Wendy Baird is a nonprofit development leader with more than 25 years of experience advancing fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and organizational growth for mission-driven human service organizations. Her expertise includes major gifts, capital campaigns, grant writing, donor stewardship, and strategic communications, with a strong focus on building sustainable fundraising programs and expanding community impact.
As Chief Development Officer at The Lamb Center, Wendy oversees fundraising strategy and development efforts for the organization’s $2.7 million operation, including individual giving, foundation support, faith community partnerships, corporate engagement, and the organization’s annual fundraising benefit event. She currently oversees approximately $2 million in annual fundraising activity supporting both operations and strategic growth initiatives.
Since joining The Lamb Center in 2024, Wendy has led a successful $2.85 million capital campaign supporting the organization’s continued expansion, including the development of Beacon Landing, a permanent supportive housing community that will provide housing for 54 individuals exiting chronic homelessness. Under her leadership, operational fundraising increased 25% during her first year and remains on track for continued growth.
Prior to joining The Lamb Center, Wendy spent more than a decade as Development Director at Cloverleaf Equine Center, where she led the organization’s first capital campaign and helped significantly expand annual fundraising revenue through major gifts, grant funding, and donor engagement initiatives.
Wendy holds a Master of Social Work degree from Washington University in St. Louis and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Anthropology, magna cum laude, from Allegheny College.
