Dr. Deborah E.
King
Fund
Raising Experience
Dr.
King has taken her experience as a program planner and evaluator
to generate funds for educational and non-profit organizations.
DEBLAR and Associates, Inc. Atlanta, GA President
Responsible for the solicitation of contracts, development of
proposals, and implementation of projects. Contracts have
included:
--Southern Partners Foundation - Grassroots foundation. Proposal
development resulting in $ 1million award. Conducted board and
staff development and created a strategic planning guide. Annual
appeal solicitation
--Clayton State University - Fund raising and public relations
consultant to the president
--Jasper Food Pantry - Created fund raising plan, annual appeal
letters, pledge card, budget forms, funding sources
--Why Not Sports, Inc. - Youth program. Technical assistance for
grant and foundation applications. Created fund development
planning guide. Conducted board training
--Atlanta Technical College - Board training, consultation, and
technical assistance to executive staff and foundation board
--Arlington Church of God Christian Academy - Solicitation
letters and proposals to foundations, individuals and
corporations
--Saint Martin DePorres Catholic Church - Wrote proposal to
garner $25,000 in support of after-school program
--East Point Community Action Team - Board and staff training,
development assessment, and fund raising plan
--Aid to Children of Imprisoned Mothers (AIM) - Development
assessment, fund raising plan and board development
--Department of Energy - Expert Review Panelist for math and
science initiatives
--Bowling Green University - Designed fund raising plan for NSF
proposal
--Cuyahoga Community College - Fund raising consultant to the
college's model program --Middle College--
--NASA Headquarters - Served as a grant reviewer for mathematics
and science initiatives
--National Science Foundation - Served on an expert review panel
to promote graduate education in mathematics and science
--Ohio Board of Regents' Student Achievement in Research and
Scholarship (STARS) Committee - Wrote planning manual for
implementing the program
--Ohio Environmental Protection Agency - Wrote and awarded
$50,000 grant to conducted state-wide environmental justice
study for Comparative Risk Project
--McElrath Environmental Education Partnership (MEEP) - Wrote
and awarded $50,000 grant to assist McElrath Park residents to
organize and establish a sustained community-based partnership;
designed to educate residents on the impact of the environment
on health, economics and quality of life
--Crusade for Christ's IMPACT Movement - Proposal template for
future funding
--Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral - Developed $30 million
campaign planning strategy and systems - 15,000 membership
Clayton State University Morrow, GA
Division of External Relations, Vice President
--Responsible for supervising and coordinating all fund raising,
marketing, web communications, publications, media relations and
constituency relations. Duties included oversight of Clayton
State's Foundation Board activities.
Significant Accomplishments
--First strategic fund raising plan for the University focused
on raising a minimum of $10.5 million
--Comprehensive assessment of Division of External Relations'
strengths, challenges, and opportunities
--WSB-TV commercial reaching over 500,000 constituents
--Creation of the first CSU magazine
--Increased staff by forty percent
--Extensive staff development for existing staff
Spelman College Atlanta, GA Division of Institutional
Advancement Corporate, Foundation and Major Gifts Office
Director.
Responsible for securing funds in support of scholarships,
technology, capital improvement, arts museum, academic units,
leadership and the endowment. Managed seven member team.
Significant Accomplishments
--Raised $15 million in support from individuals, corporations,
and foundations
--Created a fund development action plan targeting individuals
for $150 million capital campaign
--Managed the Corporate Partnership Program consisting of 60
national and international companies
--Coordinated the 2002 and 2003 Corporate Partnership Annual
--Strengthening the Linkages-- Conference. In 2003, there was a
98% participation rate of corporate partners
--Conducted a focus group meeting to gather information from
representatives of the Corporate Partnership Program to increase
the value of the program and to shape and to strengthen the
relationship between Spelman and its partner organizations
--Wrote Corporate Partnership Program's operations manual
--Developed community outreach plan to roll out new president
YWCA of Greater Atlanta
Development Department -Chief Development Officer Responsible
for securing capital, operational and programmatic funding from
foundations, governments, corporations, non-profits and
individuals. Managed annual and major gifts functions including
donor prospecting and research, transformational gifts and
annual appeals. Managed a three member team.
