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Stephen ChristonsenAdvisorYou might say that Stephen is a strategic mastermind. As the brains behind a number of hugely successful fundraising programs over the last 30 years, he continues to inspire awe with his acute business insight...and foresight. Steve started his fundraising career in 1977 in New York, serving both the Boy Scouts of America and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. After moving to the West coast, he wowed his peers with an award-winning and innovative new fundraising event that he developed for UCI. And that was just the beginning. He moved on to the Sharp Company, a full-service fundraising consulting firm, where he oversaw strategy and development for a number of non-profit organizations - all big challenges that were met with even bigger successes. He raised over $1 million for Cal State University Fullerton and completed a $4.8 million campaign to build the Irvine Barclay Theatre at UC Irvine by surpassing the goal and raising a total of $5.5 million. Stephen went back to university life in 1992 and has flourished there ever since. He continued to apply his considerable skills at a number of prestigious universities, serving as University Development Director at Cal State University San Bernardino, VP of University Relations at Chapman University, and most recently, Executive VP for University Advancement and Senior Advisor to the President at Concordia University. Among his many notable accomplishments at Concordia, he's the founder of the Center for Faith and Business, and he launched the Faith and Business Forum in 2002. Plus, he and his team recently completed the university's largest capital campaign, a successful $22 million initiative. He also teaches fundraising classes at local universities, and conducts fundraising seminars for organizations like Habitat for Humanity, the American Lung Association, and the American Red Cross. As a SalesFish Advisor, Stephen shares his wealth of wisdom with our clients, specifically in the area of strategic planning. Not all of us can have Stephen's remarkable resumé... but we can all benefit from his remarkable mind. |