BGCA APPOINTS TWO NEW EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS
Nonprofit Veterans Cynthia Court and Kirk Dominick
Head Resource Development/Marketing, Services to Clubs
ATLANTA ( Dec. 29, 2008) Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), one of the
nation’s largest and fastest-growing youth development organizations, has
created two new Executive Vice President positions.
BGCA Senior Vice President of Resource Development Cynthia (Cyndi) Court has
been named executive vice president, Resource Development and Marketing.
Diversified Nonprofit Services (DNS) President Kirk Dominick, a former BGCA
staffer, has rejoined the organization as executive vice president, Club
Services. Funding for these two new positions comes from the B.C. McCabe
Foundation. Both Court and Dominick will report directly to BGCA President
and CEO Roxanne Spillett.
Court and Dominick have more than 40 years of experience in the nonprofit
arena. “Under Cyndi and Kirk’s leadership, we will continue to position Boys
& Girls Clubs of America as a true advocate for our nation’s young people by
illustrating the positive impact we are making in their lives every day,”
said Spillett.
Most recently, Court served as BGCA’s senior vice president, Resource
Development, and was chiefly responsible for BGCA’s Centennial Campaign
(2005-2007) that raised some $228 million. Under her leadership, the
development team increased overall giving, including corporate philanthropy;
enhanced corporate relations and cause marketing; significantly increased
the engagement of national trustees, and strengthened resource development
operations. Court’s team also executed a highly successful planned giving
strategy, resulting in nearly $80 million in expectations for local Boys &
Girls Clubs, and launched a national gift annuity fund as a service to
Clubs.
With the added responsibility of overseeing BGCA’s marketing efforts, Court
will work closely with the organization’s senior vice president of Marketing
& Communications, Evan McElroy, to create strategic messaging across all
channels to illustrate the organization’s effectiveness and support
fundraising nationally and locally.
Before joining BGCA in 2002 as vice president, Planned and Major Gifts,
Court held executive positions at the Arthritis Foundation and Salvation
Army where she consistently advanced the organizations’ fundraising
capacity. Court holds a B.A. in English and History and B. Ed., Middle/High
School through New York University in Toronto, Canada. She is married with
three children.
Dominick is a Club alumnus with more than 17 years of experience in the Boys
& Girls Club Movement, including chief professional officer of the Boys &
Girls Club of Greenville, N.C. After nine years at the local level, Dominick
joined Boys & Girls Clubs of America as a regional service director in the
Southeast, before moving into the organization’s Government Relations
department. Here, as a senior director, he led a team of state alliance
executives that grew state funding from $5 million to $30 million.
Dominick left BGCA to broaden his nonprofit experience base by accepting the
position of president, Diversified Nonprofit Services (DNS) a for-profit
consulting firm headquartered in Greenville. Dominick helped create a new
vision, strategy, performance targets, business products and work plans to
support the company’s successful expansion.
Dominick holds a B.A. in Criminal Justice form East Carolina University in
Greenville, N.C. He is married with two children.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of America
For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America has been changing
and saving young lives, providing hope and opportunity for kids who need
them most. Today, some 4,300 Clubs serve 4.8 million young people through
Club membership and community outreach. Known as The Positive Place for
Kids, Boys & Girls Clubs can be found all across the country and on U.S.
military bases throughout the world. Clubs provide young people ages 6-18
with guidance-oriented character development programs conducted by trained,
professional staff. In communities large and small, Clubs positively impact
lives and help young people reach their full potential as productive, caring
citizens. Key Boys & Girls Club programs emphasize leadership development;
education and career exploration; community service; financial literacy;
health and life skills; the arts; sports, fitness and recreation; and family
outreach. In a recent Harris Survey of Club alumni, 57 percent said the Club
saved their life. National headquarters are located in Atlanta.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Jan Still-Lindeman, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, 404-487-5739,
jslindeman@bgca.org
Brian Hill, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, 404-487-5798,
bhill@bgca.org
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