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We are pleased to welcome Caroline Older, our new Vice President, to TW&B. To help you learn more about her fundraising and executive leadership expertise, we asked Caroline a few questions.

We are pleased to welcome Mireya Dominguez, our new Associate Vice President, to the firm. To highlight her remarkable expertise, we asked her a few questions to share with our readers who are looking to learn more about Mireya’s experience, and for those who may be seeking a seasoned development professional to partner with.

GiGi’s Playhouse, located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, is searching for a Foundation and Corporate Relationships Director with the passion to change the way the world views Down syndrome. This new high level position presents an exciting opportunity for an experienced nonprofit leader to bring their energy and passion for GiGi’s mission to a rapidly growing, fast paced organization ready to take the next steps in growing its fundraising program.

Treehouse Humane Society, based in Chicago, Illinois, seeks a data-driven Director of Development to expand their major gift fundraising program. This is an exciting opportunity for a development professional with at least seven years of fundraising experience.

CHICAGO, Ill. – The first meeting of the Development Leadership Consortium’s 2020-21 class of Annual Fellows was held on September 24^th, 2020 with The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation. The Annual Fellows is an intermediate professional development program that prepares development officers in the early and intermediate stages of their career in advancement for success in ongoing service to the non-profit community.

Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt is pleased to welcome Al DeSimone to the firm as the newest adjunct consultant to our growing national team. 

Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt is proud to announce the three new additions to our consulting team: Anne Summers, Vice President; Ray Crosland, Adjunct Counsel; and Leonard A. Bertolini, Adjunct Counsel. 

Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt is pleased to welcome Amy Blumenthal to the firm as the newest consultant on our growing Milwaukee-based team. 

Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt is pleased to welcome to Meagan Downey, CFRE, as the latest addition to our expanding team.

As part of the continued growth of Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt, we are proud to introduce a number of new additions to our firm. 

At TW&B, we’re excited to announce the newest member of our firm.

Giving in the United States has reached its highest level ever, surpassing the previous high in 2014 and the levels seen prior to the recession. According to their annual report released today, the Giving USA Foundation estimates that total giving reached $373.25 billion in 2015. This is the highest total since the report began in 1974, in both actual dollars and after adjusting for inflation.

In 2015, giving increased by 4 percent from 2014 after adjusting for inflation. Increases were seen across every giving source for the second year in a row, including individuals, estates, foundations, and corporations. Individual giving, the largest source of giving at 71 percent of the total, contributed an estimated $264.58 billion, which is a 3.7 percent increase from the  inflation-adjusted total in 2014. Giving by foundations, which totaled at  $58.46 billion, increased by the largest amount of any source, at 6.3 percent after adjusting for inflation.

Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt is entering a new era with a change in leadership. Don Souhrada, formerly senior vice president, will become president and co-partner of the firm with Founding Partner Clyde Watkins, chairman of the firm. Souhrada succeeds Founding Partner Gene Brandt, who retired from the firm at the end of 2017. Souhrada joined TW&B in 2011 following a 20-year career serving several of the most respected universities and medical centers in the country. TW&B’s third founding partner, Larry Ter Molen, retired in 2007.

Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt is proud to announce Amy Funk’s promotion to the role of Senior Vice President.