Charlotte Dobbs & Company was founded in 1991 by Charlotte Dobbs. Recognized as one of the top political and non-profit fundraising firms in the country, we take a people-focused approach to our work that stresses the building of long-term relationships with donors and clients. Drawing upon our network of contacts locally and nationwide, we seek to build the means to success for each one of our clients.

CHARLOTTE DOBBS
President

Charlotte Dobbs has been a fundraising consultant since 1983. From March 1983 through January 1985, she was associated with the fundraising firm of Catherine Unger & Associates, during which time she helped coordinate the California fundraising efforts of U.S. Presidential candidate Gary Hart. From January 1985 through January 1991, Charlotte was associated with the fundraising firm of Unger/Thomas, and on February 1, 1991, she established her own fundraising organization, Charlotte Dobbs & Co.

With a broad background in public relations, marketing, research, event management, the design and implementation of long-range fundraising strategies, direct mail campaigns, and a wide assortment of fundraising approaches from one-on-one meetings with major donors to major concerts, Charlotte Dobbs & Co. is a full-service fundraising organization. During the first 10 years of operation, Charlotte raised over $35 million for her clients.

Prior to her association with Catherine Unger & Associates and Unger/Thomas, Charlotte was a free-lance writer and marketing consultant for a variety of advertising agencies, management consulting firms, and marketing companies. She has also spent six years in the entertainment industry in motion picture and television development, and was a staff writer for two years on the ABC-TV sitcom, “Laverne & Shirley,” as well as a staff writer on the NBC-TV daytime soap opera, “Santa Barbara.”

Born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Southern California, Charlotte graduated summa cum laude from California State University of Fullerton in 1970 with a degree in Communications and did graduate work at the Public Systems Research Institute, University of Southern California, with an emphasis in the criminal justice system. She has also traveled extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Europe and the Middle East.