Robert Pacenza

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Work experience

● Responsible with senior management team for all organizational operations, overseeing finance, administration, services, and external affairs. Partnered with board leadership to establish policies, manage budgets, and oversee management of cash and reserve funds.
● Developed endowment spending policies and modernized client fee and sliding scale financial assistance programs. Facilitated integration of updated accounting, human resources, fundraising and client management systems.
● Oversaw strategic transformations, including enrolling organization as a Medicaid/HCBS Waiver provider in two states, and successfully expanding programs to target populations with new service modalities.
● Led agency through strategic planning, board development and re-branding. Revitalized a 15-acre campus through a decade-long comprehensive facilities improvement plan, which included establishing annual capital improvement budgets and targeted fundraising campaigns.

Work experience

● Directed agency’s administration, finances, fundraising and communications, leading to a strategic organizational merger.
● Managed an expanded international clinical and research grants program with advisory boards of expert advisors and reviewers.
● Led successful campaigns securing federal research funding and improved public health regulations at local, state and federal levels.
● Elevated media, marketing and advocacy initiatives, enhancing the organization's global reach.

Work experience

● Planned, organized and implemented effective fundraising campaigns for a $55M national transitional and affordable housing agency, doubling annual contributions to $4M.
● Managed foundation/corporate grants, major gifts, direct mail and fundraising events.
● Enhanced agency public relations, marketing and advocacy programs in the metropolitan New York City area, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Houston.

Work experience

● Increased annual income from $4 to $6 million and executed a $5 million headquarters expansion capital campaign. Managed special events, foundation grants and corporate sponsorships, direct mail and workplace giving programs.
● Initiated major gifts and planned giving programs, achieving a 300% increase in contributions in four years. Launched an annual industry fundraising event generating $500,000 in its inaugural year.

Work experience

● Designed and executed private fundraising campaigns, securing increased foundation grants and special events, major gifts, direct mail and workplace giving contributions.
● Coordinated all agency public relations efforts, including marketing and outreach, publications development and media relations at Upper Hudson affiliate. Designed and conducted feasibility study for capital/endowment campaign at Suffolk affiliate.
● Advanced public affairs activities, including recruitment and training of volunteers, employees and board members to expand lobbying and patient escort services at Upper Hudson affiliate. Coordinated fundraising, voter identification phone banks and voters’ guides for state-wide 501(c)(4) campaigns.