Ed Roberts

Experience

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  Friends University

  Oct 1989 - Oct 1993

  Planned Giving Officer

  Secured gifts by developing relationships with key university donors locally and nationwide. Planned and coordinated estate planning seminars in Wichita area. Coordinated implementation of donor management system for University Advancement offices.

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  The Salvation Army

  Oct 1993 - now

  Oversees planning strategy, preparation, and project management of capital campaigns in the Kansas/Western Missouri Division. *Supervised team of gift planning advisors specialized in soliciting and closing deferred gifts, estate gifts, and outright gifts of cash, stock, IRAs, and property. *Provides ongoing training about charitable giving techniques to internal development staff, leadership team, professional advisors, and governing and advisory boards.Oversees capital campaigns, working with officers, governing boards, and consulting firms. Established regional office and hired support staff. Developed relationships with Salvation Army donors, prospects, officers, and advisory boards in 40-county region of Kansas. Established tracking of estate (legacy) gifts.

  • Divisional Director of Capital Campaigns

    Oct 2020 - now

  • Director of Gift Planning and Capital Funding

    Feb 1999 - Oct 2020

  • Planned Giving Representative

    Oct 1993 - Jan 1999