Annette Patterson
Annette Patterson is founder and president of The Advancement Foundation. Prior to establishing The Advancement Foundation, Annette served as Chief Development Officer for Stetson University during a $200 Million Campaign and as Vice President for Institutional Advancement for Salem Academy and College where she led a $75 million campaign. Annette has served as consultant for The Diocese of Richmond and trained over 30 primary and secondary schools in strategic planning and fundraising.
Annette and her board established The Advancement Foundation (TAF) in 2006, as a 501(c)3 organization to provide two primary functions to advance the lives of underprivileged citizens.
First and foremost, the Foundation provides action-oriented strategic planning, fundraising and board development for valuable community nonprofit organizations so that they are able to sustain and expand their critical work.
Secondly, TAF provides direct services through our LEAP Program where we partner with East Mental Health to help build sustainable change in the lives of participants. We work together to CHALLENGE accepted beliefs that lead to hopelessness, BUILD self esteem & confidence, ENHANCE exposure to opportunities, CREATE real relationships with advocates & mentors to serve as encouraging guides, and to ADDRESS physical & mental health issues.
The Advancement Foundation is a nonprofit that brings the workforce and materials you need to build capacity. They become an active part of your organization. If you are in need of fundraising help, board development, strategic planning, staff development, or marketing this is the organization to work with.”
Joy Parrish, Executive Director, West End Center for Youth
During these difficult economic times, TAF has worked to help sustain many nonprofits including Manna Ministries, West End Center, Feeding America Southwest Virginia (formerly Southwest Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank), Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest VA, Katie's Place, Bristol Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Project Access, Skyline Community Action Partnership, East Mental Health and others which impact approximately 10,000 individuals per year.
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Our Clients
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AmeriCorps
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West End Center
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Project Access
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Feeding America
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Katie's Place