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SCOTT ARCHIMBAUD

West Hollywood,California

Summary

Accomplished and driven National Non-Profit Executive and Leader with extensive experience at renowned organizations. Demonstrates strong leadership in planning and executing highly successful peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. Consistently exceeds fundraising expectations in challenging environments, with a proven track record of meeting the highest standards in fundraising.

Overview

2024
2024
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President of Development

ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Directly responsible for managing organization's development operations, staff training and development, newhire onboarding, new program and process development and implementation, special event planning and coordination, monitoring event effectiveness, donor relations, and handling a wide variety of special projects
  • Presided over a large-scale development operation
  • Hired, on boarded four of ten team members for all three revenue streams during leadership transition
  • Introduced and executed new volunteer leadership model for Walk to End Alzheimer's
  • Interfaced and facilitated Board of Director activation to help grow events

Associate Vice President

CITY OF HOPE
01.2017 - 01.2023
  • Responsible for leading fundraising programs, overseeing select volunteer relationships and engagement, team leadership, new program development and deployment, overseeing corporate sponsorships, event planning, staff performance evaluation, donor relations, and other program leadership functions
  • Spearheaded fundraising programs and volunteer engagement to meet $5 million department budget targets for a specific portfolio of events, including peer-to-peer fundraising, legacy and affinity programs, and third-party events
  • Oversaw a large portfolio of activities for the Walk of Hope, among others, seeing activities portfolio to peak potential, with a goal to increase fundraising by 20%
  • Built a team of as many as 14 members, seeing all personnel to their maximum performance
  • Nearly quadrupled Walk for Hope results over a four-year period via the recruitment of high-level volunteer leadership from community leaders and organizations (Disney, Cathay Bank), with overall event participation growing exponentially, from 8,000 to 12,000 people
  • Cultivated Corporate Chairs who generated $200,000–$600,000 through sponsorships and new team solicitations.
  • Created a Medical Honoree Program honoring two faculty members annually driving increased engagement and fundraising from their grateful patients.
  • Recruited Patient Ambassadors as compelling spokespeople with strong community ties and fundraising impact (to raise as much as $350,000 in new revenue)
  • Grew the City of Hope Employee “Home Team” fundraising from $30,000 to nearly $500,000by securing executive buy-in, recruiting more than 100 captains and aligning efforts with the mission.
  • Eliminated registration fees to focus on fundraising, resulting in increased participation and donations.
  • Expanded Physician Fundraising programs, targeting grateful patients who are non-major gift prospects.
  • Secured a $250,000 presenting sponsor and grew total sponsorship revenue from $400,000 to over $1,200,000.
  • Conceptualized and intiated a sponsorship campaign among City of Hope’s vendors where we spent more than $1 million or more generating over $400,000.
  • Hired a production team to elevate walksite experience, improving satisfaction and retention.
  • Updated and expanded fundraising incentive programs for walkers, enhancing engagement and motivation.
  • Pitched and secured leadership support for a cycling event concept after attending PelotoniaUniversity at the Ohio State University.
  • Developed an enterprise-wide Third-Party Toolkit to streamline and expand fundraising
  • Led Executive Committee for the Office of Philanthropy's inaugural virtual all-staff meeting (four-days)
  • Served as six-year Charter Member of Philanthropy Leadership Activation Team for office culture

