H. Hall Powell, CFRE — Partner
Hall has more than 25 years of fundraising experience, including 12 as a fundraising consultant. He has provided campaign and development counsel to a wide variety of institutions throughout the Southeast, with special emphasis in the healthcare field. Prior to joining the Firm, Hall was the Executive Vice President of the Memorial Health Foundation, Inc. in Savannah, Georgia, and the founding Executive Director of the New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation, Inc., in Wilmington, North Carolina. He spent more than four years as the founding Director of the Amethyst Foundation in Charlotte where he played a significant role in the development of a nonprofit management seminar for Winthrop University. He also served as Director of Graduate Administration at Winthrop and was responsible for directing the Executive MBA Program as an Associate Professor in the Management Department. A seasoned lecturer in the nonprofit sector, Hall has also been an instructor with the Duke University Nonprofit Management Seminar.
A Certified fundraising Executive, Hall has served on the national board of directors of the National Society of fundraising Executives, now known as the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). He has also been instrumental in forming two AFP chapters. He holds an undergraduate degree from Guilford College and completed the Executive MBA program at Winthrop University.
As the father of three daughters and grandfather to eight grandchildren, Hall stays busy with family activities and enjoys occasional rounds of golf with his “golfing buddies.” He enjoys reading a variety of types of books and is himself a published author. Hall is a licensed pilot and maintains an interest in aviation. As a volunteer, he offers assistance to various nonprofit organizations in his community and is active in his church.