Steve Virgadamo

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Steve Virgadamo
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Steve Virgadamo is an expert in philanthropy for
religious and educational institutions and offers
strategic fundraising direction, resource
planning and fundraising operations for various
congregations and religious organizations. His
ability to develop and implement regionalized
fundraising processes is nationally acclaimed. He
supervised a 40 person national development
office and seven regional directors supporting
North American Fundraising efforts while working
as a Chief Development Officer for Legion of
Christ, Inc., a religious congregation focusing
on education, family ministry, youth, missions
and social work.
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Steve Virgadamo collaborated with the development
staff working in 22 countries to plan for the
implementation of transformational capital
campaign. His efforts led to the increase in
philanthropic support from 18 million to 22
million annually. He mentored and developed staff
to provide for continued growth and strong
succession plans.Being an expert in philanthropy,
Steve Virgadamo delivered various lectures and
was a part of many workshops. He is a powerful
speaker who motivates others by his ideology. He
lectured at Boston College, University of Dayton,
and the University of Notre Dame. He was a
facilitator at Chief Administrators of Catholic
School Conference organized by the University of
Notre Dame.
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He also delivered a lecture on School turnaround
Strategies. He attended various diocesan
symposiums for Catholic educators focusing on the
role of the professional educator in marketing
the Catholic School and various
archdiocesan/diocesan conferences for clergy
focusing on stewardship and a theology of
fundraising. Steve Virgadamo has cultivated an
extensive career and logged more than 10 million
frequent flyer miles in his efforts to lead,
mentor, and guide not-for-profit institutions
across North America. He is a lifetime VIP flyer
with Delta Airlines and is called a creator of
the Sky Party. He usually celebrates his birthday
with his friends and family on Delta Flight at
the height of 30,000 feet.
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Steve Virgadamo has been named the USA Today
Road Warrior for 17 consecutive years. He is the
most distinguished alumnus of Christ the King
High School and hosts a group called Leading,
Managing and Governing Catholic Schools on
LinkedIn. He was appointed to the United States
Military Academy at West Point, and to the United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis, but chose to
attend The United States Air Force Academy at
Colorado Springs where he was prepared to serve
as a combat ready officer. Steven Virgadamo may
have left a life at mach 2 and that of an Air
Force officer behind, but certainly his life
today exemplifies that of a gentleman.
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Thanks Steve Virgadamo