Write articles, television features, marketing and fund-raising, grant writer deluxe!

Larry Goddard

1222 Jeff Davis Drive

Tyler, Texas 75703

(903) 312-4991 cell/text

Please consider this correspondence as an indication of my sincere and strong interest in employment and/or appointment as for your team.  Below is a quick summary of my career achievements, my dedication to proving myself with great performance, and how I can be an asset to your organization.

My experiences have been in the following areas:

ü Public relations, writing, public service announcement productions.

ü Fundraising, grant writing, grant awarding, board and staff training.

ü Event organization such as golf tourneys, academic recognition events, charity galas, and alumni association management.

ü Public speaking, writing, ‘pep rallies’ for educators, staff development training, social media expert, and award-winning writer, events, campaigns, artwork design and other activities.

Thank you for your kind and generous consideration of my qualifications for employment.  Truly, I promise to prove myself with great performance and be a viable and valuable asset to the future successes of our home.

Larry Pittman Goddard

Career Highlights Larry Goddard

• Employment History:  Tyler ISD Foundation Executive Director; Texas A&M University-Commerce and Texas A&M University System Development Officer, Director of Development, Associate Vice President-Development; Assistant Vice President Marketing and Public Relations, Assistant Provost; Southwestern Bell Manager (120 employees), state-wide Budget Coordinator, and Public Relations Manager.
• Has been responsible for fundraising close to $1 billion dollars to assist higher education and public education in the United States, mostly in the past seven years.
•  He has been honored by Governor’s Office, Air Force (meritorious civilian service for an American with Disability—Goddard has a prosthetic leg/ankle/foot),
• He has been associated with: Texas School Public Relations Association, Alliance of Foundations of Schools Association, CASE, National School Foundation Association, Texas Education Network, City of Tyler; East Texas Council of Governments; Sigma Chi; TAMUC Alumni Association, and a long list of other professional and civic organizations.
• Published over 125 articles; collaborated on three books.
• Named Key Communicator for Texas Public School Relations Association TSPRA 2010 (Prior recipients were H. Ross Perot and Henry Cisneros)
• OneStar Foundation, twice appointed by Governor Rick Perry, 2011-2017.  Elected as Treasurer with assets of several millions in nonprofit funding as well as National Service Commission. Award about $5 million annually.
• Speaker for motivation, leadership, humor, management, fundraising, alumni participation best practices. 
• Awards for writing on state and national levels.
• Awards for presentations on national level.
• Most Valuable Texas School Public Relations Association Member 2012
• Citizen of the Year for East Texas Council of Governments (14 county area of Texas) 2009
• Board of Directors, Tyler Pounds Field Airport Commission (City Council Appointment)
• Board of Directors, Goodwill—created a national template for donation to area schools during tax free weekend that is being used across America
• Producer of several award-winning public service announcements advocating public school teachers; shown in over 38 states.
• International Master Faculty Member, Association of Fundraising Professionals
• Certified Fund Raising Executive (twice certified; international certified instructor; only 2% of occupation is certified)
• National School Foundation Association (First person in America to receive organization’s certification.)
• Coordinates Smith County Texas A&M University-Commerce Alumni Chapter with over $75,000 endowment
• Planned Giving donor to Texas A&M University-Commerce and Sigma Chi Foundations.
• Ordained Clergy—officiates weddings and funerals—most related to Texas A&M University-Commerce

·         President, Commerce, Texas Chamber of Commerce

·         Sigma Chi Fraternity International Advisor of the Year

• Faculty Advisor for Zeta Eta 15 years
• Chapter Advisor, TAMU-Commerce, 15 years
• Housing Corporation President Zeta Eta 15 years
• Won International Outstanding Chapter 3 times while advisor
• CEO and President of The Goddard Company.
• CEO and Founder of The Goddard Foundation.
• Has trained well over 10,000 professionals in fundraising.
• Employee of the Year in Commerce, Texas by Chamber of Commerce, Commerce