Anna Parrish Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Co

Focus on building support for the College of Engineering and Applied Science and the Bachelor of Innovation program.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

- Led cultivation and maintenance of partnerships and sponsorships with corporations.- Responsible for creating partnership plans & strategy in collaboration with Executive Director.- Built and maintained relationships with a broad base of donors from various donor levels and sources.- Prospected and cultivated donors who had the capacity and inclination to give $1,000 or more.- Tasked to ensure event revenue goals were met for all Pikes Peak agency special events.- Managed aspects of Annual Campaign to meet budget goals.- Managed all donor collateral and produced agency newsletter. - Managed online giving campaigns. - Engaged young donors and expand agency social media marketing. - Cultivated United Way donors.- Ensured excellent stewardship for all donors.- Identified donor prospects and support agency leadership and board in major gift fundraising.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

•Devised and implemented a financial development plan to help REI meet its annual revenue goals and support field initiatives.•Directed marketing and communications to effectively grow the donor base and community of supporters.•Identified and researched prospects to develop solicitation and moves management for individuals and foundations.•Oversaw donor communication and development of materials directed to current and prospective donor constituencies.•Carried out annual campaign and donor giving tiers.•Managed advancement department staff, goals, budget and record-keeping.•Monitored and reported progress to REI Leadership Team and Board of Directors.•Worked with the Fund Development Committee of the Board of Directors to increase Board giving and involvement.•Contributed to the overall, strategic growth of REI by serving as a member of the Leadership Team.•Maintained the cloud-based donor management system after implementing and supervising the conversion.•Supported Chief Executive Officer, Vice President, and Board of Directors in fundraising and relationship building.

•Raised financial support in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District as well as state-wide for the successful re-election of the candidate. •Developed financial proposals and carrying out fundraising activities both in Virginia’s Fifth District and across the state.•Planned and executed fundraising and donor cultivation events. •Set up fundraising call time and donor meetings.•Wrote and managed online and direct mail fundraising campaigns.•Executed a major donor program. •Connected with donors, prospected for new donors, and managed and cultivated donor relationships.•Provided finance reports for supervisors and staff. •Maintained and oversaw the campaign’s political and financial database.

•Served as a contact for the campaign and supporter base, committees, and volunteers throughout the District.•Maintained office and daily administrative duties.•Assisted in political events throughout the District and the state. •Distributed campaign press and updating campaign’s social media.

Teaching yoga and Pilates

•Initiated and maintained outreach throughout the District.•Assisted in administrative duties. •Compiled and distributed daily local clips to representative and staff.•Distributed press releases and media advisories. •Created and designed materials for meetings and other congressional outreach.

• Initiated and maintained social network accounts to enhance the Bank’s image and broaden cross-generational and multi-cultural appeal.• Developed and distributed monthly internal employee newsletters and internal communications.• Created and designed print advertisements for local media and external communications materials. • Contributed and executed materials for executive meetings and bank-wide meeting. • Assisted in event planning.• Helped supervisor in redesign-overhaul of company Web site.• Researched and developed strategy for Bank’s focus on Hispanic marketing.

•Managed press logistics for open press events: spoke on background with reporters regarding scheduled events; assisted in determining logistics for campaign events; helped manage Election Night events for a press corps of over 30 attendees; helped disseminate campaign related information to the media at events.•Drafted and edited strategic documents including policy and position statements for the Communications Director and Political Director.•Edited time-sensitive press releases to be distributed to hundreds of local and national reporters.•Helped prepare research documents for the campaign, including opposition research on our opponent.•Performed final draft editing on a four-volume debate preparation handbook.•Assisted the Communications Director with daily tasks: compiled press clips; handled incoming press inquiries.•Accompanied the candidate on District-wide campaign travel.•Assisted Finance Director in compiling databases of donors and prepared bulk mailings for events.

• Wrote and edited print articles of student experiences and alumni testimonials for Appalachian Today, the university’s alumni magazine. • Created and produced newly updated interdisciplinary studies program brochure.

• Gained extensive writing and editing experience.• Worked with staff to create and produce collateral materials (video and written pieces) for online features. • Wrote news releases for Appalachian State’s home Web site: various campus events and student, faculty and alumni news and achievements.• Wrote feature stories for alumni magazine, Appalachian Today.

Taught yoga and Pilates classes to students, university faculty and visitors

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Communications/Public Relations

Bs, Communication/ Public Relations

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi Society, UREC Group Fitness