Brook Wingate

Brook Wingate, MBA

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Director of Development

Current Role

Brook is our Director of Development and is a member of our Societal Impact leadership team, which serves our nonprofit, K–12 education, higher education, and population health clients and funders. Brook leads a team responsible for business development and philanthropy that increase impact in the social sector. She’s also an Adjunct Coach, is certified in CCL’s Benchmarks® 360 Assessment Suite, and is trained to deliver our unique coaching workshop, Better Conversations Every Day™.

Experience

Brook brings us 20+ years of nonprofit leadership experience, including work in independent schools, regional professional theater, United Way, and a statewide child welfare agency. She has built both systems and teams and led several organizational culture-change efforts, creating increased impact both for organizations and the communities they serve.

Education

Brook holds an MBA in Organizational Behavior & Leadership from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a BA in History & Communications from Wake Forest University.

Insights From Brook

Watch this webinar to discover how to use nonprofit leadership development evaluation to generate greater impact within your organization and the communities you serve.
It may seem like a paradox, but can we garner the benefits of servant leadership (and make it more sustainable), by encouraging leaders to take care of themselves first, in order to serve others more effectively?
Our research shows that 4 core leadership skills can help fundraising leaders create more impact and fundraising success.

Featured in Other Publications

By Brook Wingate in Chronicle of Philanthropy on using your mission to help you build trust throughout your organization.