Brad Cecil’s first job out of college was serving an international nonprofit organization based in New York. Fundraising and development were a part of his job description — it eventually became his passion.
From New York, Brad moved to Dallas to become an executive director with a nonprofit organization serving youth and families. After years of raising money for his own cause, Brad started helping other organizations improve their fundraising and donor communication. The successes he saw and his growing passion led to Brad Cecil & Associates.
Brad Cecil & Associates formed in 1998 to help organizations with their fundraising communication and organizational development. The company has grown into a staff of skilled specialists that now serve nonprofit organizations all over the country.
Brad Cecil is the founder and president of Brad Cecil & Associates. As a career nonprofit administrator, Brad learned firsthand what motivates donors to support a cause, and he has built his company around this donor-focused approach to fundraising. In its 20 years of service to its nonprofit clients, Brad Cecil & Associates has helped organizations raise millions of dollars for their causes. Brad has nearly 30 years of experience with nonprofit organizations and has been a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) since 1997. Brad continues to be involved as a high level strategist for all clients of Brad Cecil & Associates.
Lauren has been with BCA since 2004, helping grow the agency more than tenfold by building strong relationships, developing successful fundraising programs, leading high-performing teams, and continuously evolving BCA’s creative and strategic capabilities to meet the changing needs of our clients and their donors. Having served in numerous roles over the past two decades, Lauren now provides executive leadership for the agency’s creative vision, creative strategy, and program innovations. Her passion is helping clients utilize a strengths-based model of fundraising that connects communities and inspires people to action through the art of storytelling and making the ask.
Norma has worked in the direct response industry since 1995 and served in numerous creative roles, including three years as a senior designer and seven years as associate creative director. She has consistently led creative teams to develop highly successful direct mail and multi-channel promotions in both English and Spanish. She is very skilled in developing and nurturing the relationship between art and copy to ensure the impact of the final product. Norma’s deep knowledge of direct response fundraising greatly influences the success of Brad Cecil & Associates’ client projects.
Vickie brings more than 15 years of capital campaign fundraising and nonprofit experience to Brad Cecil & Associates. She has provided nonprofit support through various roles, including Director of Marketing for a national museum and Capital Campaign Manager for a new national memorial. Her comprehensive and proven experience across individual, foundation, corporate and cause-marketing fundraising allows her to help our clients develop a robust strategy to reach major fundraising goals and change the lives of those they serve.
Matthew Slay is Vice President of Client Service at Brad Cecil & Associates, where he partners with nonprofits to build fundraising programs that center community, equity, and the dignity of those they serve. Prior to joining Brad Cecil & Associates, Matthew was Development Director for Life Schools and served in various client service roles at another local agency, where he managed direct response programs for some of the largest universities and national nonprofits in the country. He is committed to reshaping how organizations connect with donors, grounding strategy in impact, equitable access, and the power of collective action.
Jason Mitchell is Senior Vice President of Partnership & Growth. He has dedicated his entire career to the nonprofit sector. With an educational background in marketing and experience as a nonprofit fundraising insider, he brings an entrepreneurial spirit and innovative approach to champion people, elevate programs, and create forward momentum. At BCA, he provides strategic leadership to the client service, digital, data, and production teams. He also provides point leadership on sales, new client onboarding, and strategic marketing support. Before BCA, he developed comprehensive fundraising and communication strategies for some of the largest universities and athletic departments in the country. He is a retired two-time duck calling champion.
Bryce Johnston is Vice President of Digital Strategy and has over 13 years of digital fundraising experience. Bryce’s extensive nonprofit background fuels his desire to identify strategic opportunities to improve the effectiveness of digital fundraising programs and client results. Prior to joining Brad Cecil & Associates, Bryce worked as an Optimization Director at a digital fundraising firm where he oversaw multiple multi-million-dollar digital fundraising programs. Bryce has a heart and desire for helping nonprofits advance their missions through data-driven digital strategy and testing.
