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.• Worked closely with Board of Directors and Board Development Committee.• Managed one full-time development professional.• Tracked contributions and analyzed monthly donation reports.

• 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• Worked directly with the Chairman of the Board of Directors and President on annual leadershipsolicitations and acknowledgements.• Coordinated and organized Leadership Donor solicitations and events.• Staffed multiple Chicago Botanic Garden galas.• Managed and oversaw the donor acknowledgement and tribute donor programs and staff.

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.• Managed three professional staff on the implementation of all direct mail, telemarketing, and reunion• solicitations.• Oversaw a $100,000 budget.

Evanston, Il, Us

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