Daniel Sims

About Daniel Sims

Daniel Sims is an experienced, mission-focused development scholar-practitioner, with over a decade of experience building donor & mission-focused fund development systems, challenging inequitable structures, and fighting for diverse approaches to donor engagement, cultivation, and solicitation. Daniel\'s scholarship focuses on the relationship between strategic planning and equitable structures for donor inclusion. Daniel is also an accomplished trainer, speaker, and author, having shared his strategies for mission advancement with over nonprofit leaders, representing over 200 agencies spanning 15 countries. Daniel has built a successful track record in- Managing multi-million dollar budgets- Recruiting high level volunteers- Corporate recruitment - Special and major gifts -Annual and capital campaigns -Staff leader development- Staff and volunteer trainingSpecialties: Board DevelopmentMajor GiftsSpecial EventsCorporate RelationsStaff DevelopmentBudget ManagementStrategic PlanningBoard & Volunteer Recruitment

Experience

1. Founder and Chief Executive Officer

   Daniel Sims Consulting Group

   Feb 2022 — Present · Madison, WI, US

   DSCG offers consulting, strategic planning, training, & research services to a variety of organizations around the globe. Our passion is partnering with organizations to create and maintain justice and equity-centered systems, processes, and programs. Selected services include-Strategic planning facilitation-DEI training and facilitation-Environmental scans -Board recruitment and training-Capital campaign counsel-Meeting facilitation and event management

Education

• University of Arkansas at Monticello

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, General Studies

  2019

• Clinton School of Public Service

  Master's degree, Public Service

• Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts

  High School Diploma

  2003 — 2005

• Edgewood University

  Doctor of Business Administration, Leadership Excellence

• Saint Louis University

  Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

  2005 — 2009

• University of Arkansas at Monticello

  Associate of Arts - AA, University Studies

  2017 — 2018

Skills

• Non-Profits
• Community Organizing
• Management
• Program Development
• International Relations
• Political Campaigns
• Policy
• Grassroots Organizing
• Strategy
• Recruiting
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Program Management
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Training
• Volunteer Management
• Press Releases
• Budget
• Strategic Planning
• Microsoft Office
• Politics
• Office Management
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Campaigns
• Public Speaking
• Social Media
• Fundraising
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Organizational Development
• Proposal Writing
• Policy Analysis
• Speech Writing
• Event Management
• Event Planning
• Key Account Management