Richard Trickel

Rich’s experience in nonprofit work in the past 25 years includes a primary focus on organizational growth and development, innovation, analytical processes, and fundraising. Working exclusively for privately funded nonprofits, Rich has been responsible for raising millions of dollars on an annual basis. His fund development work includes cultivation of individual investors, foundations, and corporate donors.

With his extensive background in nonprofit leadership, Rich understands the importance of thinking both strategically and creatively. He is enthusiastic about sharing the responsibility of helping community leaders develop the systems and relationships they need to support both their organization and their community.

Generating support from businesses, foundations, individuals, and government organizations is a skill that Rich honed during his tenure as CEO of a nationally-recognized nonprofit serving the homeless. Rich directed a successful $6 million capital campaign and managed annual campaigns raising $5 million a year. He oversaw all aspects of these campaigns including building credibility, developing the fundraising skills of his staff, and communicating the organization’s outcomes to investors. As a former client of Convergent, Rich has seen firsthand how solidifying these elements of Asking Rights can lead to campaign success.