Stephen Krentel

• Analyzed organization's donor portfolios in respect to potential for revenue and growth in various segments.
• Conducted one on one coaching with goal of encouraging new ways to approach major donor prospects.
• Worked with CEO, President, and senior leadership in planning to make strategic asks for the Campaign or current fiscal needs.
• Stimulated conversations to address where the organization is and where it wants to move to the preferred future.

• Assigned to work with individuals and families of high net worth in the United States.
• Collaboration with WV's International Programs group designing personalized visits to the field as well as proposal design.
• Traveled to 23 countries in my 26 years. Inviting major donors and families, to places like Bangladesh, India, DPRK, Mexico, DR, Peru and eight countries in Africa.
• Introduced estate and asset giving topics with donor conversations utilizing WV's expertise to be a philanthropic architect for that process.
• Ten families made such decisions resulting in multiple six to eight figure commitments to World Vision. The largest pledge was twenty five million dollars.

• Engaged and equipped a virtual team covering seven states to become cohesive while growing in their individual regions.
• Coaching that included strategizing, prepping before a solicitation call, and inviting them to accompany a call I was conducting.
• Adept at planning multiple special events across the region that engaged volunteers and donors as we raised revenue and brand awareness for various campaigns such as "The For Every Child Campaign" and the HOPE Initiative.
• Personal results with The For Every Child Campaign was Thirty eight million dollars in five years.

• Developed a donor list of 250 names via networking, personal calls in their homes, offices and other community settings
• Comfortable speaking in a variety of settings from churches, prisons, foundation meetings, and corporate gatherings.
• Hosted and planned two World Vision Fiftieth Anniversary Events at the Reagan Center (DC) and The Bellevue Hotel (Philadelphia). These events garnered corporate wide support from the President's offices of our International office as well as the United States offices.
• Trained in the skill and technique of introducing the concept of blended giving that engaged the whole family in preparing for transfer of wealth.
• Participated as a member of a fifteen state virtual team including seven other representatives.

Built a formal development process and team that was responsible for direct mail, special events, regular communications via newsletters, major gift program, and estate planning.

Established the inaugural Philadelphia Business and Industry Council co-chaired by the honorable Thatcher Longstreth and All Star pitcher Tug Mcgraw of the Philadelphia Phillies. This volunteer group hosted and planned The Melmark Charity Ball, and a Black Tie event at the Liberty Center in Philadelphia.

Planned and led the celebration of Melmark's Twenty-Fifth anniversary events at the Four Season's Hotel in Philadelphia and the Princeton Club in New York City.

Launched the first capital campaign in conjunction with these events that included the development of a Campaign video, Case Statement, solicitation strategy of top prospects and branding appropriate with this organizational milestone.