Ashley Mcleod Email and Phone Number

As a member of the Leadership Gifts Team responsibilities include cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of donors making gifts of $100,000 - $5,000,000. Oversight of pool of 150+ major gift prospects and extensive travel to NYC metro area and several southern states to meet with and build long term relationships with constituents.

Management of the Annual Fund's Leadership Giving program including coordination with gift officers for solicitations of $2,500+ and cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of a small portfolio of donors making gifts of $25,000 and above.

Responsible for the management, development, coordination and support of Alumni Fund activities, particularly as it pertains to fundraising within assigned alumni classes in order to achieve Annual Giving goals and objectives. Manages 255 class agent volunteers from the classes of 2010-2020Works closely with 38 co-head agent volunteers including conference calls, and annual face-to-face meetings• Management of Senior Class Gift Fundraising effort including volunteer recruitment, training, work events and stewardship events• Responsible for closing leadership gifts from $500-$5,000• Closed first gift of $250,000 in 2019• Extensive off-campus event planning experience, including events featuring Williams College president and other interactive events• Collaboration with foundation who provided grant funding to focus on young alumni engagement and philanthropy• Testing of alternate modes of communication including texting platforms• Creation of new giving challenges, segmented solicitations, and increased engagement opportunities

• Member of campaign planning team for $650M Teach It Forward Campaign• Managed event correspondence, RSVP’s, itinerary reports• Traveled as part of event planning team to campaign launch events• Assisted with VIP parent portfolio of major gift donors• Responsible for meeting coordination, scheduling, travel planning• Performed database entry and prospect tracking• Assisted in preparation of gift agreements and proposals• Coordination of small projects including interviews, event speakers, VIP events

• Coordinated and prepared proposal submissions for public and private architecture and engineering projects• Maintained company website• Human resources administration for 4 companies• Managed supply ordering / inventory, vendor selection• Provided technology troubleshooting (VOIP Phone System)• Provided assistance with travel arrangements, schedule coordination / reminders and event planning