SENIOR CONSULTANTS
Gloss & Company offers experienced senior consultants who become actively involved in the planning and solicitation of gifts, grants, multi-year pledges, planned gifts and other types of contributions. Our senior consultants have over 247 years of experience working with a variety of small, medium and large nonprofit organizations, foundations, governmental agencies, communities, associations, businesses and other groups.
We have the experience in designing and overseeing campaigns for a variety of large and small nonprofit organizations. Our senior consultants offer:
The
know-how and capacity to impose the correct amount of discipline will help achieve goals and
remove various roadblocks that might surface during a campaign.
involved in the planning and solicitation of donations, grants, multi-year pledges and planned gifts for
annual, major gift, capital, endowment and planned gift campaigns.
Gloss & Company will be diligent, thoughtful and creative in making recommendations. That is why we charge our senior consultants to:
The challenges we face are not simply monetary. We believe our fundraising expertise, insights and ability to adapt can provide your organization with the necessary problem solving skills to address or overcome existing organizational challenges. Our senior consultants are individuals with moral integrity, vision, high energy and well developed interpersonal skills. They are outgoing, communicate effectively in written and oral form. They listen and give advice, while respecting the abilities of others. Each person is detailed-oriented, task proficient and able to manage a variety of tasks and responsibilities at the same time. They are resilient and ready to handle challenges, diverse personalities, deadlines and aggressive fundraising goals.
SENIOR CONSULTANTS
Gary D. Schrenk, CFRE, was most recently the Director of Development of the National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped (NFDH) headquartered in Denver, Colorado. He developed a national fundraising program for NFDH and prepared the organization to undertake a $25,000,000 operating and endowment campaign. Prior to his position with NFDH, he was president of the North Colorado Medical Center Foundation in Greeley from 1987 until 2007 and raised over $50,000,000. He managed a development staff of ten and fifty-two program personnel. During his 35 years in the nonprofit field he has served as the top development officer for Denver Children's Hospital, Denver Art Museum, Western Region of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Denver Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. When all of these charities are combined he has helped raise over $100,000,000 for these worthy charities.
Gary was also a member of the international board of directors of the Association of Fundraising Professionals from 2003 to 2007 and prior to that time served for six years on the board of the AFP International Foundation for Philanthropy. He served as national chairman of the AFP Every Member Campaign. Gary was the president of AFP/Colorado Chapter in 1984. He also served as president of the AFP/Colorado Chapter Northern Division (now the AFP Northern Colorado/Wyoming Chapter). In addition, Gary served as treasurer of both CAFR and of the AFP/Colorado Chapter. He has been a member of the board of directors of since 1979 currently serving as Vice President of Government Relations.
Gary was among those who helped organize the Colorado Chapter’s Senior Development Forum to support educational offerings for senior members in the development profession. He has also been a member of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy for fifteen years, having served on the regional cabinet and as a member of the AHP Foundation Board. He was a founder of the Rocky Mountain Philanthropy Fund, the original philanthropic arm of CAFR and served as its first chairman. He was a founding board member of the Colorado Association of Nonprofit Organizations (CANPO) now known as the Colorado Nonprofit Association (CNA).
Steve Mast has over 30 years of extensive management experience. He has supervised over 1,500 employees, created successful staff motivation programs, designed sponsorship programs, managed strategic planning processes and played a lead role in the successful campaign to approve a Denver bond issue.
Most recently he was the Director of Economic Development with the city of Glendale, Colorado. He worked on a variety of funding opportunities from public and private sources resulting in more than $3,500,000 in grants. He initiated a program whereby the city and business owners could jointly market the office space within the city. Steve made numerous public presentations to enhance the community presence thereby increasing the city’s revenue potential.
Prior to his economic development activity with Glendale, he managed and was vice president for both small and large companies. These businesses included Elitch Gardens, United Bank of Denver and Cherry Creek National Bank. Steve has also served on numerous board and advisory boards including Denver Kids, The Salvation Army and YMCA. His involvement with these charities involved fundraising campaigns for both capital and operating funds. He solicited corporate support, secured partnerships and conducted needs assessments, board orientations and training sessions.
Gary Bidne has over 30 years of fundraising and counseling experience. He started his career with Community Counseling Services based in New York City. He became responsible for fourteen western states and four western Canadian provinces and successfully supervised over six hundred volunteers. He has successfully completed numerous feasibility studies and capital campaigns throughout the United States, raising in excess of $300,000,000 for capital, program and endowment purposes. Clients have included colleges, foundations, human service agencies, long-term healthcare and religious organizations.
Gary has an extensive background working closely with executive staff, management teams, board members and volunteers. He successfully managed the development of an $8,000,000 project consisting of a 112 unit senior housing facility in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. He has also secured in excess of $140,000,000 in long-term funding for independent living, assisted living and nursing home projects for the long-term healthcare industry.
He has been called upon to speak at numerous national conferences including the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aged (AAHSA), and All Lutheran Development Executives (ALDE).
Gary is now focusing his attention on reaching out to serve nonprofit organizations in the northern states and Canadian provinces from our branch office in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Thomas J. Weaver (CFRE -1984-2008) is a dynamic, results-oriented fundraising professional with over 30 years of diverse fundraising and management experience. He is a strong team builder who engages all levels in fundraising programs with extraordinary results. He has excellent sales and marketing experience, including strategy development, marketing initiatives and development training. His other skills include being a problem solver and an outstanding operational manager. Tom has worked with the American Red Cross as a State Financial Development Officer covering three states and special development assignments, a board member of Pueblo County United Way, consultant to Otero Junior College and other charities in Southern Colorado. Tom has assisted in conducting feasibility studies and presentations to potential clients. He recently consulted with NeigborWorks performing board orientation and major gift solicitation. For the past two years he has consulted with Family Promise/Interfaith Hospitality Networks out of Summit, New Jersey, implementing board orientation and strategic development planning. Tom works out of this office in Pueblo, Colorado.
Helen Barron has extensive publishing and editing experience for various charities. She has a liberal arts degree from the University of Colorado and for 16 years was President of Living The Good News, a corporation producing church school curriculum. She was directly involved in a multi-million dollar endowment campaign for one of our clients. We have combined her publishing and editing experience with her interviewing skills to produce effective case statements and related documents. Helen calls Denver home, but knows the Boulder community quite well.
Dwight Hall holds Master's Degrees in both Geology and Journalism. He has specialized in writing and editing the documents vital to any fundraising and strategic planning effort including case statements, grants, brochures, letters, promotional and marketing materials. He has produced work for various colleges, universities, human service organizations, hospitals and health groups including Arizona Health Sciences Center, Colorado School of Mines and Provenant Health Partners. A skilled interviewer, he quickly distills information allowing the message of the interview to surface. His direct and readable style helps contribute to the clarity and impact of many of our case statements, grant proposals and other documents.
Amy McKnight graduated with a B.A. in Graphic Arts and has worked for a publications company in Illinois before moving to Denver. Amy has extensive experience in creating logos, graphic and layout designs for many of our case statements. She is also effective in producing brochures, pamphlets, flyers, newsletters, advertising and marketing materials. She loves challenges and can deliver the most creative and professional work that many of our clients have seen.
We also hire other development professionals, grant writers, research consultants, graphic designers, multi-media and film experts and support personnel for selected projects and campaigns. This enables us to reduce our campaign and consultation fees and at the same time, secure the highest qualified professional support for a particular project or client. The cost savings are passed on to our clients.