Robert L. Henry

Annual Giving Consultant

AnnualGiving@campbellcompany.com

Rob Henry has acquired extensive managerial and development experience during his sixteen-year professional career.  Currently, he serves as the executive director of emerging constituencies with the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).  In this role, Mr. Henry provides leadership for initiatives designed to engage and serve selected CASE constituencies with significant emphasis on efforts to diversify the advancement profession. 

Mr. Henry previously served as director of individual giving at Yale University, where he was responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive annual fundraising program, soliciting donors of up to $100,000, and managing the Class Agents program for the School of Management.  He has also served as assistant vice president of special and annual giving at the University of Connecticut Foundation and began his development career at Michigan State University. 

In each development position, Mr. Henry has significantly raised annual support and participation while simultaneously decreasing cost.  His experience, coupled with his attention to fundamental infrastructure practices, has allowed him to offer institutions valuable feedback that translates into increased results, improved messages and enhanced efficiencies.  Mr. Henry’s specialties include high-end annual fund asks (special gifts), budget management, staff motivation, infrastructure development, phonathon/direct mail coordination and fundraising for diverse populations.

Mr. Henry often presents at CASE conferences and served as a board member for the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Foster Child Scholarship program and 4-H Extension Council.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in speech communication from Murray State University and a master’s degree in communication and public address from Eastern Michigan University.