Benjamin W. Powers, Chief Operating Officer
After six years as an investment advisor, Ben Powers moved to the non-profit sector where he spent 10 years as Director of Development and Summer Programs Director at the Orme School near Mayer, Arizona. Prior to joining Young & Company in 2000, Ben was the Director of Gift and Estate Planning for the John C. Lincoln Health Foundation.
Ben has successfully served non-profit organizations representing the arts, secondary and higher education, human services and healthcare. Ben has conducted numerous development studies for clients including; St. Joseph’s Hospital, Scottsdale Cultural Council, Bourgade Catholic High School, Great Hearts Academies, Genesis Program and the Valley of the Sun YMCA. He has also provided board development expertise and counsel for the Sun Angel Foundation and the Center against Sexual Abuse and Violence.
Ben is a fourth generation Phoenician and graduate of Arizona State University with a BS in History.
Ben was a founding member of the Arizona Leave a Legacy ® Initiative and has served on the board of the Orme School of Arizona. He is a certified horse pack & trail guide, former desert mountain survival instructor and professional musician.
Areas of Expertise:
- Annual Giving
- Estate Planning
- Capital Campaigns
- Endowment Campaigns
- Development Studies
- Board Development
Notable Projects:
- Completed a $4 million children’s endowment campaign and implemented a successful and ongoing planned giving program at John C. Lincoln Hospital.
- Directed a successful $3.5 million campaign to restore Camp Fire’s Camp Wamatochick near Prescott.
- Directed the Valley of the Sun YMCA’s $9.1 million campaign to construct a new branch in the community of Maryvale, and an additional $400,000 effort to transform the old Maryvale Library into the Maryvale Early Childhood and Education Center.
- Directed a successful $5.2 million campaign to expand and renovate the campus of Bourgade Catholic High School.
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Directed a $3.5 million campaign to expand the Great Hearts Academies network of charter schools.
