Deborah Vick

Deborah L Vick

DLV Development

Development/Fundraising Consultant

Business Profile: Deborah Vick Consult with non-profit organizations nationwide on fund raising campaigns and development projects. Evaluate board, staff and donor capacity, databases and marketing plans; produce creative ideas and solutions. Present strategic and practical recommendations to ensure profitable outcomes. .

Summary of Qualifications

Raised more than $12 million during 18 years’ experience in non-profit development and fund raising.
Presided over regional and national non-profit boards of directors.
Motivated and developed volunteers at all levels.
Cultivated donors and built strong relationships between organizations and communities.
Created and implemented innovative ways to raise funds.

Relevant Experience

Capital Campaigns

As trustee, developed campaign strategies, interviewed and contracted with consultants, and worked to sustain long-term major donors.

Eastside Domestic Violence Program—raised $4.5 million
Issaquah Village Theatre—raised $3 million

Event Planning & Evaluation

Organized and hosted fundraising events across the country, including galas, auctions, and conferences. Negotiated contracts, recruited local volunteers, cultivated sponsors and donors.

Negotiated and hosted private functions at exclusive venues nationwide, including “Fallingwater,” a world-famous Frank Lloyd Wright house in Pennsylvania, raising $10,000 for the FLW Building Conservancy.
As conference chair, brought hundreds of scholars, historians, preservationists, and clients together for five-day educational conferences, tours and fundraising events in cities such as Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
At one of many successful charity auctions, increased profits from $65,000 to $300,000.

Program & Volunteer Development

Instituted easement program to insure legal protection of buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Profits from building sales contribute to Conservancy operating funds.
Instrumental in securing $4.5 million loan for the restoration of a significant historical building in Los Angeles. Successfully nominated this structure as one of the 11 Most Endangered Buildings in the country.

Worked closely with board members to develop their fund raising skills. Aligned board members with individuals and organizations best suited to their interests, significantly increasing donations as a result.

Solicitation/Annual Giving

Cultivated donors on a one-to-one basis, with a high level of success:

Eastside Domestic Violence Program donor increased her annual contribution of $5,000 to a Planned Gift of $100,000.

Persuaded annual $1,000 Village Theater donor to give an unrestricted donation of $50,000.
Initiated Planned Giving program, procuring a $2 million gift for the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy.

Work History

1988-present Trustee for a variety of non-profit organizations with a focus on human services, the arts, historic preservation and education:

Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, Northwest Women’s Law Center, Women’s Network, Eastside Domestic Violence Program, Issaquah Village Theatre, and Washington Trust for Historic Preservation.

1984-88 Independent Legal Tax Consultant

1979-1984 Tax Attorney, Touche Ross & Co., Seattle, WA

Education

Jurist Doctor, University of Puget Sound School of Law, Tacoma, WA
B.S., Mathematics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM