Cottage Grove Medical Center
“On Dec. 19, 1999, 5 years after the Cottage Grove Hospital closed, President Clinton signed into law the legislation containing OUR issue, and an additional 1,872 rural hospitals lived to see another day. Cottage Grove, Oregon did that! Our volunteer relationships were unexpected and unlikely but ultimately enduring and finally, legendary!”
Cottage Grove Covered Bridge | Watercolor by Joy Woodard
About Casey and Casey Woodard Consulting
As a philanthropist and fundraising development professional, Casey Woodard has more than 35 years of experience in senior positions in philanthropy programs across the country. His deep experience on both sides of charitable gives him a unique understanding of all aspects of successful fundraising—from initial strategic planning and staff engagement to campaign design and long-term donor retention. Continue reading to learn more about Casey Woodard Consulting.
From 1986 to 1990, Casey Woodard served as assistant director of annual giving and, later, as assistant campaign director at Lewis & Clark College. He has traveled to more than 40 states, interviewed thousands of alums, and performed a leading role in completing a $20-million comprehensive campaign.
Biography:
From 1991 to 2012, Casey served as administrator of the Woodard Family Foundation, the 8th oldest foundation in Oregon, created by his grandfather in 1952. During that time, he worked with philanthropists and foundations across the country and, in the process, identified the evolutionary process many families follow and experience in their philanthropy.In 1997, PeaceHealth called upon Casey. He started as a volunteer to help build a new hospital in Cottage Grove, advancing to the chief executive of the Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation and then to the position of system senior vice president for philanthropy. Combined, Casey’s efforts raised $165 million across eight PeaceHealth foundations. Casey completed his time with PeaceHealth in 2013. In addition to leading his consulting practice, he is a Faculty member at The Fund-Raising School, a program of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.
H O N O R S:
- Nat B. Giustina Award for Philanthropic Excellence in 2013
- Oregon Business Magazine “Fifty in Motion” Great Leaders for Oregon in 2006
- Named by Governor Kitzhaber as a philanthropic representative to Advisory Committee on Economic Development
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