suzanne picher

chief development officer

About

Jazzed by developing vision, implementation strategies, and high-achieving partnerships. Entrepreneurial problem solver, branding champion, and business development professional for non-profit start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Fluency in relational skills and collaboration based on forming deep understanding of stakeholders and their goals. Commitment to curiosity, agility, and excellence. Passionate about leveraging skills and experience to advance early to mid-stage organizations achieve their goals. Experience across the social sector in: leading non-profit expansion, grant-making, partnership recruitment, fundraising and stewardship.

Country

united states

City

boston

Industry

non-profit organization management

Skill

entrepreneurship, strategic planning, leadership, fundraising, nonprofits, program management, event planning, marketing, strategy, business development, management, community outreach, social media, public speaking, program development, event management, social media marketing, volunteer management, sales, marketing strategy, leadership development, sales management

Experience

senior vice president, institutional sales and marketing

putnam investments

1988-1 - 1997-1 · 9 yrs 1 mo

Established nationally recognized consultant relations effort through strategic design, collaborative team management and by building exceptional relationships with key stakeholders. Identified as leading contributor in Putnam's Institutional Management success.

founder

suzanne picher consulting

2003-1 - 2016-1 · 13 yrs 1 mo

Provide consulting to both profit and non-profit organizations in strategic direction, mission alignment, fundraising, community engagement and volunteerism, program evaluation and benchmarking, operations enhancements, branding and marketing.

chief development officer

heading home

2018-1 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

Leadership of all fundraising and development activities to build Heading Home's visibility, impact, and financial resources. Engage with senior team in creating and implementing a strategic development plan including robust board interface and donor stewardship. Advise and mentor development team.

executive director - lemonade day boston

babson college

2010-12 - 2014-7 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Created Lemonade Day Boston, the expansion of a national program teaching 3,000 Boston middle school students the value of entrepreneurship. Built strategy and scope including: fundraising, sponsorship recruitment and development, branding and marketing, program design and management, partner engagement and event management.

senior director measurement and regional progam

fidelity foundations

2016-1 - 2017-8 · 1 yr 8 mos

Effectively led 11-region grant making team for large private family foundation. Develop logic and data-driven process for grant research, evaluation, and recommendations including assessment of non-profit organizations: leadership, strategic plans, financials, board alignment, and programs. Built partnerships with grantees to structure high-value, capacity building grants. Created Foundation’s advanced approach to outcomes measurement, including defining logic, methodology, and operationalizing through technology.