Ryan Larson, CFRM, CFRE (expired)

Experience

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  Boy Scouts of America, Chief Seattle Council

  Feb 2002 - Mar 2013

  Responsible for developing an effective program for funding the council, maintaining the council's fundraising records, and working with the council volunteers and staff in the area of fundraising and marketing. Accomplishments include:• Raised $8.8 million toward council capital campaign through individual asks utilizing proper donor identification techniques, donor cultivation, and leveraging board members and influential members in the community• Led fundraising event raising more than $160,000 for council inner city programs, which drew media coverage for Scouting worldwide (BBC, Associated Press)• Increased net revenue for council’s signature fundraising event, the “Downtown Breakfast” by 9% from $275,000 to $300,000) in one year and secured the participation of the Seattle Seahawks as the Title Sponsor of the event• Wrote donor solicitation proposals and coordinated major gift solicitation raising $700,000 Show less Served as a development officer for the council, providing leadership and assistance for activities of the development department. Position primarily gave leadership to the development campaign consisting of both capital and endowment giving. Accomplishments include:• Wrote donor solicitation proposals and coordinated major gift solicitation raising $3.1 million• Received the 2009 National President’s Award for Marketing Excellence in “Finance Support” and “Marketing Collateral” through creation of web site, brochure, and video for council’s capital campaign• Secured $57,000 in grants from private foundations to support inner city programs in 2010• Developed CEO blog to communicate with donors which led to increased volunteer advocacy and support• Revised council’s gift acceptance policies leading to rejection of gift that would have resulted in a future liability Show less Served as executive officer of the Aquila District and supervised district executives as assigned. Responsible for organization, operation, and promotion of the council program within the district and district objectives. Gave guidance to the cultivating, recruiting, training and inspiring of key volunteer personnel for the district. Coordinated the work of the district committee so their efforts strengthened and extended the program presented by institutions and units. Accomplishments include:• Managed education, training and support of more than 110 district volunteers and two full-time staff members• Launched new program Soccer and Scouting to reach Hispanic/Latino markets• Launched two community giving campaigns in local community and raised additional $13,000 in excess of annual campaign Show less Served as executive officer of the Aquila District. Responsible for organization, operation, and promotion of the council program within the district and district objectives. Gave guidance to the cultivating, recruiting, training and inspiring of key volunteer personnel for the district. Coordinated the work of the district committee so their efforts strengthened and extended the program presented by institutions and units. Accomplishments include:• Achieved membership growth in service area all three years through creation of membership blitz concept of conducting recruitment efforts during concentrated periods of time• Consistently achieved over 100% annual fundraising goal in an ethnically diverse market during entire tenure and grew annual giving campaign from $33,000 to $52,000 Show less

  • Senior Development Director

    Sept 2010 - Mar 2013

  • Development Director

    Sept 2007 - Sept 2010

  • District Director

    Mar 2005 - Sept 2007

  • District Executive

    Feb 2002 - Feb 2005
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  Boy Scouts of America

  Apr 2013 - Sept 2019

  Associate Director of Alumni Relations/National Eagle Scout Association

  Assist Alumni Relations/NESA Director in providing leadership to Scouting alumni programs within National Fund Development department. Primarily give leadership to alumni membership growth and cultivation, expansion of alumni programs, and generation of funds for council and national operations. Accomplishments include:• Launched Scouting Alumni Association and grew membership 3,685% from 7,000 to 265,000 members in three years• Developed database to increase efficiency and membership retention in the National Eagle Scout Association resulting in a turnaround from year over year declines in membership to 34% growth from 132,000 to 177,000 members in six years• Conducted capital campaign feasibility study for Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council in San Jose, CA and recommendations for target goal were utilized in a successful capital campaign• Managed all alumni relations social media channels including Facebook and Twitter leading to increased engagement and customer service• Developed marketing materials and launched two new levels of support in alumni association resulting in additional revenue through donors moving to greater levels of giving• Co-host of ScoutCast, a podcast for volunteer leaders in Scouting• Initiated Legacy Fellow programs that led to over $130,000 in additional revenue to alumni endowment Show less

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  Texas Trees Foundation

  Nov 2019 - Feb 2022

  Director Of Development
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  Boy Scouts of America

  Feb 2022 - now

  Project Manager