My Why
"To be able to share plans, ideas and processes that will heighten an organization and its services to make a meaningful impact."
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Becky Bumgardner
Becky Bumgardner
Senior Advisor
Becky Bumgardner brings over 30 years of fundraising experience, including individual, corporate, and foundation cultivation, solicitation and closing. Skilled in all facets of major gift fundraising including capital campaigns, feasibility studies, regional development, corporate and foundation relations, volunteer and board training and management, mentoring, special and signature events, planned giving, sponsorships, donor relations, annual giving, and stewardship. Becky has closed multiple naming and seven figure gifts while developing and maintaining strong donor relationships while at the V Foundation for Cancer Research, NC State University, and the Triangle Land Conservancy.
Becky graduated from NC State University, is a fellow of the Institute of Political Leadership (University of NC at Wilmington) and of Leadership Triangle. Becky also is distinguished among her colleagues at the Association of Fundraising Professionals of the Triangle where she was honored as Fundraising Professional of the Year.
She loves to travel, read, and play golf in her free time.
Favorite Vacation Spot:
Any beach
Words to Live by:
Succession Planning: Building a Team That Can Keep Winning
When Stewardship Requires Sensitivity: Reflections on Aging Donors and Ethical Fundraising
Full Circle: The Joy of Coaching Fundraising Talent
What I Learned from a Box of Thank You Notes
Are You Listening?
Recipe for a Successful Capital Campaign
Taking a Leap of Faith – Why a Nonprofit Feasibility Study?
Passion: The Key to Fundraising
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