Development Team

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E3 Alliance
5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Suite 414
Austin, Texas 78752

Karl Nichols

Vice President of Investor Development

Karl has over 20 years of experience as a management professional. He has a proven record of leadership in the nonprofit sector in educational and healthcare program management, administrative leadership, organizational partnerships, fund development, and civic engagement.

In Austin, Karl has worked in senior leadership roles with organizations such as OneStar Foundation, Skillpoint Alliance, SafePlace, and, more recently, the African American Youth Harvest Foundation. In his previous work, Karl was responsible for leading the strategic fundraising efforts of a local nonprofit. He helped grow the operating budget by 54% in one year by expanding governmental contracts, increases in corporate and philanthropic giving, and launching annual giving and individual/major donor campaigns. Karl holds a bachelor’s degree and an MBA with a concentration in nonprofit management from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.

Arlo Bush

Development Manager

Arlo is an entrepreneur passionate about serving communities in need through systems change work. As a lifelong learner and transformative change leader, he believes education is one of the keys to collective liberation. Arlo’s lived experience incorporates nearly two decades of sales, marketing, and development work across the US. That experience has ignited his commitment to disrupt the dominant culture and uplift as many communities as possible. His values are truth, and love and his guiding principles include deep equity, appreciative inquiry, and moving at the speed of trust.