Heather Stevens

SWMD Project Campaign Consultant | President and CEO, Rise360

Heather is the President/CEO of Rise360 Consulting. As a career nonprofit executive, Heather learned firsthand what motivated donors to support a cause and is helping provide her clients with proven market-driven solutions to help them reach their realistic marketing and fundraising goals.

With over 18 years of experience serving nonprofits, social enterprises, and their supporters, she has helped numerous organizations expand their causes and narratives. She brings years of impact assessment and organizational management, she has led efforts to support sustainable solutions to large-scale social challenges.

She serves as a leader in stakeholder engagement and unique approaches to creating social impact. Heather has developed and executed local and national impact-oriented marketing campaigns, focused on mobilizing people and partners through storytelling and sharing campaigns.

In addition to the years of professional experience Heather has had with nonprofit organizations, she brings a strong commitment to her community by being a partner with Good Returns, a member of the Rotary Club of Dallas, PEO International, a Safer Dallas Steering Committee Member, Gifting Brands Board of Directors and W. Ray Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees. She is a previous Board Director of the Dallas Area Parkinsonism Society and a Past Co-Chair of the Advisory Board at the University of Texas at Dallas’ Mathematics and Natural Science School.

Heather is a graduate of Texas Tech University. Heather thrives in the challenge, is driven by character, and is devoted to the community. She is an avid traveler and national park hiker. She lives in the Metroplex with her husband and their daughter.