Ann Roecker - Roecker Consulting Group

Ann Roecker is President and founder of Roecker Consulting Group. She is a Certified Fundraising Executive, and has more than 28 years of experience and a track record of success in managing multi-million-dollar fundraising and marketing initiatives for national, regional, and local clients.

She has played a leadership role in her profession, locally and nationally. Most recently she has served as President of the Board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals / Colorado Chapter, and as National Delegate to the Association of Fundraising Professionals' International Assembly. She recently has served on U.S. Bank's Nonprofit Partnership Committee and the Colorado Secretary of States' Advisory Committee on Philanthropy. She also has served on the Regional Board of the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy. She recently was featured on Fox News and in the Denver Business Journal’s Giving Guide as a recognized fundraising expert.

Ann’s creative excellence is reflected in the design awards she has received for her fundraising collateral materials from the Advertising Federation, Native American Press Association, and Mountain States Printing & Imaging Association. She has been asked to be the keynote speaker numerous times for various conferences and seminars on capital campaigns, major gifts, high impact marketing, and other topics.

Samples of Achievements

Completed a $10.5 million capital campaign for Girl Scouts-Mile Hi Council to build Magic Sky Ranch, the largest outdoor resource for girls in Colorado. Ann’s efforts resulted in historic seven-figure and six-figure campaign gifts, plus an additional $1 million program endowment, and motivated the involvement of top community leaders. GS-MHC is the largest organization serving girls in Colorado.

Completed a feasibility study for Longmont Humane Society and then served as campaign counsel for the Society's capital campaign, helping them exceed their goal of the $8.2 million. The initial goal tested in the study was $3.5 million, but a leadership gift of $5 million, which RCG helped cultivate, allowed for the more comprehensive campaign of $8.2 million that has resulted in a state-of-the-art shelter. The campaign team ’s work with the local media resulted in front page news with a banner headline that read, “The Cat’s Meow.”

Wrote the first Major Gift Fundraising Plan for The Children’s Museum of Denver and helped the Museum successfully establish its first formal major gifts program. This effort resulted in an historic collective gift from the Board, significant new major gifts from community leaders, and the achievement of major gift benchmarks.

Designed and implemented a national fundraising and marketing campaign for the American Indian Science & Engineering Society that helped AISES’s revenue grow more than 300% in three years. Ann’s work played a key role in positioning AISES as a national force in minority education.

Managed a national feasibility study for the Geological Society of America at Harvard, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, MIT, and leading other institutions. Ann then served as campaign counsel, successfully reaching the goal of $5 million to expand GSA’s international headquarters.

Education

Bachelor of Journalism, University of Missouri, 1973

Certificate of Graduation, Nonprofit Management Institute, Stanford University

Certificate of Graduation, Institute for International Training (IIT), East Los Angeles / Field Work in Mexico

Professional Certification Program: Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), 1995, Recertified 1999, 2001, 2004

Graduate Studies, International Christian Graduate University


R o e c k e r C o n s u l t i n g G r o u p, L L C 303 322 3020 ann@roeckerconsulting.com




		Ann Roecker is President and founder of Roecker Consulting Group. She is a Certified Fundraising Executive, and has more than 28 years of experience and a track record of success in managing multi-million-dollar fundraising and marketing initiatives for national, regional, and local clients. She has played a leadership role in her profession, locally and nationally. Most recently she has served as President of the Board for the Association of Fundraising Professionals / Colorado Chapter, and as National Delegate to the Association of Fundraising Professionals' International Assembly. She recently has served on U.S. Bank's Nonprofit Partnership Committee and the Colorado Secretary of States' Advisory Committee on Philanthropy. She also has served on the Regional Board of the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy. She recently was featured on Fox News and in the Denver Business Journal’s Giving Guide as a recognized fundraising expert. Ann’s creative excellence is reflected in the design awards she has received for her fundraising collateral materials from the Advertising Federation, Native American Press Association, and Mountain States Printing & Imaging Association. She has been asked to be the keynote speaker numerous times for various conferences and seminars on capital campaigns, major gifts, high impact marketing, and other topics. Samples of Achievements Completed a $10.5 million capital campaign for Girl Scouts-Mile Hi Council to build Magic Sky Ranch, the largest outdoor resource for girls in Colorado. Ann’s efforts resulted in historic seven-figure and six-figure campaign gifts, plus an additional $1 million program endowment, and motivated the involvement of top community leaders. GS-MHC is the largest organization serving girls in Colorado. Completed a feasibility study for Longmont Humane Society and then served as campaign counsel for the Society's capital campaign, helping them exceed their goal of the $8.2 million. The initial goal tested in the study was $3.5 million, but a leadership gift of $5 million, which RCG helped cultivate, allowed for the more comprehensive campaign of $8.2 million that has resulted in a state-of-the-art shelter. The campaign team ’s work with the local media resulted in front page news with a banner headline that read, “The Cat’s Meow.” Wrote the first Major Gift Fundraising Plan for The Children’s Museum of Denver and helped the Museum successfully establish its first formal major gifts program. This effort resulted in an historic collective gift from the Board, significant new major gifts from community leaders, and the achievement of major gift benchmarks. Designed and implemented a national fundraising and marketing campaign for the American Indian Science & Engineering Society that helped AISES’s revenue grow more than 300% in three years. Ann’s work played a key role in positioning AISES as a national force in minority education. Managed a national feasibility study for the Geological Society of America at Harvard, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, MIT, and leading other institutions. Ann then served as campaign counsel, successfully reaching the goal of $5 million to expand GSA’s international headquarters. Education Bachelor of Journalism, University of Missouri, 1973 Certificate of Graduation, Nonprofit Management Institute, Stanford University Certificate of Graduation, Institute for International Training (IIT), East Los Angeles / Field Work in Mexico Professional Certification Program: Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), 1995, Recertified 1999, 2001, 2004 Graduate Studies, International Christian Graduate University Copyright ©2007-2008, Roecker Consulting Group, LLC

	Up Close & Personal Ann’s early role model was the glamorous, red-headed cartoon character, Brenda Starr, Star Reporter. Following in her footsteps, Ann earned a degree in journalism from the nation ’s #1-ranked journalism school, then worked as a reporter for a city newspaper before becoming a marketing/fundraising professional. Since then her career has taken her many places including the White House, Stanford University, the bush of Africa, the villages of rural Mexico, and the jungles of the Philippines. Where Ann has not gone, her published works have. Her book on time management (published by Harper Collins/Zondervan) has been sold in the U.S. and internationally. Foreign rights were sold to China, resulting in a Chinese edition. Her other writing has appeared in numerous trade publications and she is currently writing a novel. Ann also enjoys gourmet cooking, reading broadly, snowshoeing, and distance walking. She walked 103 miles across England, among other outdoor adventures.