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Cassie Carter, PhD

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Vice President, Fundraising LinkedIn

“Nonprofits play a critical and enriching role in our society and local communities. The opportunity to leverage my passion and experience to help nonprofits achieve their goals and fulfill their missions is the most important and meaningful work I do.”

About Cassie Carter

As a Vice President, Cassie Carter brings 30 years of passion and experience in the nonprofit and higher education sectors to her work at Campbell & Company. Cassie focuses on developing a shared understanding of the strengths of organizations and how those can be leveraged to achieve a high level of long-term fundraising success. 

Prior to joining Campbell & Company, Cassie held leadership positions in several prominent academic institutions and nonprofits throughout the country as they grew their fundraising programs; she was Associate Vice President for Development and Director of Campaigns at Hawaii Pacific University, Associate Vice President for Development Operations and Director of Advancement for the College of Science and Mathematics at Cal Poly, and Executive Director of the Montana Outdoor Science School. She also taught life science at Santa Monica College. 

Cassie has long been dedicated to the nonprofit sector. She served as the Director of Programs for Heal the Bay in Santa Monica and volunteers as a board member of several nonprofit organizations throughout Hawaii, Montana and California. Currently she is co-president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Los Angeles Chapter, board chair for the Pierce College Foundation, and is a faculty member of the Center for Nonprofit Leadership at Cal Lutheran. 

Cassie holds a doctoral degree in Teaching and Learning with an emphasis on science education and public administration from the University of Southern California, a bachelor’s degree in biology from California State University-Northridge, and an associate of arts from Los Angeles Pierce College. 

Areas of Expertise

Annual development strategic planning and audits; best practice strategies for campaigns, staffing, and infrastructure; campaign counsel and donor strategy; feasibility studies; board development; volunteer training with a focus on public/private partnerships; environmental, arts and culture, higher education, and human service sectors

Recent Clients Served

  • Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach, CA)
  • Boston Foundation (MA)
  • Cedars Sinai (Los Angeles, CA)
  • CommonSpirit (Chicago, IL)
  • California State University, San Marcos (CA)
  • Central Washington University (Ellensburg, WA)
  • Chadwick School (Chadwick, IL)
  • Descanso Gardens (La Cañada Flintridge, CA)
  • French Hospital (San Luis Obispo, CA)
  • Grand Canyon Conservancy (Flagstaff, AZ)

 

  • Guide Dogs of America (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership  (Sacramento, CA)
  • Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County  (CA)
  • The Nature Conservancy (Arlington, VA)
  • San Diego Foundation (CA)
  • Santa Barbara Foundation (CA)
  • Seattle Aquarium  (WA)
  • Television Academy Foundation  (North Hollywood, CA)
  • University of San Diego  (CA)
  • The Wild Center (Tupper Lake, NY)
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