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Steve Virgadamo is an expert in philanthropy for religious and educational institutions and offers strategic fundraising direction, resource planning and fundraising operations for various congregations and religious organizations. His ability to develop and implement regionalized fundraising processes is nationally acclaimed.
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Steve Virgadamo is an expert in philanthropy for religious and educational institutions and offers strategic fundraising direction, resource planning and fundraising operations for various congregations and religious organizations. His ability to develop and implement regionalized fundraising processes is nationally acclaimed. He supervised a 40 person national development office and seven regional directors supporting North American Fundraising efforts while working as a Chief Development Officer for Legion of Christ, Inc., a religious congregation focusing on education, family ministry, youth, missions and social work.
Steve Virgadamo collaborated with the development staff working in 22 countries to plan for the implementation of transformational capital campaign. His efforts led to the increase in philanthropic support from $18 million to $22 million annually. He mentored and developed staff to provide for continued growth and strong succession plans.Being an expert in philanthropy, Steve Virgadamo delivered various lectures and was a part of many workshops. He is a powerful speaker who motivates others by his ideology. He lectured at Boston College, University of Dayton, and the University of Notre Dame. He was a facilitator at Chief Administrators of Catholic School Conference organized by the University of Notre Dame.
He also delivered a lecture on School turnaround Strategies. He attended various diocesan symposiums for Catholic educators focusing on the role of the professional educator in marketing the Catholic School and various archdiocesan/diocesan conferences for clergy focusing on stewardship and a theology of fundraising. Steve Virgadamo has cultivated an extensive career and logged more than 10 million frequent flyer miles in his efforts to lead, mentor, and guide not-for-profit institutions across North America. He is a lifetime VIP flyer with Delta Airlines and is called a creator of the Sky Party. He usually celebrates his birthday with his friends and family on Delta Flight at the height of 30,000 feet.
Steve Virgadamo has been named the USA Today Road Warrior for 17 consecutive years. He is the most distinguished alumnus of Christ the King High School and hosts a group called Leading, Managing and Governing Catholic Schools on LinkedIn. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, and to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, but chose to attend The United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs where he was prepared to serve as a combat ready officer. Steven Virgadamo may have left a life at mach 2 and that of an Air Force officer behind, but certainly his life today exemplifies that of a gentleman.
Thanks Steve Virgadamo