Lynn Weill Consulting, LLC - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

About Lynn Weill Consulting

With over twenty years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, Lynn Weill founded her own consulting firm, Lynn Weill Consulting, which specializes in helping nonprofit organizations in assessing, developing, planning, implementing and evaluating their fundraising programs to maximize results. Having served as the Vice President and Chief Development Officer for two major healthcare organizations in her local community, as well as having served on many nonprofit boards, Lynn brings hands-on experience and expertise to her work. Coaching, mentoring, and training are additional services offered by Lynn Weill Consulting.

Lynn Weill Consulting Coaching and Mentoring

Services

Development Assessments
Strategic Planning
Annual Giving
Major Giving
Capital Campaign Planning and Feasibility Studies
Capital Campaign Counsel
Coaching and Mentoring
Volunteer Training
Board Assessments
Board Development and Training

Brief Bio

In 2014 with over twenty years of fundraising experience, Lynn founded Lynn Weill Consulting to provide a “helping hand in philanthropy, planning and performance”. Lynn retired from Woman’s Hospital in December of 2013 where she served as Vice President/Chief Development Officer. As such, she was responsible for the development, implementation, and results of all of Woman’s Hospital's fund-raising activities, including the major gifts program, the planned giving program, the annual giving program, endowment development, donor relations, and special events. Prior to joining Woman’s, Lynn was Vice President for Development & Chief Development Officer at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.

Lynn received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Baton Rouge Chapter, where she served as President in 2006. She is a member of the Association of Healthcare Professionals and the Planned Giving Council of Greater Baton Rouge. Very active in the community, she has served many organizations in leadership roles. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, Leadership Greater Baton Rouge Alumni, and Capital Area Network. Inducted into the Baton Rouge High School Hall of Fame in 1999, Ms. Weill also received the Congregation B'nai Israel President's Award in 1999 for her service to her synagogue; was named a Marketer of the Year by SME of Greater Baton Rouge in 2003; was named one of the Influential Women in Business in 2005 by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report; was honored as the Outstanding Professional Fundraiser of the Year in 2008 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Baton Rouge Chapter; and was honored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Baton Rouge Chapter, with the Brother Donnan Berry Award, the highest honor bestowed by the chapter upon a member. In November of 2013, Lynn was featured in a NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune article entitled "Turning tragedy into triumph: Lynn Weill's legacy of graceful persistence" (view the article at nola.com).

Current and past clients of Lynn Weill Consulting include Baton Rouge High School Foundation, Baton Rouge International School Foundation (BRISF), Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Runnels School, and St. Joseph Spirituality Center.

Client Comments

“It’s rare to collaborate in a professional capacity with someone who, not only has the wealth of experience and instinct that are vital to meeting mission goals, but also has the heart of a teacher. Lynn has guided us in focusing our campaign mission and in implementing the processes and policies that are helping us to meet our goals faster, more efficiently. Her background and years of experience in advancement, organizational structure and Board service training are so impressive and she shares her knowledge with enthusiasm and great skill. Lynn is simply the best and I highly recommend her services to one and all!”

Lauren Ford, Executive Director, Baton Rouge High School Foundation

“The Baton Rouge International School Foundation (BRISF) hired Lynn to perform a feasibility study in advance of critical school campus construction needs. Lynn fearlessly accepted the engagement despite known challenges including the fact the Foundation is young with little fundraising experience and the school we support is relatively new and does not yet have an alumni or donor base. Lynn is methodical in her approach and leads the fundraising team with efficiency and grace. She is a valuable confidant who offers real solutions and assistance to implement them. Lynn can work around unforeseen road blocks and frustrations. Most importantly Lynn exhibits a true belief in our mission and a desire to see the Foundation achieve our fundraising goals.”

Darla Burnett, BRISF Chairman
Wendi Loup, BRISF Past Chairman

“I want to thank you for doing a spectacular job with our training. It was perfect! Your knowledge and experience was a gift to our class. Thank you.”

Kay Irby, Director of Nonprofit Leadership Development, Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations

“Lynn really put our annual gift giving campaign on the map at Woman's. She works hard and expects others to do the same. She gets you fired up and follows up in detail and is really persistent in her goals.”

Frank McArthur, Former Annual Giving Campaign Chair, Woman's Hospital

Community Leadership, Awards, and Honors

Honored as the Outstanding Professional Fundraiser of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Baton Rouge Chapter, 2008
Received the Brother Donnan Berry Award by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Baton Rouge Chapter (the highest award bestowed), 2016
President, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Baton Rouge Chapter, 2006
Named one of the Influential Women in Business by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, 2005
Named a Marketer of the Year by Sales and Marketing Executives of Greater Baton Rouge, 2003
Received Congregation B'nai Israel President's Award, 1999, for service to synagogue
Inducted into the Baton Rouge High School Hall of Fame, 1999
Board of Trustees, Congregation B’nai Israel, 1980-1982; 2007-2009; 2014-present
Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, 2007-2009
Treasurer, Capital Area Network, 2003
Board of Directors, Leadership Greater Baton Rouge Alumni, 2002-2007
Commissioner, East Baton Rouge Housing Authority, 1994-2001
Board of Directors, Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, 1994-1996
Co-Chair Women’s Division, Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge, 1990-1991
Chair, Flood Relief Task Force of the Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge, 2016-present
President, Congregation B’nai Israel Sisterhood, 1980-1982
President, B’nai B’rith Women, 1975-1976

Contact

Interested in retaining the services of Lynn Weill Consulting for your philanthropy, planning, and performance needs? Contact Lynn via phone at (225) 806-3292(225) 806-3292 or .

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