Deanna Ackerman

About Deanna Ackerman

Deanna Ackerman is an award-winning consultant with a distinguished track record as an entrepreneur and nonprofit thought-leader. As the founder of Million Dollar Master® Deanna has worked with thousands of CEOs, Executive Directors, and their staff to help them reach their strategic and financial goals. Her clients have included many distinguished affiliates of national charities such as Ronald McDonald House Charities, Boys & Girls Clubs, and Rebuilding Together. She’s worked closely with her clients to help them raise money and manage relationships with donors. Her experience includes raising millions of dollars in major gifts for new programs, special projects, expansion campaigns, capital campaigns, and endowments. She has personally solicited gifts as large as $40 million and helped her clients navigate relationships with high-net-worth donors.Deanna served as co-founder of a shelter for pregnant women experiencing homelessness, as a volunteer for the Vegas Golden Knights Foundation’s inaugural Advisory Council, as an advisor to the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Southern Nevada, and as a board member for Nevada Volunteers and Dress for Success Southern Nevada. Her awards include Outstanding Fundraiser of the Year and Top 100 Women of the Year by MYVEGAS Magazine. She was also named as one of the Distinguished Women in Nevada for her outstanding professional and community achievements.Deanna is an Air Force veteran and in her spare time volunteers for Paralyzed Veterans of America, Nevada Chapter.

Experience

1. Management & Fundraising Consultant

   Million Dollar Master

   Aug 2007 — Present

   Founder and consultant responsible for providing strategy, management, and development consulting to nonprofit organizations. Responsible for guiding organizations in creating, developing, and implementing strategic plans, fundraising plans, board training plans, and operational plans. Working closely with CEOs, Executive Directors, and other staff to build their organization\'s revenue sources, development teams, and capital projects. Directly responsible for raising more than $125 million for clients.

Education

• The University of Texas at San Antonio

  Bachelors

Skills

• Charities
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Grant Writing
• Leadership
• Event Planning
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Grants
• Training
• Volunteer Management
• Leadership Development
• Social Services
• Annual Giving
• Public Relations
• Program Development
• Team Building
• Management
• Strategic Planning
• Nonprofits
• Stewardship
• Philanthropy
• Fundraising
• Planned Giving
• Board Development
• Public Speaking
• Event Management
• Non-Profit Administration
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Media
• Teaching
• Non-Profits
• Program Management
• Editing
• Budgeting
• Newsletters