Paul Cwynar has over 30 years of experience in pastoral, development, and management roles. He has a proven track record of increasing annual revenues and managing multi-million dollar budgets. Most recently, he served as the Director of Professional Development at Trinity Lutheran Church where he led worship services and created an active senior ministry program.

1. Paul David Cwynar
8441 168th
Place 405-777-9456 (cell)
Tinley Park 60487 708-781-9436 (home)
paulcwynar@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcwynar
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
08/14 – 06/15 Trinity Lutheran Church, Nashville IL Vacancy Pastor
Trinity Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod is the tenth largest congregation in the
Southern Illinois District. Here, my duties included preaching, teaching and leading worship at
the church, school and several facilities for seniors.
03/13 – 06/14 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Edmond OK Pastoral Intern
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod is the largest congregation of its
denomination in Oklahoma. In addition to preaching, teaching and leading worship, I created
an active senior ministry that included educational speakers, health clinics, fellowship outings
and visits to church members who were either homebound or institutionalized.
• Established on-site visits by Concordia Health Systems
• Secured free flu shots for elderly and indigent by Walgreens Pharmacy
• Organized educational trips to Oklahoma Museum of Art and Western Heritage Museum
• Arranged eight on-site educational seminars
11/11 – 02/13 World Neighbors, Oklahoma City OK Annual Giving Manager
World Neighbors focuses on training and educating communities to find permanent
solutions to their challenges – hunger, poverty and disease – rather than giving them food,
money or constructing buildings. As Annual Giving Manager, I effectively managed the annual
giving program directed at individuals, congregations and organizations, utilizing direct mail,
internet giving, workplace giving and commemorative gifts. I identified and cultivated
annual donors and moved them into major gifts donors. Notable accomplishments include:
• Implemented Moves Management plan to advance donors to major giving circles and
to consider planned giving as an additional option of support
• Executed an outreach plan into faith and business community to increase
awareness of World Neighbors and secured revenue from organizations and individuals
• Secured public speaking engagements through prospect calls to groups of 50+,
including OSU, OCU and before district meetings of religious leaders and pastors
• Enrolled 100% of staff into World Neighbors Employee Giving Opportunities
• Increased revenue by 15% over previous year
• Supervised 1.5 FTE, volunteers and interns
06/08 – 09/11 Berkeley Food and Housing Project, Berkeley CA Director of
Development
Founded in 1970, BFHP is the largest homeless services provider in the East Bay,
providing more than 150,000 meals and securing permanent housing for more than 300 families

2. annually. Most of its 2,000 clients suffer from mental health and/or physical disabilities. It
accomplished this on a $3.3M budget by leveraging community support. As its Director of
Development and one of five senior staff, I was responsible for all private fundraising, in-
kind goods and services, volunteerism, media and public relations (corporate,
government, community) and events. Major gifts portfolio was 300. Accomplishments:
• Increased annual revenues by 38% over targeted budget over 3 consecutive years from
Individuals, Corporations and Foundations
• Identified, cultivated and secured gifts from Major and Planned Giving Donors
o Established Circle of Caring from 300 top-tier donors
o Surpassed Major Donor Challenge Grant goals over 3 consecutive years
o Raised public awareness of planned giving resulted in estate gift of $50K
annually
o Created and promoted stock policy resulted in increased multiple stock donations
• Authored Quarterly Appeals, Semiannual Newsletters and Redesigned Brochures
o Compelling client stories doubled ROI gift rates from 3% in FY09 to 7% by FY11
o Online donor feedback survey confirmed expected reader satisfaction
• Resourced new streams of revenues from foundations and corporations
Safeway, Heffernan, Fireman’s Fund Insurance et al
Relying upon 25+ years of public speaking and proficient use of PowerPoint, I:
• Advanced Community Awareness through local print and TV coverage, YouTube and
dissemination of PSAs and direct marketing tools
• Initiated and directed Email and Social Media Campaigns
o Click rate consistently above industry average resulted in increased online giving
o Redesigned website resulted in increased readership according to google
analytics
• Elevated BFHP to Valued Partner status on GuideStar Exchange
Because of my experience as a pastor who oversaw a paid staff of 25, I easily:
• Managed special events, holiday, government and community relation activities,
and profitably executed 40th
Anniversary events with Noah Alper as pro bono speaker
• Supervised and trained staff to oversee in-kind goods and services from 4,500+ interns,
volunteers and donors
• Established In-kind Donation Policies and MOUs with other nonprofits resulted in
increased staff efficiency and Direct client benefits
• Created Financial Sustainability Committee on Board of Directors
• Recognized as Supervisor of the Year (2011) by University of California’s CalCorps
09/06 – 06/08 Arsenal Family & Children’s Center, Pittsburgh PA Development Director
Founded by Dr. Benjamin Spock and staffed by Mr. Fred Rogers, I became the first
Development Director in AFCC’s 55-year history. I established a scholarship fund for low-
income families; secured grants from Mellon Foundation et al, and autographed hockey sticks
from Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby which we auctioned at our golf outing.
• Administered annual fund, appeals, grants, special events
• Established scholarship fund: Pennsylvania Educational Incentive Tax Credit Program

