Stephanie E. Mills

Experience

• Years in Financial Development (YMCA and other): 19 years
• Years Affiliated with the YMCA: 10 years  
• Years in current position: 3 years
• Budget size: $1.4 M

Financial Development Accomplishments

Annual Support

• Leads a small development operation providing strategies and guidance to a multi-branch annual campaign with intentional focus on year-round philanthropic activities
• Increased annual giving campaign by 22% since 2018 and assisted branches in implementing annual giving best practices to grow volunteer campaigners from 74 to 218, member giving frmo 2.5% to 5%, reach 100% board giving at association and branches, and raise more in staff campaign than in the Y's 106-year history
• Provides leadership for Association Financial Development operations including database management, gift processing and acknowledgement and Association wide stewardship efforts
• Experience with annual giving implementation at the branch level while serving as the Membership and Marketing Director at the Northwest YMCA
• Doubled annual giving productivity over one year to $1.4M while at the YMCA of South Florida as the Executive Director of Development
• Led a $1.5M annual giving program at The UNLV Foundation in Las Vegas

Capital Development

• Supports a strong volunteer Leadership Council in a $6 M capital campaign to renovate the Downtown YMCA
• Led $12M capiital campaign at Art Museum in Las Vegas
• Assisted in $500M Comprehensive Campaign at the UNLV Foundation as Development Officer, Annual Fund

Endowment/Planned Giving

• Supports the YMCA Foundation of Southern Arizona in planned giving efforts and the recruitment, cultivation and stewardshiip of Heritage Club Members

Board/Volunteer Development