All development shops need a plan! How are we going to raise that next dollar? Who is going to do the work? How will it be reported?
Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan! But what does that mean? It sounds overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Together we will map out the steps—one by one—to evaluate, create vision, and design practical steps to a purposeful and meaningful development plan. This can be the solution for full and transparent understanding for all your stakeholders of just what it will take to meet your organization’s goals.
Debra R. Rice, CAP® Vice President, Philanthropic Specialist Philanthropic Services, Mid-Atlantic Region (South Carolina)
Debbie Rice serves as Vice President and Philanthropic Specialist for Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services within The Private Bank. Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services helps charitable individuals, families, and nonprofit organizations work toward their unique goals by providing specialized advisory services.
Debbie helps individuals and families to strategically define and achieve their charitable objectives as part of their overall wealth plans. This may include gift and tax planning, multi-generational planning, estate planning, and the creation and management of donor advised funds, private foundations, charitable trusts, and other charitable planning strategies. She also works extensively with nonprofit organizations, where she advises in the areas of gift planning, endowment management, board governance, and other management issues.
Debbie collaborates with her clients and their other advisors to leverage their resources to maximize the impact of their philanthropic activities.
Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Debbie was the Director of Business Development for an independent wealth management firm in Asheville, NC for 3 years, where she specialized in client procurement, client retention, and marketing. She has been involved in nonprofit philanthropy for more than 10 years.
Debbie has served on several local nonprofit boards, including the American Red Cross, Pardee Hospital Foundation, Hendersonville Country Club, Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, Land of Sky Estate Planning Council, and the WNC chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Debbie earned her BS degree in Organizational Communications from The University of Texas at Austin. She achieved her Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy designation in 2018 from The American College of Financial Services.
