Anna Simons Email & Phone Number

Consulting clients by utilizing best practices, data management, report building/analysis, prospect management to increase their fundraising efforts.

• Supervises Gift Processor and formerly supervised the Coordinator and Assistant Director of Prospect Research.• Administers the Raisers Edge database of alumni, friends and donors, includingo Writes programs for the retrieval of information in a timely manner.o Monitors and evaluates the data integrityo Imports/exports listso Provides basic internal training to staff.o Ensures resolution of questions regarding gift posting.o Coordinates requests for alumni/friend lists, labels, and other information for entire university.o Data mining giving trends for alumni, staff/faculty giving, and friend/donor givingo Analyzes data for strategic timeline for appeals o Master optimal utilization of Raiser’s Edge resources to perform job functions efficiently.• Administers Blackbaud’s NetCommunity Spark website which includeso Creates and maintains website pages, online giving forms, event registration pages, and approves and sends email blasts• Acts as Prospect Researcher by identifying, qualifying and preparing confidential research summaries for individuals, corporations, and foundation prospects.• Coordinate and collaborate with the ‘Business and Finance Department’ regarding the preparation, tracking and audit of named endowment accounts and named expendable accounts.• Stewards SXU Guild Members and solicits planned giving prospects • Solicits major gifts of $1,000.00 or more • Acts as the management liaison between Advancement, Information Services, Business and Finance, and University Relations.• Collaborates with Accounting with endowment calculations or expendable accounts to help prepare donor stewardship reports, and also would be able to answer questions that donors may have.• Works daily with the Accounting and Finance Offices in recording gifts, creating new funds, and reconciliation of gifts.• Provides financial reports (weekly, monthly, and annually) for Advancement office, President’s Office and other University departments as needed.

•Performed and completed projects with Assistant Director.•Coached members of the University’s faculty and staff on the use of email, Internet, and various software applications.•Assisted in training student interns and lab assistants with their specific job duties.•Assist with computer equipment upgrades and software installations.•Apply repairs to video cards, sound cards, NICs, and other various hardware devices.•Allow the University’s LAN to run more efficiently by troubleshooting network issues using knowledge of hubs, switches, and the TCP/IP protocol.•Present protective security measures to University’s LAN.•Configure the wireless networks through the University.

Mba, Business Administration

Bs, Computer Science