Strategic Fundraising Welcomes Doug Hauth as Director of Strategic Partnerships

St. Paul, MN, August 5, 2009 — Strategic Fundraising, Inc., one of the nation’s premier telefundraising agencies serving clients in the nonprofit and political sectors, is pleased to welcome accomplished fundraising and business development executive Doug Hauth as Director of Strategic Partnerships.

Doug recently completed a four-year stint as Senior Business Development Manager at Convio, a software and technology services company serving clients in the nonprofit arena. Prior to joining Convio he served as Chief Development Officer for the Mile High Chapter (Denver) of the American Red Cross, where he led the organization’s rollout of sustained online marketing and fundraising.

In his role at Strategic, Doug’s primary focus will be to drive new business growth in the nonprofit sector through existing strategic partnerships and by forging new alliances and partnership programs. Strategic’s valued partners include fundraising agencies, database and caging companies, and other key vendor relationships.

“Doug has a strong blend of business development and nonprofit experience, and his particular focus on strategic partnerships while at Convio will translate perfectly into his new role at Strategic,” said Corey Gordon, Strategic’s Chief Marketing Officer. “I’m very pleased to welcome him to Strategic and am excited about what he brings to our team, as we continue to expand our client base, strategic partnerships and service offerings.”

Doug is a graduate of Miami University, holding a B.S. in Business Administration. Before joining the American Red Cross he spent a number of years working in marketing and sales in the telecommunications industry, advancing to high-level executive sales positions and earning numerous awards along the way.

Doug can be reached directly at (651) 233-5048 or via email to dhauth@strategicfundraising.com.

Strategic Fundraising is a direct-response fundraising firm that combines creative strategies, analytics, and advanced technology to provide results-oriented fundraising, membership management and related services for nonprofit and political organizations. Strategic is headquartered in St. Paul, MN, and has four company-owned call centers throughout the Midwest.

Strategic Fundraising can be found on the web at www.strategicfundraising.com