Abigail Christensen Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, In, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Served as sole prospect researcher for three individual major gift officers and eight corporate fundraisers. Managed portfolios of 100 individuals for major gift officers, including tracking of stages and prioritizing highest capacity prospects. • Improved prospect tracking processes by developing standardized definitions of prospect management stages and developed top prospect tracking dashboard to assist gift officers in moving our top identified prospects toward a major gift. • Researched and identified prospective donors with capacity and inclination to make a gift of $25,000 or more using primary and secondary sources, including analysis of demographic information, such as property values and income estimates, as well as internet research to find philanthropic involvement. • Wrote biographical summaries and research profiles to prepare gift officers, Foundation President, and CEO for visits and events with prospective individual and corporate major donors. • Assisted Foundation President with Board presentations, which included PowerPoint presentations of yearly fundraising results. • Participated in event management and coordination of National FFA Convention, attended by over 70,000 individuals each year. Duties included pulling and ensuring accuracy of Convention invitation lists from the Foundation database, managing fundraising events attended by up to 600 guests and managing team of ten volunteers.

Chicago, Il

• Provided organizational and management support for client projects, acting as liaison between GG+A senior consulting staff and a variety of the firm’s non-profit clients, including higher education, museums and medical institutions.• Drafted and distributed benchmark survey questionnaires used to collect fundraising data, including quantitative and qualitative information related to annual gift support, staffing and budget.• Carried out thorough and detailed review of survey data, often involving follow-up questions to survey participants and careful reconciliation process of data.• Conducted comparative analysis of data used to assess client fundraising performance and efficiency of development program.• Drafted written correspondence to clients on behalf of senior consulting staff.• Trained newly hired employees in the firm’s research and analytical processes and methods.

Schaumburg, Il

• Coordinated, wrote and proofread market reports, which entailed compiling and organizing market information and presenting research findings in the form of written summaries, graphs and tables.• Analyzed demographic and market trends, including quarterly and year-over-year real estate sales and pricing fluctuations.• Researched and ensured the accuracy of market data via interviews with real estate professionals as well as U.S. Census data and multiple Internet resources.• Maintained and updated market information stored in the company database.

Downers Grove, Il

• Provided customer service to current Kaplan students, including answering phone inquiries and troubleshooting as needed.• Prioritized and carried out multiple tasks related to office operations, such as inputting payroll hours bimonthly for fifteen to twenty part-time and full-time employees and assisting in course scheduling.• Managed enrollment files and records for approximately fifty to one hundred students.

Ma, Social Sciences

Ba, Political Science, History