BBB nonprofit accreditation information from my 40+ years of nonprofit leadership perspective

With over 30 years of management, community fund raising and communications experience, Sally Tyler is a seasoned development professional. 

Her career encompasses community representation and foundation and corporate fundraising for Texas’ top-ranked hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation, five years as Charity Review Manager for the Better Business Bureau of Greater Houston & South Texas, four years as Executive Director of Executive Service Corps of Houston, one of 21 nationally-affiliated nonprofit consulting firms with 80 consultants, 10-member board, advisory council, and staff of three.  She served four years as Executive Director of Memorial Park Conservancy, managing a staff of six and hundreds of volunteers, supporting one of the largest urban parks in the U.S., raising $7 million of the $10 million goal in two years, and four years of major gift fundraising, initializing endowments, preparing strategic, marketing and development plans and membership programs, serving as media liaison and spokesperson, setting the stage for a $50M transformational gift.

In the early 90’s, she led a $3 million capital campaign for the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center and an $11 million capital campaign for the Children’s Museum of Houston.  At a private girls’ school, St. Agnes Academy, she managed a development staff of five as a high school administrator, its annual fund and a $9 million capital campaign. She participated in the first $500 million campaign for Rice University. 

She conceptualized/managed many special events including “A Conversation With a Living Legend" for Henry Kissinger, General Norman Schwarzkopf, and General Colin Powell. She assisted with Polo on the Prairie, and numerous cultivation and third-party events for the nationally first-ranked University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the Society for the Performing Arts, one of the largest arts presenters in the southwest.  

Her crisis management experience with flood recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison, Hurricane Katrina, Ike, Rita and two fires at St. Agnes Academy intensified her leadership, creativity, communication and problem-solving skills.

She was an active member of AFPHouston and a CFRE (Certified Fundraising Executive). Additionally, she worked with AmeriCorps at Houston Audubon Society, Houston Arboretum & Nature Center and Memorial Park Conservancy. Her work with city, state and national leaders aided numerous positive city, museum, school and university capital improvements.