Host events for high-net-worth potential donors nationwide to raise visibility and mine funding opportunities for NCLA
- Maintain and oversee donor system tracking on Salesforce
- Create aggressive donor retention programs such as donor levels, update calls with President, monthly check-in calls with donors, and surveys
- Serve on firm’s executive committee to coordinate communications, engagement, litigators, and events
- Provide mentorship and opportunities for advancement to direct reports
- Work closely with NCLA’s communications department on brand messaging and Annual Reports
- Collaborate with Accounting Department to reconcile donor contributions.
Director of Development
Sunwater Institute
10.2020 - 10.2022
- Design and write compelling content and cases for support for direct mail programs, online fundraising, social media campaigns, marketing materials, video scripts, and newsletters
- Write LOIs, and proposals and manage grant calendars for foundations, federal grants, and major donors
- Oversee SWI compliance program for 50 states
- Collaborate with scholars to raise funds and provide messaging to promote SWI’s focus areas: Rights and Liberties, Property/Markets/Trade, and Group Decision-Making
- Manage development associates and up to ten interns annually.
- Managed budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting to ensure responsible allocation of resources toward mission-critical initiatives
Director of Political Affairs
National Association Of Mutual Insurance Companies
06.2018 - 05.2020
- Implemented fundraising/communications plan to increase visibility of PAC and advocacy programs
- Exceeded fundraising goal by raising $1,225,000, largest in NAMIC’s 20-year PAC history
- Created compliance strategy and process for federal, state, and local candidates, and served as compliance expert for corporate and PAC disbursements to federal and state lobbyists
- Developed and produced PAC advocacy video and planned and hosted silent auctions and other events to raise money for the PAC
- Maintained database for political engagement for new and current NAMIC members
- Planned, marketed, and hosted twelve annual events for NAMIC PAC to engage members and recruit new ones
- Managed Political Affairs team.
Founder
Pitt Young Strategies
01.2010 - 06.2018
- Raised over $25M for corporate and association political action committees and foundations
- Managed fundraising for over ten political campaigns
- Designed and executed communications and fundraising strategies for charitable foundations
- Wrote and secured grants for foundation clients
- Directed and produced corporate advocacy videos
- Forged and fostered strong relationships with national, local, print, broadcast, radio, and web-based media
- Created and implemented paid and earned media campaigns
- Monitored and tracked legislative achievements and opportunities to produce reports for C-Suite executives
- Developed strategies and implemented national GOTV and voter registration campaigns.
Associate Managing Partner
J.C. Watts Partners
03.2007 - 11.2010
- Achieved sustained profitability within two months of starting practice
- Developed and implemented advocacy strategies for a financial services trade association, focused on delivering over 1.2 million personal letters to Members of Congress, helping defeat the bill
- Created turn-key communications content for a healthcare association, focused on physician recruitment
- Implemented branding, message, and website content development, media interviews, membership, and general advocacy
- Developed state government affairs and business development strategy for a Fortune 100 company to obtain more than $3.8M in new revenues
- Raised $1 million for healthcare corporate PAC within three months.
Senior Vice President, Political Involvement Practice
DDC Advocacy
04.2001 - 03.2007
- Founded the firm’s Political Involvement Practice with two clients—Corning and Xerox—and grew practice to represent more than 100 clients
- General responsibilities included written product development, pricing, business development, high-level fundraising/grassroots consulting, implementation, and managing day-to-day operations of department
- Consulting responsibilities included developing public affairs strategies: public speaking for senior executives, employees, and association members: directing and script writing for advocacy and fundraising videos: building internal and external communications programs and creating website content.
Education
Master of Arts - Government
Regent University, School of Law And Government
Virginia Beach, VABachelor of Arts - Political Science/Pre-Law
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NCSkills
Development Strategies
Fundraising (major donors)
Grant Writing
Communications
Media Relations
Business Development
Political Action Committees
Compliance
Accomplishments
- Exceeded 2023 fundraising goal by $1M—recruiting two new foundations and three major donors.
- Raised more than $26M for political action committees.
- Created communication plans/strategies including video production, email campaigns, and newsletters.
- Implemented a charitable compliance program for a national non-profit.
Additional Experience
Legislative Advisor, Winston & Strawn, Senior Legislative Advisor
The SABRE Group/AMR Corporation, Washington, DC
U.S. House of Representatives: Press Secretary, Legislative Assistant, and Scheduler, U.S. Congressman Charles Taylor (R-NC), Washington, DC
Timeline
Director of Development
New Civil Liberties Alliance
10.2022 - Current
Director of Development
Sunwater Institute
10.2020 - 10.2022
Director of Political Affairs
National Association Of Mutual Insurance Companies
06.2018 - 05.2020
Founder
Pitt Young Strategies
01.2010 - 06.2018
Associate Managing Partner
J.C. Watts Partners
03.2007 - 11.2010
Senior Vice President, Political Involvement Practice
DDC Advocacy
04.2001 - 03.2007
Master of Arts - Government
Regent University, School of Law And Government
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science/Pre-Law
Campbell University