Ben Bissell

Development Director @Mission Ignite

Buffalo/Niagara, NY, US

Technology-focused nonprofit with a $1.7M budget, 12 employees, and over 100 AmeriCorps membersFinancial success metrics since joining Mission: Ignite:Average Annual Growth Rate: 50%Average Annual Increase in Net Assets: 31%How?• Secured over $3M in grants and contracts as development director• Progressively established efficient systems, including standard operating procedures, and became responsible for fundraising, technology, education, and special projects• Coached, trained, and developed staff members to oversee aforenoted departments• Innovated to address community needs during COVID-19, including establishing an IT consulting arm for nine counties in Western New York and piloting free broadband to an underserved Buffalo neighborhood

Buffalo State University

Bachelor's, Urban and Regional Planning and Analysis, summa cum laude