Naval Academy Foundation Campaign Planning Process
Join in for an engaging conversation on the intricacies of the Naval Academy Foundation Campaign Planning Process.
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Mike Hoffman
Mike joined the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation in 2013 and currently serves on the Foundation’s senior leadership team as the Vice President, Development. Mike began his tenure at Navy as a Major Gifts Officer and grew into a series of roles with increasing responsibility before taking the VP position in 2022.
As the Naval Academy Foundation builds out a team in anticipation of their next campaign, Mike will lead a staff of 18 on the Development team, which includes the Regional Development Team, which is comprised of the organization’s major gifts and high-end leadership annual giving initiatives, the Planned Giving Team, as well as the Prospect Development and Research Team. In his role, he also works closely with the Foundation’s EVP, Board of Directors and other organizational leaders to play a central role in campaign planning and execution. Additionally, Mike manages a national portfolio of top principal gift prospects and donors.
Since 2004, Mike has worked in education at both the independent school and higher education levels, with most of that experience in development positions. Prior to joining the Foundation, Mike was at Johns Hopkins University in their Regional and International Programs development office.
Carol Rognrud
Carol Rognrud joined the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation as the Director, Planned Giving in March of 2023. She is a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas and has more than three decades of experience in non-profit development primarily in the Washington DC region. Her work at The Johns Hopkins University’s School for Advanced International Studies, Hopkins-Nanjing Center, provided her the exciting opportunity to raise private donations in China and Hong Kong to further Chinese American diplomacy through education. As the Executive Director of the Montgomery College Foundation in Montgomery County, Maryland she led the Foundation for the first time in its history into the top ten nationally for most philanthropic dollars raised in the two-year college foundation category.
She has also held leadership development roles at AARP and AAUW in Washington, DC. Carol is known for high standards, ethics, and ability to create meaningful and lasting relationships with donors, helping them imagine and clarify how they wish for their lives to be remembered through charitable estate planning.
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