Aaron Smith Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Kansas City, Mo, Us

 Regional Director overseeing 104 counties, including thrift stores, community centers, twenty-four staff people, and 80 volunteer-managed service units. Collaboration outside the department for territorial, divisional, and local initiatives. Fiscal leadership, including donor relations, grants, and an annual fundraising campaign. Oversight of all department property, including facilities and vehicles. Development of procedures, operations, and training protocols. Public speaking and leadership for special events. Staff training and leadership development.

Kansas City, Mo

❖ Leader of divisional strategy team with department heads and executive leadership.❖ Statistical analysis.❖ Collaboration with fundraising, business, and program departments.❖ Program Manager for annual review of 22 community centers. ❖ Provider of strategic business/organizational recommendations to executive leadership.❖ Marketing oversight for new initiatives while staying true to branding and organizational standards.❖ Strategic leadership for implementing a new flagship social service program, Pathway of Hope. ❖ Presenter/Trainer for staff and leadership.❖ Project Manager for long-range strategic study/operations restructuring/future capital campaign planning involving consulting firm, board members, program managers, and officers.

3637 Broadway Kansas City, Mo

❖ Continually utilized best practice tactics to categorize, target, and appeal to prospects.❖ Cultivated donors, receiving well over a million dollars in major and planned gifts. ❖ Chairperson and presenter who drove the development of marketing strategies that resulted in a 100% increase in attendance at Mid America Planned Giving Council’s annual seminar. ❖ Completed five “Gift College” classes and developed familiarity with estate planning principles.❖ Recognized for design, development, and pre-print production of annual promotional materials.❖ Exceeded all departmental goals while providing leadership to marketing efforts and exceeding annual client appeal requirements by at least 30%.

❖ Innovative public relations and recruiting led to increased donations and a 90% increase in annual volunteers and media exposure. ❖ Assisted advisory board and leadership with long-range strategic planning.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

❖ Coordination and advancement of the annual fund campaign for the Kansas City Metro Area.❖ Pioneered social media for the division with creation of the first Facebook page.

❖ Department head and presenter. ❖ Managed a team of 70 volunteers a week while meeting regular deadlines. ❖ Designed promotional materials, wrote narratives, produced video segments, and designed multimedia presentations. ❖ Presented at four district conventions of over 300 leaders.