Category: America Associates

Senior Associate

With more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Linda J. Boedeker has extensive experience working with organizations in transition as an Interim CEO. Linda brings significant expertise in operations, strategic planning, program management, budgeting and fundraising for a wide variety of nonprofit agencies. As an experienced trainer in nonprofit fundraising, board management and governance, nonprofit financial management and strategic planning, she is dedicated to working with agencies of all types, sizes, and budgets. Linda also serves as a Certified Senior Trainer for The Grantsmanship Center.

Linda earned a degree in mathematics from the University of Texas, holds a Secondary Teacher Certification in mathematics and German, a basic certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, and has taken Spanish Intensive Coursework at the Academia Columbus Mexico. She has also completed the Principals and Techniques of Fundraising at the Fund Raising School, The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

Fundraising Area of Expertise: Interim Program Management.

Sector Experience: Human Services, Community Based Membership and Advocacy, and Arts and Culture.

Linda’s fundraising must have: All development plans must be practical, used on a regular basis, and involve staff, board, volunteers, and supporters.

Contact Linda at: [email protected]

Senior Associate

Lauren Bergquist has nearly 20 years of experience as a results-driven nonprofit professional specializing in comprehensive development and fundraising for healthcare and the arts sectors. She has worked for large and small organizations and is skilled at building teams of high performing frontline fundraisers, establishing processes, infrastructure and metrics to drive productivity and deliver results, and creating a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture committed to a common goal. Over the course of her career, Lauren has been responsible for meeting multi-million dollar fundraising goals, providing strategic direction to nonprofit management teams, and partnering with diverse stakeholders to build proactive and structured programs to support organizations in hospital and university healthcare foundations, as well as theatre and creative arts groups. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University and a Master of Arts degree from the Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham.

Fundraising Area of Expertise: Lauren’s core expertise is in Strategic and Campaign Development. She likewise has extensive experience in Annual Giving and Direct Marketing; Development Program Review and Expansion Strategies; Donor and Constituent Engagement; Fundraising Campaigns and Strategic Planning; International Fundraising; Major and Principal Gifts; Planned and Legacy Gifts; and Project Management.

Sector Experience: Healthcare, Arts & Culture

Lauren’s fundraising must have: A compelling and worthy mission, visionary and engaged leadership, empowered staff, donor-centric communications, and a strategic plan with clear deliverables and milestones, that requires and inspires collaboration and accountability. This is more than one “must have” but no one part or function of an organization can be successful without the other. Fundraising is a team sport!

Contact Lauren at: [email protected]

Associate

Jeff Bateman has over 15 years of experience in prospect research and management, and fundraising. He is a research specialist and has successfully increased prospect identification and management through wealth screening, data analytics, and metrics during his previous roles at LDS Philanthropies, University of Rochester, and University of Maine. He is currently CEO of a growing pediatric dental group. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Nebraska, a Master of Business Administration degree from Utah State University, and a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University.

Fundraising Area of Expertise: Jeff’s core expertise is in Advancement Services. He likewise has a wealth of experience in Prospect Research, Prospect Management, and Portfolio Management.

Sector Experience: Higher Education, Healthcare

Jeff’s fundraising must have: A desire to make a difference in someone’s life

Contact Jeff at: [email protected]

Associate

Jason Bateman has managed multiple development and fundraising teams for complex organizations. He spent twelve years at Vistage, the world’s leading CEO peer advisory organization, where he managed membership growth, board development, teams, operations, and financials, while setting all-time growth and member retention records. As Gen Next Managing Director, he focused on improving operations, stewardship, board development/cultivation, fundraising, and KPIs which resulted in the best 2 years of the organization’s 10-year history. At the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI), he led the Development Operations teams where his team achieved the best Q2, Q3, and 3rd best year in ARI’s 35-year history, raising over $15M. ARI’s success was in direct correlation to implementing stronger pipeline cultivation, creation of a new membership model, implementing a new CRM, major donor growth and spearheading 6 successful quarterly $100K+ donor-day campaigns. He quickly grew these two nonprofit organizations and most recently has been acting as the interim Corporate Strategy Officer for the American Red Cross-Los Angeles where he supported research and helped create a new corporate pipeline of over 500 unapproached LA companies. He trained the Red Cross on new client acquisition strategies and helped with donor campaigns and engagement, leveraging his network of over 7,000 Sr. Executives to gain access to new donors, sponsors and funds raised. Jason earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Studio Arts from Hamilton College in New York.

Fundraising Area of Expertise: Jason’s core expertise is in Donor and Constituent Engagement. He also has wide experience in Advancement Services, Fundraising Campaigns, Corporate Sponsorships and Alliances, and New Donor Acquisition.

Sector Experience: Education, Arts & Culture, International Development, Community Based Membership & Advocacy

Jason’s fundraising must have: A noble mission and a desire to be innovative. If you have a world-changing or life-changing impact and are willing to try new and innovative strategies, then let’s collaborate to make some game-changing moves to yield explosive growth and inspirational stewardship.

Contact Jason at: [email protected]

Associate 

Bryan Hulscher brings nearly two decades of high-impact skillful relationship building to nurture alliances, successfully drive revenue, foster collaboration, and effectively communicate mission-critical goals to align stakeholder values. He has achieved fund development success in Direct Marketing and Annual Giving, Major and Principal Gifts, Donor Relations & Stewardship, Volunteer Management, International Development and Foundation Management, while serving The Rotary Foundation, YMCA of the USA, Motorola Solutions Foundation, U.S. Peace Corps (Botswana), and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.  

Bryan holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Valparaiso University, has achieved fundraising certificates from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and Veritus Group Academy, and attended Cambridge University where he was in the International Studies Program.   

Area of Expertise: 
Bryan’s predominant expertise is in Major and Principal Gifts.    

Experience: 
Education, Arts & Culture, International Development, Community Based Membership and Advocacy   

Fundraising Must Have: 
A donor-centric approach that focuses on donors and provides them with intentional and personalized experiences that inspire ongoing support.

Executive Associate

With more than 30 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Julia Beatrice “JB” Reed, Esq., MBA specializes in Interim Program Management. Throughout a career characterized by executive management and entrepreneurial experience she has translated the visions of community, business, faith-based, and government leaders into fully functioning non-profit agencies designed to meet the needs of underserved populations. Central to her success is a highly effective combination of skills, abilities, and knowledge in the areas of strategic planning, business development, partnership development, revenue generation/management, financial management, legal and contract compliance/interpretation, and written and oral presentations.

Special strengths include mentorship that empowers leaders of start-up organizations in such diverse arenas as social services, health profession education, community development, and religious organizations. In addition to her work with start-ups, she has extensive experience transforming programs and services within firmly established non-profit and government agencies. JB most recently participated in the restructuring and implementation of the grant making process for the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. Additional experience includes Chief of National Programs and Chief Operating Officer, The Center for Leadership Innovation; Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director, the Greater Richmond Area Higher Education Consortium, Inc; and Staff Attorney with Jacksonville Area Legal Aid.

JB Reed graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Government from Ohio Wesleyan University; a Jurist Doctorate from the George Washington University Law School; and a Master’s in Business Administration from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. She is a member of the Florida Bar Association.

Area of Expertise: JB’s core expertise is in Interim Program Management.

Sector Experience: Education, Healthcare, Community Based Membership and Advocacy. JB has considerable expertise in the areas of primary and secondary education, healthcare education, community-based advocacy, and faith-based organizations.

Fundraising Must Have: Collaboration, creativity, mission- focus, and sustainability.