Victoria Thurlow is the principal of Thurlow/Associates. Over almost 20 years, she has provided development counsel, planning and grantwriting services to agencies including Huntington Hospital, Para Los Niños, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Covenant House California, Los Angeles Unified School District and Sunny Hills Services among others. Under her leadership the firm has provided counsel to numerous organizations engaged in annual and capital campaigns, and has assisted in implementing both direct-mail campaigns and special events.

In the area of constituent relations, Ms. Thurlow has directed a variety of campaigns, and has experience in campaign planning, newsletter and annual-report production, public service announcements and media relations. In this regard, she has assisted such clients as Methodist Hospital of Southern California, Don Bosco Technical Institute, Huntington Hospital, Eisner Pediatric & Family Medical Center, South Bay Family Health Care, Para Los Niños and others.

Ms. Thurlow regularly trains board members, executive staff and internal development staff to improve performance in a competitive funding environment. She has also been involved in conducting development audits and in creating comprehensive fund-development plans for a variety of organizations. Clients in this regard have included People In Progress, Eisner Pediatric & Family Medical Center, Sunny Hills Services and UMMA Community Clinic, for example.

Before opening her firm, Ms. Thurlow served as director of development and marketing for The Greater Los Angeles Partnership for the Homeless. Prior to that, she was director of fund development and public relations for Assistance League of Southern California. In both positions, Ms. Thurlow oversaw all aspects of development research, planning, fund solicitation and recognition, as well as public relations.

Ms. Thurlow holds a master's degree in English from The University of Texas at Austin. An award-winning writer, she has taught English composition at both The University of Texas and at California State University, Northridge. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, a board member of The Playa Foundation, a former president of the International Association of Business Communicators/Los Angeles and a former director of the Greater Los Angeles Press Club. She is also a member of MENSA.

Ms. Thurlow is known for her creativity, tenacious commitment to quality and determination to succeed. Her background and experience, along with unexcelled communication skills, make her firm a natural choice for nonprofit organizations that seek to take their fund-development efforts to the next level.

Prior to his tenure with the firm, Mr. Magee was a staff engineer in the servo-electronics laboratory with Hughes Aircraft Company. He holds two bachelor of science degrees in engineering and a master's of science degree in engineering, all from The University of Texas at Austin. He is also a U.S. patent holder.

Thurlow/Associates' team members are fund-development professionals with significant expertise in areas including donor relations, stakeholder communications, board development, volunteer relations, finance and law. All associates of the firm have superior written and verbal communication skills and the ability to manage and implement complex projects on deadline.

Recognizing the high quality of our team's work, several nonprofit organizations have relied on our counsel and support for more than a decade. We are particularly proud of these long-term affiliations and invite you to contact us for references.