Areas of Successful Fundraising Experience
A) Multi-million dollar non-profit fundraising & development programs
B) Major Donor, One-to-One Fundraising
C) Direct Mail
D) Planned Giving
E) Special Events
F) Foundations, Grants
Fundraising Accomplishments
1. Self taught, began with no business experience,
no training, no money, no staff, no office, no members,
no college degree, no job; responsible for Fundraising,
brought in over $60,000,000 during his last five years in D.C.
2. Increased organizational income from $0 per year to $16,000,000
annually before leaving; income in 2000 reached $25,000,000.
3. Increased membership base from 2 members to over 700,000
dues paying members before leaving; in 2006 reached 1,000,000.
4. A proven, effective start up leader,
increased the Development budget from $0,
to over $2 million per year,
5. Oversaw the production
of high end special events
in many venues
such as The Kennedy Center
the Democratic Club on Capital Hill
the Ritz Carlton
the Willard Intercontinental,
the Palladium,
Radio City Music Hall,
and many others.
Largest single special event to date:
A. A Black Tie Gala at Paramount Studios with 1,000 guests
(Charles Bronson, Colombo, et. al.)
B. Hosted by Paul McCartney, Kim Basinger, Alec Baldwin,
Ellen DeGeneres, Woody Harrelson
C. Underwritten by John Paul and John Paul Mitchell Systems
D. Live performances by Paul McCartney, Chrissey Hynde
of the Pretenders, The B-52's
E. Aired on VH1
F. Raised over $2,000,000
6. Increased the total number of employees from 0,
to over 140 full time employees.
7. Specialty: Major Donor recruitment and development
of $25,000 to $100,000 per year donors.
Single largest cash gift brought in to date: $1 million.
Single largest one lump sum bequest brought in to date: $3.6 million.
8. Increased Development Department staffing from 0 to over a dozen.
9. Proven record of securing numerous Foundation Grants.
10. Experienced at recruiting, hiring, evaluating
and directing the work of Development Directors.
11. Substantial Direct Mail experience,
mailed an average of 12 million pieces of cold mail annually.
12. Co-created constant flow of tailored mail campaigns
for warm and cold markets.
13. Oversaw a $500,000 promotional merchandise program;
produced own label and brand.
14. Oversaw production and marketing of music albums/CD's
featuring songs by The Red Hot Chili Peppers,
The B-52's, Chrissey Hynde, k.d. Lang, Paul McCartney
and many others.
15. Recognized as an accomplished no frills go-getter
who has never sought nor accepted a dollar of tax funds.
Instead, spends money suing the government to force it
to enforce the few laws that exist against cruelty to animals.
Internet Marketing
1. Co-Founded 1-800-SAVE-A-PET.com, ranked in the top 3
in it's field world wide.
Structured and led the business to expand from 0
animal/pet adoptions per year
to over 7,000 adoptions/pets saved, per year.
2. Produced strategic planning that grew the number of
company website page visits from 0 per year
to 81,000,000 per year and the successful recruitment
of approximately 3,000 businesses to participate
in the company's expansion program.
3. Played a leadership role in creating a business plan
that increased the number of website visitors from 0 per year
to over 7,000,000 unique visitors per year.
4. Co-Produced a free, nationwide, pet adoption service
that allows the public to search for up to 30,000 animals
by age, size, breed, location, etc.,
and find targeted animals/pets who
are available for adoption from thousands of
dog pounds, humane societies,
animal rescue groups and shelters.
animal rescue groups and shelters.
5. Co-Founded a non-profit IRS tax exempt business
that is extremely successful in it's specialty:
intercepting people on their way to buy pets at pet shops,
and convincing them to instead adopt
and save homeless animals
through this free service.
6. Co-Created a company name that
a) is the company's toll free phone number,
b) is the company's website name,
c) is the company's legal name all in one,
.......a company publicly supported by celebrities such as
Kelsey Grammar, Drew Barrymore and others.
Kelsey Grammar, Drew Barrymore and others.
Contact
Alex Pacheco
Atlantis 9 - P
1000 South Ocean Blvd.
954 464 9331 & 954 942 5020
AlexPacheco2005@yahoo.com
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WORKING DRAFT
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
On the Galapagos Islands with George.
The severed hand of an animal used in research, used as a paper weight in a federally funded animal research laboratory, photographed by Pacheco while working undercover..
The Sea Shepherd in the early days.
Laurie Pacheco with activist and major supporter Suzanne Ericsson holding a rescued animal in one of Suzanne's numerous sanctuaries.
Armed
with
an
M-16
rifle
in the
Galapagos
Islands,
examining
a
poachers
camp,
photographed
by
Pacheco
during
anti
poaching
missions.
Screaming during an acute pain test;
photographed by Pacheco
while working undercover.