3. • Designed media kit and secured pro bono video production by Mind Over Media
• Managed Events: Watch Us Grow and Annual Golf Outing
05/04 – 06/08 Jubilee Association, Inc., Pittsburgh PA Director, Development &
Outreach
Established in 1979, Jubilee Soup Kitchen is Pittsburgh’s ardent servant of the poor in
the city’s most impoverished neighborhood. As Director of Development and Outreach, I also
recruited volunteers, and served on the Board. My most successful accomplishment was
securing a $200,000 grant for the purchase and renovation of a four-story pantry and office.
• Authored semiannual appeals resulted in surpassing revenue budget
• Managed grants and Capital Campaign for building purchase and renovation
o Secured grant from Heinz Foundation to complete project
• Created and secured funding for Scholarship Fund
• Established and managed I to I (Incarceration to Independence) for incarcerated
mothers
• Oversaw pro bono video production; designed website with Carnegie Mellon University
• Managed Events: Eat’ n Park campaign, JK 5K and 25th
Anniversary
05/87 – 06/08 Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA Pastor
Having served more than 20 years as a parish priest, pastor and chaplain, I learned
numerous transferable skills that sculpted me into an effective fundraiser and inspirational
communicator. As pastor of St. Irenaeus Parish, I increased annual revenues by 20% and
conducted a successful capital campaign.
• Increased annual revenues by 20% and maintained level throughout pastorate
• Initiated and completed successful multi-year Capital Campaign
• Initiated and oversaw dozens of profitable special events, e.g., golf outings, festivals
• Hired, trained and managed staff for administration, maintenance, education,
outreach
• Expanded elementary school by two grades
• Served as chaplain at LaRoche College, Penn State University and numerous hospitals
• Events: St. Patrick’s Day Dinner, Souper Bowl Sunday, golf outings, festivals
• Supported three refugee families over three year period to establish self-sufficiency
• Published online sermons and teaching tools
• Provided spiritual and educational services for thousands of individuals
09/77 – 09/81 Babcock & Wilcox, Beaver Falls PA Maintenance & Operations
• Inspected and repaired air conditioning equipment in steel mill cranes
• Assisted boiler engineers by providing steam power to all facility operations
• Assisted mill operators by maintaining, repairing and cleaning equipment
• Coordinated shipping of tubular products via truck and railroad
10/08 – Present Bialy Lew, LLC, Sunnyvale CA President

4. Along with family partners, I co-founded and currently serve as President of an LLC that
profitably rents a beachfront condominium in Pismo Beach, California.
EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Public Policy and Management
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Science in Religious Education – Honors
Christ the King Seminary, East Aurora, NY
Master of Divinity - Honors
St. Mary’s College, Orchard Lake, MI
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy – Highest Honors
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
• Voting Member, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Emergency
Housing Assistance Program (EHAP) Funding Board for Alameda County
• Association of Fundraising Professionals
• Grant Professionals Association
• Partnership for Philanthropic Planning
• University of California, Berkeley: CalCorps Community Advisory Committee
• Worldwide Marriage Encounter – Recruiter, Presenting Team
• Volunteered as chaplain for organizations outside of assigned duties
• Marathon finisher
• Master’s Thesis (“Responsible Christian Stewardship”) published in Pastoral Life
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