Amy Lewandowski Email & Phone Number

• I created and managed a comprehensive annual giving program, collaborating with the Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving and managing the Data Operations Manager and Membership & Tribute Associate.
• Focused on General Membership, General Contribution and Tribute gifts, increasing dollars raised year over year
• Created standards of procedure and integrated technology to support development operations, leading to continuous process improvements
• Managed Young Friends Board, operationalizing to simulate the Board of Directors
• Collaborated with the Communications & Marketing team, managing communications calendar, creating donor communication content and supporting giving day efforts

• I managed a comprehensive annual giving program, focusing on the General Membership Program, Tribute Program and Young Friends Board.
• During this time, the Development team experienced three staff resignations. I leaned in to support the work of the vacant positions – Director of Development, Events Manager and Data Operations Manager.

Greater St. Louis Area

• I acted as an extension of the development team for my clients to develop and execute direct mail campaigns in support of their fundraising and communication goals, working with nonprofit organizations in the arts and.
• Provided fundraising strategy regarding audience segmentation, gift array and creative
• Managed on-site data processing and mailhouse activities
• Analyzed data to evaluate metrics and calculate projections
• Acted as sales support to renew clients and onboard prospects

Greater St. Louis Area

• I planned, implemented and evaluated the annual Fight for Air Climb, a Lung Association signature special event, grossing over $1 million and ranking as a top 10 Climb among approx. 60 in the nation over four.
• Managed special event committee, recruiting Board chair in 2015 with a moves management that began in 2011
• Created and adhered to budgets, accounting for expenses less than 10 percent of revenue
• Secured and stewarded $271,000 in sponsorship, maintaining organization standard of sponsorship comprising no more than 30 percent of gross revenue
• Recruited an estimated 3,000 unique participants, retaining approx. 50 percent of participants year over year
• Coached participants to fundraising success, resulting in higher average fundraising per participant than national average each year

Greater St. Louis Area

• I managed constituent databases and gift acknowledgments and assisted with special events for the local development department, expanding to a regional support role.
• Developed regional gift acknowledgment process and trained staff in nine states, creating cohesive policies, procedures and templates
• Traveled to special events throughout region, providing staff support and training episodic volunteers

Greater St. Louis Area

I assisted with community outreach and fundraising activities for the 14 Fund, the St. Louis Blues charitable trust.

Greater St. Louis Area

I assisted with fundraising activities and participated in the execution of a crisis management plan. (Crisis management plan was related to devastating office flood damage.)

Greater St. Louis Area

I wrote letters, articles and web copy to introduce the Charitable Foundation to internal and external audiences of St. Anthony’s Medical Center.

Bachelor Of Science, Public Relations

Activities and Societies: Public Relations Student Society of America Missouri State University offers service-learning courses, which.

Associate Of Arts, General Transfer Studies