Amy Gush Email & Phone Number

Hammondsport, New York, United States

Consult and advise on all aspects of non-profit operations, development, and management Including:Corporation Formation, Bylaws, State and Federal FilingsBoard Development and SelectionFundraising StrategyProspect ResearchMarketing and Advertising Strategy CreationOperations Improvement

Hammondsport, New York

• Expanded public support of the museum, which traditionally relied on admission and retail sales. Positioned the museum as the southern gateway to Keuka Lake and strengthening community.
• 2020 fundraising exceeded 2019 totals by 40%. 2021 closed out 10% ahead
• Re-built the online store in Shopify with SEO and retail sales soared
• Over 80% success on grant applications
• Created and managed electronic communications strategy, social media, and advertising
• Built donor and volunteer engagements and special event program

Keuka Park, New York

• Lead for all grant writing coupled with major gift solicitation
• Grant writing: wrote $ 1.5 M in grants, $730,000 funded
• Single-handedly executed strategies to fund new clinical lab for nurses (100 % funded), greenhouse project (75%) and fully met $500,000 challenge match to renovate student center
• Designed and implemented planned giving marketing program and special 75th-anniversary Nursing program campaign and events

Geneva, New York

Grant Writing and comprehensive fundraising for home health and hospice care agency serving four-county area.

Corning, NY

• Chief Executive Officer for the largest youth organization in western New York with 60,000 youth and over 10,000 coaches and referees (United States Youth Soccer and the United States Soccer Federation member.
• Increased annual revenue 62% from $925,000 to $1.5M,
• Responsible for financial reporting and risk management activities
• Garnered $100,000 in sponsorships annually, including national corporate sponsors
• Purchased and renovated state office building
• Negotiated contracts for insurance, uniforms, and events

Corning, NY

• Operated supporting college foundation with staff of 4 and $5 M in assets. Directed advancement operations, interacting with community leaders, corporations, and alumni to raise significant support for college.
• Completed college campaign and negotiated the single largest estate gift
• Act as COO of foundation – board, legal, managed real estate, and all reporting responsibilities
• Secured multiple five-plus-figure gifts for various projects

Ithaca, New York Area

• Identify and activate public relations opportunities to support brand goals for the College of Veterinary Medicine.
• Created communications strategy to achieve #1 rank of US veterinary colleges
• Lead teams of creative personnel to produce print, web, multi-media, and video projects
• Won CASE national recognition for publications
• Broke press releases on significant public health threats picked up by national and international outlets include NPR, major networks
• Member of the core team of Cornell's $600 million New Life Sciences campaign.

• Major gift acquisition for the Colleges of Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, and Health and Human Performance.
• Directed team conducting the feasibility study for human health and veterinary medicine campaigns
• Trained in planned giving Director of External Relations OSU College of Health and Human Performance: Conceived and carried out fundraising and marketing initiatives
• Conducted needs assessment for off-campus educational opportunities leading to programming at the new Bend, OR campus and other sites across the state

Bs, Exercise Physiology

Activities and Societies: Phi Mu, Panhellenic Leadership, Research Assistant

Mba, Marketing, General Business

Activities and Societies: Student consulting project. Phi Mu Fraternity for Women chapter alumni adviser.