Randy Bernhardt, President, Bernhardt Consulting Co.

 

Expertise

 

• Public charity, private foundation and corporate management.

• Organizational restructuring.

• Development and execution of strategic plans.

• For-profit and non-profit organizational, financial and human resources management.

• Corporate social responsibility and corporate stewardship.

• Leadership for Board of Directors and corporate executives.

• Collaborate with Board of Directors and corporate executives.

• Hire, train and provide leadership for professional staff, administrative staff and volunteers.

• Human resources, legal, accounting and audit functions.

• Domestic and international contract development and negotiations.

• Event planning for organization annual meetings and conventions with 100 to 50,000 attendees.

• Media relations and public relations management.

 

Background

 

Randy Bernhardt served as the chief administrative officer of the Progressive Agriculture Foundation from 1999 to 2013.  While at the organization, Bernhardt was responsible for the organization's Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance accreditation and Charity Navigator 4-Star, exceptional rating.  He was senior vice president at the National FFA Organization from 1995 to 1999.  Bernhardt was a regional director at the National FFA Foundation from 1992 to 1995.  He has raised more than $38.6 million as a consultant and while working as a non-profit executive.  Bernhardt has held the Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) credential since 2000. He earned a MS at the University of Illinois and a BS at Michigan State University.

 

Randy Bernhardt  Resume                                         CFRE International Certification

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