Bob Has Lived in Traverse City Since 1991. in 2013 Bob Joined His Fundraising Mentor, Jay

Bob Wick
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Bob has lived in Traverse City since 1991. In 2013 Bob joined his fundraising mentor, Jay Zrimec in establishing Zrimec and Wick, LLC a consulting firm dedicated to partnering with non-profits to enhance fund-raising efforts in the pursuit of building capacity and sustainability.

In 2011, Bob joined the Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center as a fundraising volunteer. Working with the TBCAC Executive Director he became the Development Committee chair, helped establish a fundraising plan, carried out donor solicitations and chaired the major gift sub-committee.In 2013 he became Board Chair, leading the strategic planning process to guide the organization to 2016.

Bob joined the non-profit TART Trails, Inc.Board of Directors in 2002. He served as board president for three years until resigning to join the staff as Director of Development in March 2007. Bob was responsible for organizational budgets, developmentplanning, major gifts, annual gifts, appeals and planned gifts forboth the annual and capital campaigns of TART. Projects included the $1 million Pathways to the Future campaign, $10 million Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail and $500,000Leelanau Trail improvement campaign. Annual fund-raising for operations also grew in this time frame tenfold.

From 1997 through 2005Bob raised money for the Munson Healthcare Regional Foundation as the Major Gifts and Planned Giving Specialist.Projects included the $4.5 million Hospitality House Munson Manor, a $3 million Hospice House and a $10 million Emergency Department expansion.

From 1991 until 1997Bob was a Trust Officer at Old Kent Bank, Traverse City.

Development and fund-raising

Many people regard "development" and "fund raising" as synonymous. In truth, fund raising is but one component of the broader term, development.

The time spent cultivating or soliciting donors is fund raising; time spent aligning fund-raising goals with institutional planning and maturation is development.

In the broadest sense, development moves the institution forward. Fund raising simply brings such plans to fruition.

Development engages volunteers, board members, and stakeholders, giving them an avenue for involvement. They become advocates and ambassadors, sharing information and news. They might not actually solicit gifts, but what they do is most certainly development.

Zrimec and Wick, LLC is dedicated to partnering with non-profit leadership to share over twenty-two years of combined experience in development and fund-raising.