
Duggan Cooley, CFRE
CEO
Duggan launched his fundraising career at age six with door-to-door requests to support him in the annual community bike-a-thon for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Since then, his life has been consumed with service to nonprofits and he has raised more than $100 million in support of well-respected community institutions.
In 2016, Duggan was hired by Pinellas Community Foundation indicating its board’s desire to enhance the trajectory of the foundation. He was given a near-blank slate to envision anew the 48-year-old institution. By 2019 Pinellas Community Foundation celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a solid brand, enhanced presence in the community, community-responsive granting, and ever-increasing assets, which are now more than $130 million.
Duggan is a long-time resident of Pinellas County, has enjoyed a robust career in nonprofit leadership and fundraising including work in nonprofit startups, organizational mergers, as well as public policy development and advocacy. Prior to PCF, he served as president of United Way of Pasco County, where he was responsible for leading the organization through a transformative position in the community.
Duggan also served as the President/CEO of Religious Community Services, Inc. (RCS), a Pinellas organization that provides human services for more than 90,000 people annually.
Mr. Cooley is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), a past-President of Leadership Pinellas, past-President of the Pinellas County Estate Planning Council, member of the Funder’s Council of the Pinellas Homeless Continuum of Care, and a trusted advisor to a mission-driven people and organizations. Over the years he has served as a member and chair of a variety of boards throughout West Central Florida.
He holds a Master of Nonprofit Administration from the University of Notre Dame as well as degrees in Psychology and Classics from the University of Florida.