Robert Wilkens's Contact Details

Robert Wilkens's Company Details

Vision Philanthropy Group

Nashville, TN, US • 5 - 9 Employees
Non-Profit

Vision Philanthropy Group (VPG) partners with clients in the U.S. and abroad to achieve their philanthropic and institutional goals. We offer fundraising and development communications counsel, with a specialty in advising heath care and biomedical research institutions, higher education, and arts organizations to develop transformational gifts and stronger institutions."The research at Mass. Eye and Ear is a game changer in finding future cures for blindness and deafness. We needed to accelerate our fundraising program to make sure our world-class scientists have the philanthropic resources required to continue their discoveries. Susan has provided the counsel our entire team, and I, needed to create a high performing fundraising program. With her guidance, we have set audacious goals and are achieving fantastic results that exceed our expectations."— Wyc Grousbeck, Chairman of the Board, Mass. Eye and Ear and Managing Partner, Governor and CEO of the Boston Celtics"Susan's expertise in knowing how to tell a cause's story and understanding what makes donors tick helped us create the partnerships with donors we needed at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center to transform cancer research and care. Her insight and work with our Board of Overseers was critical to not only reaching but exceeding our campaign goals."— Orrin Ingram, CEO, Ingram Industries and Chairman, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Board of Overseers"Susan's art of Bold Asking was the focus of a wonderful retreat with our board and development leadership attending. The presentations and interactive discussions gave us confidence in understanding how and when to effectively share our story with community leaders who could support our capital campaign. It was a game-changer to learn how to build relationships that could lead to transformational giving versus transactional giving. With her guidance, we have already experienced record philanthropic investments from both current and new donors. Susan's counsel is an investment worth making. "— Randy Elliott, Director of Advancement, Brightstone