Meet Alexis India-Alm – Major Gifts Fundraising Expert

Meet Alexis India-Alm

Meet Alexis India-Alm is an introduction to Development Systems International‘s newest Major Gifts Ramp-Up Expert!

Alexis is a woman who is passionate about community, giving back, and paying it forward. Her passion for raising awareness and helping others started when she was 16 and her prom date, who used a wheelchair, could not get into the venue from the front door so they had to use the loading dock and come into the restaurant through the kitchen. That was in 1976 and she came home that night and wrote letters to the Governor, the mayor, and the local newspaper about the rights of people with disabilities to access public spaces and to be treated with respect. From there, the fire was lit, and it has not gone out!  She went on to advocate, march and raise money to promote the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and hasn’t stopped raising awareness and funds for nonprofits with impactful missions for over 5 decades.

Today, Alexis continues her work in raising money and awareness for great causes and is a highly regarded nonprofit professional with over 40 years of executive leadership experience including 8 years as CEO of a community-based, human services organization. During her accomplished career she has established successful, multi-million-dollar major gift campaigns and is known as a planned giving guru for local, community-based organizations and is an AFP Certified Master Trainer/Facilitator.

Meet Alexis India-Alm – Major Gifts Fundraising Expert

Alexis is highly credentialed and has earned graduate certificates of Specialization in Leadership and Management as well as Business in Society from Harvard Business School, a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration from North Park University and BA in Communications from The Ohio State University. Additionally, has earned several professional certifications including Certified Executive Coach (CEC), Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP), Certified Nonprofit Consultant (CNC), Certified Nonprofit Executive (CNE), Certified Development Executive (CDE), and Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) and served on the Board of Directors for 6 years and as International Board Chair for CFRE. To round out her professional achievements Ms. Alm is a Doctoral Candidate in Organizational Leadership at American College of Education. Stay tuned for her book on planned giving to be published and co-authored with our very own Jimmy LaRose.

In addition to her stellar work in nonprofit management with local, national and international organizations including: Executive Director of The Million Dollar Round Table Foundation and 20 years as a volunteer motivational speaker and fundraiser for The United Way, Alexis is active in her church and is an ordained minister. She is happily married to her husband, Dr. Walter Alm and has raised three wonderful, successful, community-minded children:  Ashley Kirkland, Dr. Angelica Ehioba, and Alexander Ehioba and is a proud stepmother to Dana McMahon and Drew Dowell and loves spending time with her 5 granddaughters!

Family, Community, nonprofit leadership work, and volunteering do keep her busy but in her spare time she enjoys golf, pickleball, and entertaining friends and family. And there is more, she is an accomplished violinist who enjoys performing with other musicians in her community.

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