Amy Tanner Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

As a member of Yellowstone's executive team, I am responsible for managing the institutional advancement of Yellowstone Schools, which consists of Yellowstone Academy (PK3-4th grade) and Yellowstone College Prep (5th-9th grade). Rooted in the Christian faith, Yellowstone educates nearly 500 majority Black children in PK3 through 8th grade. Located in.

• Advanced the mission of The Parish School and onsite pediatric clinic, The Carruth Center, by leading staff, committees, and volunteer leadership towards excellence in fundraising, marketing, communications, and.
• Re-envisioned fundraising department to increase productivity and operational efficiency by re-structuring staff, streamlining fundraisers and improving communications
• Produced most financially successful and best-attended events in school’s history: grew gala attendance 82% and net income 310% in four years; grew luncheon attendance 82% and net income 437% in six years
• Increased family participation in annual fund from 75% in FY14 to 95%+
• Facilitated visioning sessions with school leadership that included the adoption of core values and core purpose, as well as new mission and vision statements
• Successfully re-branded school and clinic to address declining enrollment and increase public visibility

Houston, Texas

• Led fundraising efforts through grant writing, major gifts, annual appeal campaign, and corporate giving; increased giving 97% and donor base 78% from 2012 to 2013
• Built organization’s fundraising and marketing departments, including the implementation of policies and procedures based on industry best practices, the execution of strategic and tactical plans, and staff development
• Instrumental in development of organizational and strategic plan for new nonprofit organization
• Directed and implemented communication and marketing strategies through print, web,social media, and public relations
• Managed organizational communications and branding

Houston, Texas

• Responsible for annual operating budget; raised 10% more than budgeted in 2011 and 40% more in 2009 and 2010
• Grew annual individual giving campaign 92% in three years
• Increased Team CanCare run/walk participation increased by 500% and fundraising by 84%; raised annual luncheon attendance by 20% and revenue by 81%
• Re-branded Team CanCare, resulting in 140% increase in participation and100% increase in fundraising dollars
• Worked closely with the Board of Directors, agency president, and executive director to set, meet, and exceed annual fundraising goals
• Instrumental in establishing agency social media campaigns, leading to increased volunteer and donor relations

• Developed agency’s communication plan, including launch of organizational re-branding (new logo, websites, print materials, and social media platforms)
• Oversaw expansion of agency fundraising programs: grew World AIDS Day Luncheon revenue by 130% in two years; supervised AIDS Walk Houston, raising $2M+ with 45,000 walkers in 2006-2008; and expanded annual Dining Out.
• Supervised 11 employees while working closely with Vice President for Development
• Authored 63 grant proposals to private, corporate, and federal funders; designed, maintained, and published agency marketing collateral

• Wrote copy for events and membership campaigns, as well as edited the MuseumNews – a quarterly membership magazine distributed to 30,000+ households
• Drafted grant proposals for exhibitions, IMAX films, and member acquisitions
• Planned and executed membership, donor, and fundraising events

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Business Administration, Marketing, Cum Laude