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Director of Development

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Director of Development

The Nature Conservancy

Madison, Mississippi

Since 1965, The Nature Conservancy’s Mississippi Chapter has worked to conserve the lands and waters across Mississippi that provide a sense of place and connection to the state’s great outdoors. During this time, the chapter has played a key role in protecting and restoring over 150,000 acres across some of Mississippi’s most iconic landscapes, while also increasing the state’s public recreational opportunities by establishing a total of 13 Wildlife Management Areas and National Wildlife Refuges.

The Opportunity

If you are interested in playing a key part in conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends, then this opportunity is for you!

The Nature Conservancy seeks a Director of Development to build upon this rich history to fuel the chapter’s mission throughout Mississippi. The Director of Development in Mississippi will manage all aspects of the state chapter’s development program and will be charged with securing the necessary financial resources to support its conservation goals. The ideal candidate will leverage relationships and networks, working across private, public, and corporate partnerships, and serve as an ambassador and front-line fundraiser for the organization. Partnering closely with, and reporting to the State Director of Mississippi, the Director will be charged with coordinating a geographically dispersed team, while working towards meeting the long-range strategic priorities of the program by developing and executing plans to achieve fundraising goals of $1 million – $2 million a year.

This position will play a pivotal role in helping deliver conservation impacts that you can believe in and see, while using philanthropy to create a more sustainable future for Mississippi for generations to come.

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Raegan Harvey brings Lindauer more than 10 years of experience in nonprofit organizations. Her leadership and organizational experience in higher education, athletics, and healthcare includes prospect research, donor relations, alumni engagement, fundraising, strategic planning, and internal and external relations.

Prior to joining Lindauer, Raegan was Associate Director of Athletics, Internal Operations and Chief of Staff for Washington State University Athletics in Pullman, Washington. Reporting to the Director of Athletics, she was a member of the WSU Athletics executive leadership team. In her role, she provided guidance and support to the Director, Deputy Directors of Athletics, and leadership team in areas regarding human resources, financial strategy, capital projects, and department master planning for 17 varsity sports and over 250 coaches and staff.

Throughout her time at Washington State, Raegan held numerous roles within Athletics and the Carson College of Business. She was the Assistant Director of Athletics and Director of Internal Operations for the Cougar Athletic Fund (CAF) with oversight of CAF fiscal management, stewardship programming, the endowed scholarship program, gift processing, and assisted major gift fundraising efforts including events and communications. Raegan was Vice-Chair of the WSU Athletics Strategic Planning Committee and a member of WSU’s System Strategic Planners Council. She was also a member of WSU Athletics Emerging Leaders Group, National Association of Athletics Development Directors (NAADD), Women Leaders in College Sports, and Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Raegan started her career at WSU with the Carson College of Business, acting in many capacities with their development team. While with Carson, she was a member of the fundraising team who assisted with and supported the fundraising efforts of the completion of the university’s $1 billion campaign. Prior to WSU, she was a prospect research and donor database specialist at Cone Health Office of Fund Development (Greensboro, NC) and a development research analyst at the University of Georgia Office of Development (Athens, GA).

Raegan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Georgia and a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Georgia.

Taylor Beard brings to Lindauer and its clients several years of philanthropic consulting and project management experience in the non-profit sector.

Prior to joining Lindauer, Taylor was the Assistant Director of Leadership Annual Giving at the University of Chicago Law School where she managed the school’s reunion volunteer committees to foster a culture of engagement and philanthropy and increase annual support from alumni and friends. Taylor also spent several years at Grenzebach Glier and Associates (GG+A), a premier nonprofit philanthropic consulting firm, where she held multiple roles. As Senior Project Manager, Taylor partnered with the firm’s senior leaders to develop and execute client training projects, along with managing the firm’s internal professional development program. She managed upwards of 15 client projects at any given time, ranging in sectors from arts and culture, academic medicine and healthcare, higher education, independent schools, to advocacy.

Throughout her career, Taylor has partnered with a range of clients including American University, Carnegie-Mellon University, Chicago Urban League, Colgate University, Da Vinci Science Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Englewood Health Foundation, Folger Shakespeare Library, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Germantown Friends School, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Macalester College, Milwaukee Art Museum, Louisiana State University Athletics, National Cathedral School, Oregon Health and Science University Foundation, Pennsylvania State University Athletics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Minnesota Foundation, University of New Mexico Foundation, University of the Arctic, Trinity College, and Upper Canada College.

Taylor serves as Co-Chair of the Young Professional Board at Deborah’s Place, a nonprofit that provides housing and supportive services to women experiencing homelessness in Chicago.

Taylor holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The Ohio State University.