Significant Accomplishments
-- Directly responsible for raising $6 million
-- Increased the number of prospects by 85%
-- Created development plan to successfully solicit and secure
funds from foundations, governments, corporations, and
individuals
-- Developed departmental procedures, record-keeping processes
-- Effectively collaborated with program and marketing
departments to --brand-- the YWCA as a lynchpin organization
-- Researched and prepared a 5-year funding history
-- Designed survey instruments to assess interest in supporting
YWCA
-- Conducted first major annual fund raising campaign
-- Created a fundraising calendar comprised of corporate,
independent, and public foundations
-- Managed 15 volunteers
-- Served as the liaison to the board's development committee
-- Responsible for Salute to Women campaign - raised $360,000
Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA Division of
Institutional Advancement Associate Vice President
Responsible for fulfilling the University's private fund raising
objectives with authority for managing departments of
development, planned giving, alumni affairs, annual gifts, and
research and served on the president's administrative cabinet.
-- Assigned oversight for the first comprehensive capital
campaign for the university to raise $65 million in private
giving
-- Developed fundraising strategies in collaboration with board
and administration leadership
-- Responsible for identifying campaign leadership volunteers
and for designing campaign web site and video
-- Liaison to development committee of the board of trustees
University of Akron Akron, OH, Buchtel College of Arts and
Sciences & College of Education, Director of Development
Responsible for soliciting funds from alumni, friends,
foundations, corporations and government agencies to facilitate
the growth of academic excellence
Fund Raising Consultant to Dean of Engineering/Vice President of
Institutional Advancement
Significant Accomplishments
-- Initiated fund raising plans for both colleges
-- Solicited corporations, foundations, and individuals
-- Managed capital campaigns for both colleges
-- Raised $24,370,326 as part of the colleges' comprehensive
campaigns
-- Established and managed fund raising councils for both
colleges
-- Created survey instrument for volunteers to determine level
of interest
-- Developed and conducted power point fund raising seminars to
engage faculty
University of Notre Dame South Bend, IN
National Center for Graduate Education for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM)
Director, Ph. D. Programs
Responsible for managing the Ph.D. initiative within the GEM
program
Significant Accomplishments
-- Directed the scheduling and operation of all management
functions including strategic planning, program development,
liaison with universities and corporations and fund-raising
-- Raised $2.5 million from corporations to subsidize students
seeking doctorates in the fields of engineering and science
-- Wrote proposal to conduct a nationwide teleconference on
--The Advantages of Attending Graduate School.-- Secured
$246,375
and participation of 500 universities
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Improved Fundraising Capabilities Program Fellowship Program
(dual sites: Harvard/Cambridge College) Woodrow Wilson Fellow
One of
eleven individuals in the nation to be awarded the first Woodrow
Wilson fund raising fellowship.
Significant Accomplishments
-- Designed corporate and individual donor giving program
-- Facilitated the coordination of the alumni boards and monthly
alumni newsletters
-- Coordinated institutional programs, annual gifts phonathons,
workshops, and seminars
Summary
of Qualifications
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Twenty-year veteran in fund raising, program planning and
evaluation
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Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and psychology -
University of Houston
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Master of Public Administration - Texas Southern University
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Ph.D. in education with a focus on fund development and
evaluation - Kansas State University
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Woodrow National Wilson Fellowship Foundation's Improved
Fundraising Capabilities Fellow
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$65 million raised from private and public foundations,
corporations and individuals
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UW DeKalb Advisory Board (DAB) and chair of the Community
Engagement Committee
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Advisory boards of Lincoln College of Technology and Why Not
Sports, Inc.
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Professional memberships: Council for the
Advancement and Support of Education (CASE); Association of Fund
Raising Professionals (AFP); National Association of Youth
Service Consultants (NAYSC); Atlanta Area Evaluation Association
(AaEA)
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