Amy Frerichs Hernon Email & Phone Number

Crystal Lake, Illinois, US

Leads all efforts of The Community Foundation for Mchenry County. The CFMC is a key contributor to the economic, social and environmental quality of life in McHenry County, Illinois.

Woodstock, IL, US

• Led all fundraising efforts for agency including personal solicitations, event fundraising, and grant proposals.
• Worked closely with the Board of Directors on community engagement and rebranding.
• Coordinated all marketing and outreach activities.
• As part of leadership team, created and implemented strategic plan and initiatives.
• Worked closely with the Executive Director on the merger that created Independence Health & Therapy.

Mchenry, Illinois, US

• Directs and monitors all agency advancement activities, including individual giving, planned giving, corporate partnerships, special events, volunteer program, community relations, and in-kind donations.
• Develop, write and/or edit grant proposals for submission to foundations, government agencies, and service organizations.
• Manage—through identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship, a major gift portfolio of prospects and donors.
• As part of the leadership team, determine strategic agency initiatives

Palatine, IL, US

• Administered diversified development program for The Bridge Youth and Family Services.
• Responsible for securing 30% of Annual Operating Budget from private sources.
• Primary development programs include individual and corporate major gifts, events and eventsponsorships, direct mail solicitations, telemarketing and social media giving campaigns.
• Managed and/ or oversaw three primary fundraising events per year: Gala, Golf Outing and 5kWalk/ Run.
• Developed, wrote and edited grant proposals for submission to foundations, government agencies, and service organizations.
• Publicly represented agency with community groups such as the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, etc.

• Wrote, edited and published quarterly newsletter.
• Responsible for coordinating and publishing annual honor roll of donors.
• Conducted capital campaign feasibility study and set campaign goal

Glencoe, Illinois, US

• Managed Annual Fund direct mail campaign from concept to completion- including two major
• personalized mailings per year.
• Worked closely with the membership department to organize and coordinate member solicitations.
• Restructured Annual Giving clubs and membership levels and benefits.
• Coordinated the outsourcing and overseeing of annual direct telemarketing.
• Member of the Capital Campaign team-ensuring Annual leadership donors

Lake Forest, Illinois, US

• Secured $6,500,000 in unrestricted support from alumni, parents, friends, corporations, foundations,faculty, and staff over the course of capital campaign and increased unrestricted alumni support by
• 25%.
• Developed marketing and solicitation strategies, analyzed and projected giving results, maintained comparative giving data, created direct mail and telemarketing packages, compiled and reported
• results to Board of Trustees and Alumni Association.
• Set Annual Fund targets and formed solicitation strategies for major gift campaign prospects.
• Acknowledged and secured Annual Fund campaign pledges from leadership donors.

Evanston, IL, US

• Personally cultivated and solicited leadership Annual Fund donors and prospects.
• Managed seven regional territories and over 600 Annual Fund prospects.