Elise (Lee) Switz, C.F.R.E.
19 Maxwell Road; Richmond, Virginia 23226
804/354-0820; Fax 804/358-9746
ehs@leeswitzassociates.com

Employment

        1993- President, Lee Switz Ltd., fund-raising counsel
        1998- Business Liaison, Youth Matters
        1987-92 Executive Director, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Educational Fdn., Inc.
        1981-87 Director of Development and Public Relations, Church Schools in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
        1980

Legislative Assistant to Delegate Gerald L. Baliles, Virginia General Assembly

Major Fund Raising Accomplishments
  • Assisted over twenty-five clients during periods of six to thirty months to increase financial independence by establishing or enhancing fund raising capabilities
  • Increased contributions from $0 to over $3.5 million in 5 years for Church Schools in the Diocese of Virginia (1981-86)
  • Increased yearly donations from $7,000 to over $350,000 at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (1987-92)
  • Set Smith College 25th reunion gift record of $352,000 (1989)
  • Led effort to match $400,000 planning grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (1997)
  • Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), 1997, renewed 2000
Teaching About Fund Raising
  • Virginia Commonwealth University, "Especially for Non-Profits"
  • Diocesan (Episcopal) Stewardship Institute,
  • Chair, Program Committee, Central Virginia Chapter, Association of Fund Raising Professionals (AFP)
Education
M.B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University
B.A., cum laude, Smith College
Professional Affiliations
  • Associaton of Fund Raising Professionals, Committee on Directorship (1998-2000)
  • Central Virginia Chapter, Association of Fund Raising Professionals (Vice-President, '00)
  • Virginia Association for Fund Raising Executives (President, '86-'87)
  • Virginia Planned Giving Study Group
  • National Conference of Governing Boards
Civic Activities
  • Immediate Past Chair, William Byrd Community House
  • Trustee, Virginia Diocesan Center (Roslyn)
  • Steering Committee and Past-Chair, Richmond Urban Forum
  • Member, Advisory Board, National Civil War Museum
Expertise includes:
  • positioning the organization for effective future fund raising
  • working with board and staff on implementation strategies
  • teaching/training non-profit leaders and fund raising staff about fund development
  • creating a fund raising plan
  • performing a marketing audit
  • performing feasibility studies and planning capital campaigns
  • overseeing the design of annual giving, membership, and capital campaign materials
  • goal oriented strategic planning

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Lee Switz & Associates
19 Maxwell Road
Richmond, Virginia 23226
phone 804.354.0820
fax 804.358.9746
e-mail ehs@leeswitzassociates.com