Brad Hastings, CFRE

Experience

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  Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.

  Jul 2005 - Dec 2006

  Director of Fraternal Operations

  Headquartered in Lexington, Virginia, Sigma Nu Fraternity was founded in 1869 at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. Sigma Nu currently has 166 active chapters and colonies on college campuses throughout the United States, and has initiated over 235,000 members since its founding.• Responsible for training and managing a staff of 10 to 15 members for one of the nation’s leading fraternal organizations.• Delivered world-class educational and leadership programs to more than 7,500 students on 175 campuses around the country.• Advanced Sigma Nu’s award-winning ethical leadership development program, the LEAD Program, to more than 7000 undergraduate members.• Collaborated in increasing chapter participation in the program to more than 95%. • Facilitated more than 100 leadership development seminars to groups of 10 to 400. Show less

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  SIGMA NU EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC

  Jan 2007 - Jun 2017

  President, Major Gifts Officer, Capital Campaign, Development, Nonprofits, Foundations, Education

  The Sigma Nu Educational Foundation secures and provides enduring resources to support the educational and charitable initiatives of Sigma Nu Fraternity.• Major gifts officer responsible for executing most successful capital campaign, raising more than $12M for core educational programs, scholarships and chapter housing improvements.• Led development meetings with 250 prominent alumni, including engaging executives of Kinder Morgan, Franklin Resources, and ExxonMobil. • Closed 16 major gifts over $100K and assisted in securing 4 gifts of more than $1M.• Engaged 30% of major gift prospects in face-to-face meetings.• Launched creative Foundation honorary board initiative, ultimately securing more than 100 alumni donors from one location.• Acted as Property Manager for the Historic Shrine of Sigma Nu, a 12-acre property in Lexington, VA, consisting of 5 buildings, including a museum and archives for Sigma Nu’s artifacts.• Managed property maintenance staff and contractors.• Engaged in facility master planning study identifying new construction and renovating projects totaling more than $5M, including assessing building renovation and additional museum square footage while determining best environment for organization’s archival materials.• Revitalized planned giving program raising over $3.5M in new estate gifts through a three-tiered marketing strategy by showcasing targeted donor testimonials in The Delta, a national publication distributed to over 60,000 alumni three times per year.• Responsible for administration of the entire planned giving program that included maintaining communication, documentation and relationships with 90 planned gift donors representing nearly $12.5M. Show less

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  Georgia Institute of Technology

  Sept 2017 - now

  Executive Director of Development for the College of Engineering Senior Director of Development for the College of Computing

  • Assistant Vice President of Development - Colleges, Schools and Units

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Executive Director Of Development

    Jul 2021 - Sept 2023

  • Senior Director Of Development

    Sept 2019 - Jul 2021

  • Director of Development - College of Computing

    Sept 2017 - Sept 2019