Molly Cannon Stevenson,CFRE, CAHP

Current

Consultant at Skystone Ryan
Investor/Partner at Social Venture Partners - Denver
Partner at Principals In Philanthropy

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Past

Interim Executive Director at Inside Out Youth Services
Director of Development and Marketing at Sewall Child Development Center
National Director of Major Gifts at National MS Society

Director of Development at McKee Medical Center
Assoc. Director of Development at St. Vincent College

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Education

Carnegie Mellon University
Winchester Thurston
University of Pittsburgh

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Recommended

3 people have recommended Molly

Connections

202 connections

Industry

Philanthropy

Websites

Molly Cannon Stevenson,CFRE, CAHP’s Summary

With a personal mission of facilitating generosity, Molly Stevenson has worked for the charitable, not-for-profit sector for many years. She has been a hospital administrator and senior level executive for several agencies serving children, youth, health and education.

She has a depth of experience in the staff leader role and working with CEO’s, moving them forward in their role in development. Working in these roles have educated her about the importance of taking a “global”, organization-wide view of fundraising, sound operational practices and donor-centered relationship management.

Molly has experience in interim and executive transition management services for nonprofit organizations where she has stabilized and strengthened organizations requiring resolution of chronic challenges to operations. Working with boards, she guides organizations through a transition, raises funds, assesses and works for future growth .

Molly has been certified by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, CFRE international and the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy.She holds certificates in succession planning and executive transition management from Compasspoint.

She has served as an advisor to two grant makers in Colorado and a humanitarian agency in New York serving children living in extreme poverty in China.

Molly's is affiliated with Skystone Ryan, a national fundraising consulting firm. (www.skystoneryan.com).

Her work in philanthropy has included The Junior League of Denver (www.jld.org), Regis Jesuit High School (www.regisjesuit.com), Social Venture Partners -Denver (www.svpdenver.org) and most importantly, the Grace Children's Foundation ( www.gracechildren.org).

Molly Cannon Stevenson,CFRE, CAHP’s Specialties:

fundraising and philanthropy, executive management, transition management, program development, and individual and major gifts fundraising

Molly Cannon Stevenson,CFRE, CAHP’s Experience

Consultant

Skystone Ryan

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

January 2007 — Present (3 years )

Affiliated consultant for Denver, Rocky Mountain region
Investor/Partner

Social Venture Partners - Denver

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Philanthropy industry)

2002 — Present (7 years )
Partner

Principals In Philanthropy

(Hospital & Health Care industry)

March 1999 — Present (10 years 10 months)

Fundraising consulting and project management, coaching and interim and executive transition management
Interim Executive Director

Inside Out Youth Services

(Philanthropy industry)

August 2006 — February 2007 (7 months)
Director of Development and Marketing

Sewall Child Development Center

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

January 1998 — January 2000 (2 years 1 month)
National Director of Major Gifts

National MS Society

(Philanthropy industry)

1995 — 1996 (1 year )
Director of Development

McKee Medical Center

(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

October 1987 — July 1994 (6 years 10 months)

Chief Development Officer for a community hospital in northern Colorado. Department head, member of the management team, chief executive for the hospital foundation.
Assoc. Director of Development

St. Vincent College

(Philanthropy industry)

1980 — 1983 (3 years )

Molly Cannon Stevenson,CFRE, CAHP’s Education

Carnegie Mellon University

BA , History and Education , 1973 — 1976
Winchester Thurston

HS diploma , College Prep , 1968 — 1972
University of Pittsburgh

MA , Fine Arts

Additional Information

Molly Cannon Stevenson,CFRE, CAHP’s Websites:

Molly Cannon Stevenson,CFRE, CAHP’s Interests:

Masters/Distance Swimming, Engaged Philanthropy, Jesuit Education, Chinese Orphans

Molly Cannon Stevenson,CFRE, CAHP’s Groups:

Junior League of Denver, Social Venture Partners International, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Colorado Association of Funders, National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers, American College of Healthcare Executives