Director of Corporate Partnerships

American Red Cross

National Vice President, March for Babies

MARCH OF DIMES FOUNDATION
01.1991 - 01.2016
  • Responsible for program management, establishing fundraising goals, campaign planning and execution, fundraising event planning and coordination, securing corporate employee engagement sponsorships, new program and process development monitoring campaign performance (and enacting corrective measures), and creating training curriculum
  • Established national March for Babies Chair role as a national standard
  • Spearheaded record-breaking results of the $100 million campaign (March of Dimes' primary funding source)
  • Steered fundraising event execution by developing strategic relationships with top executives from leading firms, including Ford, United Auto Workers BBDO, Johnson & Johnson, United Airlines, and General Electric
  • Led efforts in such markets as Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, and Dallas/Fort Worth
  • Secured six and seven-figure corporate employee engagement sponsorships with Ford, United Auto Workers, American Airlines, Cisco, AT&T, and Johnson & Johnson
  • Directed large-scale fundraising events, working with industry leaders to see events to peak potential
  • Designed, implemented fully-automated planning tool for 210 offices national and 650 fundraising staffers
  • Developed standardized fundraising tactics and retrained 650 field staff through acomprehensive curriculum. These were macro campaign guiding principles for remaking thecampaign.
  • Created enhanced Team Captain training tools, including videos and templates to drive fundraising success.
  • Introduced National and Regional Corporate Event Chair concept with commitments of$500,000 to $1 million to enhance fundraising, visibility and drive leadership.
  • Worked with our Michigan Chapter leadership to recruit the CEO of Ford and the President of the United AutoWorkers (UAW) as an inaugural national chair.
  • Secured Event Chairs for each of 600 walksites with a minimum new revenue commitment of $25,000-$300,000, whose recruitment was supported by structured incentives and disincentives. It generated over $8 million in incremental fundraising.
  • Built robust Event Chair training program including curriculum, led by recruited seasoned staff and volunteers.
  • Encouraged industry-specific leadership with specialized Chairs for sectors such as law and accounting firms.
  • Designed and integrated an event planning tool with a goal of planning to potential as astandard across all 600 markets.
  • Published an annual National Data Book ranking 210 offices on 15 key metrics, including market penetration and revenue.
  • Standardized incentive programs with minimum revenue targets and performance goals.
  • Trained staff to expand Family Teams into Corporate Teams (where the family works),achieving growth such as Cisco’s increase from $13,000 to $1,000,000.
  • Developed swiss cheese customized communication toolkits for Chairs, Family Teams, and Corporate Teams.
  • Upgraded walksite experience to be mission-driven and professional to enhance event satisfaction for participants and sponsors
  • Launched a concierge program for Top Fundraisers ($1,000+), enhancing engagement and recognition to increase fundraising retention of these key constituents.

Development Consultant

S.A. Development Consulting

Education

Certificate - Artificial Intelligence

University of South Florida
Tampa, FL

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Business

TRINITY UNIVERSITY
San Antonio, Texas

Graduate Certificate - Cycling Events

Pelotonia University
Columbus

Skills

  • Fundraising Strategy
  • Volunteer Recruitment
  • Relationship Building
  • Cause Marketing
  • Corporate Sponsorship
  • Staff, Volunteer Training

Selected Career Accomplishments

  • Led $100 million annual national fundraising program, with multiple years of consistent growth.
  • Significantly grew Walk for Hope event, taking it to nearly four times in size.
  • For March of Dimes, cultivated first $10 million-plus corporate funding relationship with Sears Holding.
  • Generated $70 million in corporate revenue, including $18 million for national corporate team program.
  • Spearheaded a 40% increase in participant fundraising by assessing organizational needs, monitoring key performance indicators, and implementing a new fundraising awards program and top fundraiser program.
  • Launched a partner program for City of Hope vendors, securing nearly $500,000 in vendor donations.
  • Recruited high-level volunteers for six and seven-figure commitments.
  • Increased corporate sponsorship for Walk of Hope from $500,000 to $1.2 million in four years.

Timeline

Vice President of Development

ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
01.2023 - 01.2024

Associate Vice President

CITY OF HOPE
01.2017 - 01.2023

National Vice President, March for Babies

MARCH OF DIMES FOUNDATION
01.1991 - 01.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Business

TRINITY UNIVERSITY

Director of Corporate Partnerships

American Red Cross

Development Consultant

S.A. Development Consulting

Certificate - Artificial Intelligence

University of South Florida

Graduate Certificate - Cycling Events

Pelotonia University

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