CARL YOUNG Philanthropy and Fundraising Director, Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation The stats are compelling when it comes to Carl Young’s success as a fundraiser and nonpfrofit leader. Net revenue grew from $17 million in FY16 to $23.9 million in FY21 — an increase of 40%. Peter Mac’s donor base grew from 109,000 in FY16 to 124,469 in FY2021 — an increase of 14.1%. One of Carl’s biggest achievements was overseeing the growth of Peter Mac’s fledgling face-to-face program to become the main driver of fundraising growth, accounting for recruitment of 85% of the foundation’s active regular givers. He handled a controversy relating to the operations of a face-to-face fundraising supplier with…
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