National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Selects Alli Lambert as New Vice President of Advancement

August 20, 2024

Top donor relations and advancement executive brings over two decades of experience and is slated to start September 1, 2024, after an extensive and competitive national search

LANDER, Wyo. – Aug. 20, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alli Lambert as its Vice President of Advancement. Lambert, selected among a competitive field of candidates and extensive national search, brings over two decades of experience in college and university fundraising initiatives and campaigns. She is to begin on September 1, 2024.

Lambert brings over two decades of advancement experience, and she has spearheaded major fundraising efforts and successful donor relations from small liberal arts colleges to large public universities. Most recently, she served as Chief Development Officer at Colby College, providing strategic leadership as part of the school’s $1B Dare Northward campaign, driving the giving strategy, and directing the operations of a large, high-performing advancement team.

Before Colby College, Lambert served as Vice President and Assistant Vice President of the University of Vermont Foundation, where she led a team to raise $120 million for a mix of capital and funding needs, one of the foundation’s most successful fundraising years. She also has held previous senior leadership roles at the University of California, Riverside, and Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

“We are elated that Alli is joining the NOLS team,” said Sandy Colhoun, President of NOLS. “Alli brings a wealth of knowledge, a proven track record of raising significant gifts, and experience leading innovative advancement teams. We welcome her to the NOLS community and look forward to the leadership skills she will bring to the executive team.”

As the Vice President of Advancement, Lambert will lead the organization’s fundraising efforts, donor relations, and strategic partnerships to ensure continued excitement and passion for the historic excellence and transformational experience associated with NOLS.

“I am thrilled to begin my journey with NOLS as its next vice president of advancement. This opportunity combines my passion for the outdoors with assisting organizations to reach greater heights through philanthropy,” stated Lambert. “I look forward to working with an amazing team to help NOLS solidify its place as the leading source and trainer of wilderness and leadership skills. I am so grateful to embark on what I know will be an incredible experience. This team’s combined work will position NOLS for continued success for the foreseeable future.”

Alli has a Bachelor of Arts from Rhodes College and a Master in Education from Endicott College.

For more information about donating to NOLS and the impact that supporting the organization has provided, please visit www.nols.edu or call 800.710.6657

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About NOLS

Established in 1965, the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) is the leader in wilderness education. What began in a small cabin in Wyoming’s Wind River Mountain range has evolved into a global, multifaceted nonprofit school offering a proven leadership curriculum through expedition courses, wilderness medicine certifications, risk management training, and custom education solutions for organizations. Today, NOLS operates 13 campuses worldwide and provides classroom instruction in over 40 countries. The NOLS community includes over 930 active instructors who teach various outdoor skills, from mountaineering and sailing to wilderness medicine, that empower students to step forward in their lives. www.nols.edu | @nolsedu | 800.710.6657

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