T. Harrison "Tuffy" Bryant
Vice President and COO of Development Counsel, Inc. (a DAPA Division)
T. Harrison "Tuffy" Bryant has over 35 years of corporate and non-profit management experience. He has a BA in Speech and Psychology from Bethel College, St. Paul, MN and a BD from Bethel Seminary, with additional work at the University of Edinburgh. Mr. Bryant experience includes: seven years as Executive Director of Loring Nicollet – Bethlehem Community Centers in Minneapolis; four years as Executive Director of American Diabetes Association, Minnesota Affiliate; four years as the Midwest Regional Director for the National office of American Diabetes Association (ADA). In that role he was responsible for providing consultation, direction and oversight to the ADA affiliates in a 15-state region. In 1984 Mr. Bryant became the National Training Director for ADA with responsibility for directing all of the national and regional training initiatives of the Association. In 1986 Mr. Bryant left the non-profit world for the private sector. After three years as part owner and General Manager of Austin Lyman Advertising in Minneapolis, he joined Ark Development of St. Paul, MN, as a Senior Vice President. Responsibilities at Ark included designing and conducting feasibility studies, and directing capital and major gift campaigns. In 1994 Mr. Bryant and Jim Uden formed Bryant/Uden Associates, and conducted multi-million dollar capital campaigns in the East and Midwest. In 1995, Mr. Bryant joined Digi International, a $200 million developer of computer networking products. Initially recruited as Human Resource Director, three years later he became Director of Employee/Management Training and Development, responsible for creating Digi’s corporate-wide training initiative, Digi University.
Areas of Expertise:
- Training (Applicable to private-sector and non-profit organizations)
- Managing by Values – establishing a values-based corporate culture
- Discovering Self and Others – understanding differing work-styles
- Great Meetings as Manager or Participant – keys to effectiveness and productivity
- Writing to Get Things Done – writing for clarity, brevity and action
- Internal and External Customer Service – meeting the real needs of customers
- Building a Corporate Learning Culture – exceeding the corporate training program
- The Integrated Performance Management Process – design and application
- What Matters Most – Franklin Covey time management seminar
- Training (specific to non-profit management)
- Establishing and Developing the Non-profit Board
- Committees That Work
- Staff & Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
- Fund Development vs. Fund Raising – towards a balanced development program
- Chapter/Affiliate/Branch Development – expanding your outreach capabilities
- Specific Fund Raising Methods – special events/annual appeals/capital campaigns
- Consulting
- Organizational Audit – in-depth review of structure, policies and management
- Communications Assessment – communicating with multiple constituencies
- HR Review – review and/or development of policies, procedures and manuals
- Strategic and Long-range Planning – meeting planning and facilitation of sessions
- Writing - brochures, manuals, annual reports, promotional/marketing materials
- Development
- Capital and Major Gifts Campaigns
- Feasibility Studies & Strategic Planning
- Special Events Fund Raising