Bret Prichard

Experience

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  First Investors Corporation

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1991

  District Manager/Registered Principal

  Maintained client accounts while being responsible for the supervision of the district managers. Involved in the interviewing, hiring, training and supervision of new representatives as well as ensuring compliance with the SEC.

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  Buckhead Financial

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1996

  Investment Broker/Registered Principal

  Performed detailed financial analysis of client positions involving individual stock, bond and portfolio analysis, risk tolerance and goal attainment. Provided financial planning, estate planning and business plans with a focus on profitability, tax liability and employee retention. Responsible for ensuring compliance with the SEC for independent local office.

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  National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Southern California

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2005

  Overall responsibility for Special Event fundraising for Southern California Chapter. Responsibilities included plans and budgets; developing and implementing operational, marketing and communication plans; marketing of the campaigns; creative; ROI analysis; donor cultivation; business development; corporate relations; logistics; and post-campaign evaluation and redesign. Extensive work with volunteers and volunteer leadership to build committees, develop teams and retain fundraisers. During my time with the National MS Society in California I was responsible for an excess of $5 million in revenue which we were growing by an average of 40% per year. Show less

  • Vice President, Special Events

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2005

  • Executive Vice President

    Jan 1996 - Jan 1999
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  Cure Autism Now/ Autism Speaks

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  National Vice President, Development/Director, Major Gifts

  National responsibility for the development departments of Cure Autism Now, including Major Gifts, Special Events, WALK NOW, Chapter Development, Corporate Relations and Communications/Public Relations (staff of five department directors and 20 managers and support staff). During my time with Cure Autism Now I was responsible for $20 million in annual revenue which we were growing by over 50% per year.

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  Marymount California University

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

  Dean, Institutional Advancement

  Overall responsibility for the Institutional Advancement Division of Marymount College (now Marymount California University). This includes the college’s fundraising department (major gifts, annual gifts, grants and foundations, Parents Project and Capital Campaign) and the communications department (internal and external communications, PR, website, and marketing as well as alumni and media relations). During my tenure at Marymount we grew fundraising from $300,000 to over $3.5 million.

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  Results Matter Group

  Jan 2012 - now

  Founder

  Consulting services for nonprofits. Helping nonprofits get the results they need to achieve their mission. Services include Consulting to improve fundraising results, Regional Fundraising Support, Leadership Transition Support, Board Development and Special Event Consultation.