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Focusing on stewardship communications, including impactful storytelling and reporting to honor and recognize the most generous benefactors of University Hospitals.Responsible for planning and executing high-level stewardship meetings and small gatherings.Writes and develops stewardship reports and customized presentations for donors to UH including current individuals, legacy donors as well as corporations and foundations as needed.Develops visually appealing presentation materials, making use of graphic elements, icons and charts to present complex information in a concise and relatable manner.Partners with development officers to determine best approach for their assigned donors to deliver personalized, meaningful reports and communications.Works collaboratively with the Manager of Stewardship Operations to drive overall reporting strategy to ensure best-in-class stewardship of our most generous benefactors. Writes and edits stewardship and donor relations communications including templates and custom acknowledgement letters, condolences, congratulatory letters and nominations.Acts as contributing writer for digital and print communications for IR&D as needed. Provide editing and proofreading for development communications colleagues.Manages additional special projects for stewardship and/or communications as assigned.Provides program development and logistics oversight for annual stewardship meetings and select small strategic gatherings with senior leaders and other recognition events as needed.

Orchestrated the efficient flow of information to and from the Chief Development Officer (CDO) office through multiple channels (including, but not limited to, senior hospital staff, highest level donors, and community leaders).Facilitated relationships, engagement, and outreach between donors and prospects with senior hospital leaders (both virtually and in-person).Managed multiple projects in partnership with CDO office to strengthen the relationship with key stakeholders, including various noteworthy experiences and events by providing oversight, input, planning, and tracking.Served as point person for all high-level administrative requests of the CDO office to optimize efficiency (preparing meeting agendas and materials for both internal and external meetings, inbox and calendar management, travel arrangements, etc.).Drafted, edited and distributed approved messaging to staff, external key stakeholders, and senior leaders on behalf of the CDO.

Offered support to Regional Development team in multiple capacities, such as scheduling regional Foundation Board and committee meetings for multiple community hospitals.Ensured multiple Foundation Boards compliances with documentation and compliance statements.Facilitated multiple Foundation Boards new member orientations, memberships, election criteria and term limits.Processed fund requests and expense reports.

Responsible for creating and maintaining records in DonorPerfect database. Responsible for timely and accurate gift entry of gift including cash, checks, gifts-in-kind, online gifts. Manage data cleanup/updates in the database as needed; merging duplicate records, processing returned mail and biographical data entry.Responsible for the logging, tracking, and acknowledgement of special gifts such as stock gifts, planned gifts, and realized bequests in accordance with established procedures. Design, develop, and produce reports and analyses through queries and report manipulation by assimilating data from database and other sources; identify changes that need to be made to the database to support requirements for reporting and analysis.Assisting in multiple fundraising campaigns such as annual and mid-year appeals, GivingTuesday 2018, 2019 Camp Ledgewood Program Center Brick Paver campaign, and more.Set up multiple off site events such as community breakfasts and board committee meetings. Responsible for tracking registrations, distributing materials, securing catering, entering attendant information into database, and sending any post meeting materials (including thank you letters).

Managed scheduling and staffing for all ZooMobile programsManaged all grant funded education programs provided by the Zoo, both off and on siteManaged registrations and confirmations for all Education programmingManaged all processing and record-keeping for summer ZooCamp program participantsMaintained profit records for multiple Education programs

Schedule and organize on grounds birthday parties during Summer monthsUpdating membership records and gift lettersMaintaining membership information for mailers and email newslettersWorking multiple stations including receptionist's office and gift shopRecommending and selling memberships, general admission, special event tickets, etc

Assisted all associates with cash drawers, returns, voids, and moreHelped customers with any service needs such as locating stock and placing ordersResponsible for sorting incoming stock shipmentsMaintained stock on sales floors including new releases and feature tablesCross trained as a barista to cover Joe Muggs cafe shifts

Responsible for a variety of screenings and events, working concessions, coat checks, and other various jobs Worked with many high profile clients in a professional atmosphereOn site staff assistance for third party location only rentals

Responsible for finding flights for over 200 filmmakers, jurors, and festival VIPs from over 35 countriesManaged hotel reservations and coordinated all ground transportation for all jurors, filmmakers, and VIPsOn site liaison between drivers and guests for high profile events such as Jury Luncheon and Vanity Fair partyManaged interns from other departments during major events

Organized and updated filmmaker grant applications for over 180 entrantsCreated and maintained a press portfolio that contained various media coverage of the Sloan Filmmaker Fund during the Tribeca Film FestivalSuccessfully completed internship and was offered a position on the Tribeca Film Festival staff the following year