Brian Stack
Selected work

Hard problems. Real results.

Every project here follows the same arc: a mission that mattered, a hard growth problem, and a digital strategy that moved real institutional numbers. And every one was led the same way: setting strategy at the leadership table, then building in the work alongside the team.

01
Northern Illinois University

Growing enrollment against the current

I led NIU’s digital marketing transformation, from a $500K print-and-radio program to a $3.5M+ multi-audience digital engine, powering five consecutive years of freshman growth in a state losing students.

~12% freshman surge$500K → $3.5M budget5 straight years of growth
02
Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation

A record year of online giving

I rebuilt the Foundation’s digital fundraising program into an always-on, omnichannel engine, delivering back-to-back record years of online giving and the largest year-end campaign in Foundation history.

All-time online giving recordLargest year-end campaign everNew donor growth
03
Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation

Rebuilding the digital front door

I directed a ground-up overhaul of the Foundation’s homepage, navigation, and Ways to Give experience, cutting donor journeys from 5–6 clicks to 1–2 and driving dramatic traffic growth across every giving destination.

5–6 clicks → 1–2Events & P2P +125%Crowdfunding +499%
04
College of Nursing, CU Anschutz

Record inquiries, first CRM

All-time-high inquiry and applicant volume at a top-ranked college of nursing, powered by the college’s first CRM and a rebuilt paid media program.

All-time-high inquiriesFirst CRM implementationTop-20 ranked programs
05
LASP, CU Boulder

75 years of space science, made visible

I led a brand refresh and year-long 75th anniversary campaign that made CU Boulder’s oldest, largest, and highest-funded research institute visible, from the national space community to its own backyard.

Brand refresh75th anniversary campaignMillions of earned impressions