Are you ready to revolutionize your fundraising efforts? I'm Adil Sheikh, CEO at Automate Giving, where we specialize in elevating non-profit organizations like yours through our innovative approach to donor engagement and retention.At Automate Giving, we understand that the key to sustainable fundraising success lies in nurturing and upgrading your existing donor base. That's where our team of Donor Care Doctors comes in, leveraging a proprietary Donor Development System to boost donor engagement rates by a minimum of 20%.- Spearheading personalized outreach initiatives, including customized thank-you videos and live gratitude calls, to strengthen relationships with existing donors and express appreciation for their support.- Strategically guiding donors towards recurring monthly contributions, resulting in a 5X extension of donor retention rates on average, compared to one-time donations.- Implementing targeted donor training programs, such as handwritten thank-you notes and timely follow-up calls, to foster deeper connections between donors and your organization.- Establishing and growing Major Gifts Departments, with a focus on upgrading mid-level donors to Major Donors, driving substantial growth in fundraising revenue and impact.- Ensuring donor privacy and security through the use of proprietary outreach software, safeguarding donor contact information and preserving confidentiality in all interactions.

As a dedicated Major Gifts Officer with 7 years of experience, I specialize in cultivating meaningful relationships with donors to secure vital funding for several organizations. I thrive on strategically identifying, engaging, and stewarding high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and foundations to drive impactful philanthropy initiatives.Key Responsibilities & Achievements:- Develop and execute comprehensive major gifts strategies to meet fundraising goals, resulting in 20% increase in contributions year-over-year.- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with donors through personalized engagement plans, donor recognition programs, and regular communication to ensure ongoing support and loyalty.- Lead prospect research efforts to identify and prioritize potential major gift donors, utilizing data-driven insights to tailor cultivation strategies and maximize philanthropic impact.- Collaborate cross-functionally with senior leadership, board members, and development teams to align major gifts initiatives with organizational priorities and fundraising objectives.- Successfully solicit major gifts ranging from 5k to 125k, demonstrating persuasive communication skills, strategic negotiation tactics, and a deep understanding of donor motivations.- Implement best practices in donor stewardship and gift acknowledgment processes to ensure donors feel valued, appreciated, and connected to the mission of organizations.Skills & Expertise:- Major Gifts Fundraising- Donor Cultivation & Stewardship- Prospect Research & Analysis- Relationship Building- Fundraising Strategy Development- Donor Communications- Strategic Planning & Execution- Team Collaboration & LeadershipLet's connect to explore opportunities for collaboration and philanthropic impact.

Fundraising:- In the past 5 years, with god's grace, I grew my regions donations by an average of 20% every year, doubling donations from when I started. • I developed cost effective strategies and created a fundraising plan to maximize region’s donor, and corporate donations. Identified, established and built relationships with potential donors and leaders in the community toincrease contributions and awareness. (Including Imams and/or Board members of Islamic centers/school principals.)- By personally visiting over 200 Masjids and meeting with their management, I was able to reserve table events with announcements to raise funds at masajids at every Jummah for 6 months in a row, at unique masajids. - Responsible for obtaining opportunities at masajids to raise funds in Ramadan.- Identifying, compiling and managing a contact database for donors.- Coordinated and scheduled key note speakers for events, as needed.Outreach:- Served as HHRD’s regional public relations representative to promote community understanding and support for.• Organization. Spoke at meetings, fundraisers, and special events about HHRD and its services.Management:• Operated office and budget for fundraising and donation efforts in NYC Region.- Formulated policies for collecting and safeguarding donations; Managed cash and in-kind donations process, Including collections / receipts, updating donor database entries, and donor acknowledgments. • Directed staff and volunteers regarding solicitations, public relations, office management, clerical, and otherduties (including coordinating traveling and logistics of guests coming from overseas projects.) Improved their relationship with HHRD, maintaining a volunteer database.- Recognized staff and volunteer services on a regular basis, both formally and informally.• Managed clothing and food drives: Marketing, Volunteer involvement, sorting, boxing, loading containers, regulatory processes.