Danielle Mack

About Danielle Mack

Danielle Mack, CFRE is a mission-driven fundraising professional with nearly 20 years of experience successfully building and managing fund development programs. She has successfully led a strategy encompassing diverse funding streams including investment from major donors, corporate partnerships, community philanthropy, peer-to-peer initiatives, planned giving, foundations and government support.Danielle provides visionary leadership for a robust philanthropy program advancing the fight against cancer across the Southeast region. She has held key fundraising positions throughout her career at several notable institutions, including the LSU Foundation and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Her remarkable track record includes leading several multi-channel fundraising initiatives, actively engaging board members and volunteers, securing impactful mission-driven gifts, and leading the strategy for successful annual giving and stewardship programs. Her impressive achievements have earned her a number of professional and personal accolades. She was recognized as a member of the 2021 Forty Under 40 class by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, named a 2020 Association of Healthcare Philanthropy\'s 40 Under 40 Honoree, and was honored as the recipient of the Bro. Donnan Berry Award and the 2018 Outstanding Professional Fundraiser by the Greater Baton Rouge Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.Danielle\'s passion for empowering women in philanthropy has also led to her selection as one of only twelve mentors for the 2023 AFP Women\'s Impact Initiative cohort, helping shape and guide the next generation of female leaders in the fundraising profession. When she\'s not impacting the philanthropic community, Danielle indulges her love of food by exploring new cuisine and traveling with her husband, James across the country to cheer on her daughter, Autumn, a dedicated and talented competitive gymnast. SPECIALTIES: Fundraising and Development, Annual Giving and Major Gifts, Program Analysis and Reporting,Parent Engagement and Philanthropy, Project Management, Community Relations and Outreach, Donor Cultivation and Stewardship, Volunteer, Employee and Community Engagement, Non-profit Event Management, Cause Marketing and Sponsorship Development, Budget Management and Development, Proposal Development, Team Building, Impact Reports

Experience

1. Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer

   Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

   May 2020 — Present · Baton Rouge, LA, US

   As Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, I provide strategic leadership and oversight in advancing philanthropic support through a variety of funding streams to propel cancer care forward across the Gulf South.

Education

• Northwestern State University

  Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, Public Relations

Skills

• Nonprofit Organizations
• Corporate Philanthropy
• Event Planning
• Fundraisers
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Nonprofits
• Sponsorship
• Cause Marketing
• Newsletters
• Non-Profits
• Public Speaking
• Team Building
• Annual Giving
• Proposal Writing
• Event Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Program Management
• Strategic Planning
• Stewardship
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Fundraising
• Planned Giving
• Philanthropy
• Volunteer Management
• Public Relations
• Budgeting
• Grants