Trey Smith

Experience

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  Boy Scouts of America

  Aug 2014 - Apr 2018

  • Senior District Executive

    Aug 2017 - Apr 2018

  • District Executive

    Aug 2014 - Aug 2017
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  South Plains Council Boy Scouts of America

  May 2018 - Dec 2019

  Development Director

  Development and fundraising – Staff leader for executive staff for fundraising campaigns included unrestricted gift campaign and products sales. • Created and fostered relationships with foundations and community leaders to coordinate campaigns specialized for projects and specific operational costs. • Managed a portfolio of over 100 donors ranging to $50,000 gifts.• Successfully achieved growth multiple years in unrestricted gift campaign. Unrestricted gift campaign is $250,000. Funds from product sale campaign grew net income by 10%.• Utilized Blackbaud CRM for donor management.• Managed budget and staff for several special events that cultivated 500 participants per session. Includes creation of advertising material for events, secured guest speaker, CEO of AT&T, and Rex Tillerson, former CEO of Exxon Mobile and former U.S. Secretary of State, budget, and staff development. Board engagement and membership – Provide staff leadership to two full time executives, five program managers and three part-time communication interns. Lead expansion of membership growth into unserved markets. Engaged community stake holders and board to grow program. • Created strategic plan for volunteer, membership, and donor recruitment across multiple counties. This led to exponential growth in our board and committees. Leveraged relationships to ensure grant application success.Directed corporate marketing and communication/ Development - Manage communications functions for a $1 million company that covers a twenty-county area. Formed strategic partnership with school districts and superintendents to proliferate growth of membership• Reorganized company communication via overhauled website, mass email, bulk mail and social media management. This communication plan covered current members, alumni, and community supporters. This has led to 20% growth in donations and a growth of 60% in registered members. Show less

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  Boy Scouts of America

  Jan 2020 - Jul 2021

  Learning Delivery Specialist

  Corporate Training – Recruited to position based of success with local fundraising in Lubbock area. Train staff from across the nation in leadership, fundraising, and management.• Provide in person training that utilizes AFP and Question Based Selling to establish fundraising techniques.• Developed staff to utilize relationship building strategies to develop connection with community members.Training Development – Created a series new training based on productivity while working from home. • Adapted training and accelerated timeline to meet need of employees during COVID – 19 pandemic. Show less

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  University of North Texas

  Jul 2021 - Jul 2023

  Director Of Development - CLASS

  Worked in consultation and in close coordination with executive leadership to design and implement a comprehensive development program to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward prospects and donors for major gifts in support of college priorities. Worked in a collegial and supportive manner with colleagues and donors to maximize giving to the university and coordinates with UNT’s annual giving, corporate and foundation relations and planned giving units

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  Tarrant County College Foundation

  Jul 2023 - now

  Director of Development

  Managing and Developing the college's fundraising operation, including Annual Giving, Major Giving, and Planned Giving. Supervises the Assistant Director of Development. Directly manages and develops portfolios for the fundraisers within the foundation. Works to develop Standard Operating Procedures for gift acceptance, CRM utilization, and Scholarship creation. Is responsible for the foundation achieving it's fundraising goal.