“The guidance that these gentlemen provided us was regarded by our bishops and clergy as brilliant.  I am happy to recommend them, not only to you, but also to the parishes, schools, hospitals and social service organizations of the Archdiocese of Chicago.”

Raymond P. Coughlin, Director
Department of Stewardship & Development
Archdiocese of Chicago

Executive Leadership and Experience

 

Schuyler Lehman
President

A respected fundraising consultant since 1983, Schuyler has helped raise more than five billion dollars for a wide variety of non-profit organizations (religious, educational, social service, civic, youth, community, healthcare, cultural, associations, etc.). He has personally conducted over 50 major capital and endowment campaigns on a local, state, regional, national and international level.

During the past 25 years, Schuyler has provided consultation and advice to over 1,000 other non-profits throughout the U.S. and Canada for major campaigns, annual funds and general development activities. Schuyler has assisted with private and public grants, solicited major gifts from corporations, foundations and individual donors, conducted board planning retreats, developed strategic plans, provided training to thousands of non-profit volunteers, and served as a presenter at professional conferences.

His 25-year career in the fund-raising field includes serving as the president of a prominent Dallas based firm as well as developing a new methodology and approach to institutional fund raising.

In the spring of 2007, Schuyler created a new company, Mission Advancement Partners, with the objective of helping non-profit organizations grow their operational funding – an area that most consulting firms do not address.

A Dallas-Fort Worth area resident since 1992, Schuyler lives with his wife Jennifer and their four children in McKinney, Texas. 

Daniel E. Neel
Executive Vice President

Daniel Neel is recognized by clients and peers alike for his ability to listen, assess an organization’s needs and provide funding solutions for non-profit organizations across the county. Daniel brings more than 27 years of professional fundraising and financial services experience, serving in executive leadership roles for the past 22 years. While providing counsel and direction to non-profit organizations across the US, he has designed, directed and led some of the largest and most successful capital campaigns of their kind.

Daniel has provided leadership in developing new services and strategies for annual and capital fund-raising as well as designing and implementing some of the most comprehensive, multi-level regional and national campaigns. He has counseled organizations at the highest levels of leadership as well as provided training and counsel for staff and volunteers alike. Additionally, Daniel has assisted with grants and proposals, donor research, board training, and direct solicitation. He has also served on expert panels at professional conferences.

In addition to Daniel’s past years in leadership with one of the largest national fundraising organizations in the U.S., Daniel has served as President, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer for international investment banking and investment management organizations. He began his professional career as a Certified Public Accountant specializing in tax work.

Daniel joined long-time colleague Schuyler Lehman in forming Mission Advancement Partners in 2007.  It is MAP’s objective to help non-profit organizations advance their missions by growing strategic funding to the next level. MAP achieves this by combining their years of experience with the expertise and passion of its client organizations to provide solutions that are as unique as the organizations they serve.