Young Men's Christian Association of Pierce and Kitsap Counties Leadership

Entrepreneurial, innovative, collaborative leader with a successful track record of building high performing development teams across disciplines and leading successful fundraising campaigns in support of the strategic initiatives and values of an organization.

With over 20 years of fundraising experience, I have a passion for creating a culture of philanthropy with a high aptitude for strategic planning, donor relations and collaboration. My great joy is to lead and inspire others to make a difference in the world through thoughtful, effective philanthropy.

Expertise in:

• Strategic fundraising and planning

• Leading comprehensive campaigns (capital, endowment, planned giving, principal and major gifts, annual)

• Philanthropic partnerships

• Collaborating and consensus building around established priorities

• Building, inspiring and empowering cross functional teams

• Establishing and growing endowment programs

• Establishing and developing planned giving programs

• Leading large scale and smaller events

• Philanthropic messaging and communications

• Board and volunteer development

• Corporate and Foundation relations

• Securing principal gifts, major gifts, endowments, planned gifts, blended gifts and helping to navigate complex gift structures

Strengths:

• Focused

• Implementing culture change in complex environments

• Strong fiscal management and oversight

• Trusted community partner and advocate for under resourced communities

• Government relations as it relates to funding support

• Thoughtful storyteller

• Dynamic public speaker

Toko Thompson are a Finance Professional with Multiple Disciplines at Seeking a new opportunity with a mission driven organization and Vice President and CFO at YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties and are based in Tacoma, Washington. They have worked as CFO and Treasurer at Quorum Review, Controller at Quorum Review, and Controller-Lumber Division at Rayonier. Toko studied at Sophia University between 1975 and 1979, Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University between 1991 and 1993, and Knapp College of Business between 1984 and 1985.