Alice Rodd O’Rourke, JD, is expert in steering non-profits through transitions, bringing both stability and revitalization. Her experience includes roles as:
CEO for the Wolf Conservation Center, Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, and New York New Media Association.
CRO for the Make-A-Wish America Foundation, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and American Red Cross.
Alice is a collaborative and decisive leader who is passionate about helping non-profits achieve their missions. She is ready to partner with you to address your organization’s immediate needs and build a strong foundation for future success.
Alice adeptly manages both day-to-day operations and sets a clear, strategic vision. In her latest interim assignment, her accomplishments included:
Guiding Governance: During the simultaneous transition of both CEO and COO, Alice quickly established trust with the board and stakeholders. She brought clarity and focus to the board’s oversight and hands-on involvement, and increased board cohesion.
- Led the CEO search process: Secured a unanimous board decision in six months.
- Strengthened board effectiveness: Provided standing all committees with complete analyses and recommendations on their key initiatives.
Driving Growth: Alice optimized operations, strengthened programs, and drove revenue growth. She brought a data-driven approach to decision-making, ensuring alignment between strategy, operations, and impact.
- Confirmed a $5M donation: Developed a compelling plan to leverage the gift to achieve the organization’s strategic vision and personally engaged the donor in that outcome.
- Introduced KPIs: Achieved measurable outcomes, such as increasing the uptime of critical revenue pages from 50% to 92% and boosting year-end giving by 23% year-over-year.
Transforming Teams: Alice actively listened and transparently communicated to foster a culture of empowered collaboration in which expectations were clear and ambitious.
- Enhanced professional development: Increased contributions from underutilized staff, especially in IT, fundraising, and the research program.
- Broke down organizational silos and impasses to action: Achieved a 50% increase in cross-functional project success and a unified approach across all four mission programs.
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