* Collaborate with departments in order to achieve organizational & department goals* Oversee donor relations strategy* Prospect research to ensure qualified prospects are added to the pipeline* Establish protocols for CRM data management* Match prospects to fundraising opportunities from an inventory of approximately 1000 opportunities from several properties & departments* Create a dashboard to measure department KPIs

* Create stewardship activities that build and deepen donor engagement* Provide creative and strategic oversight of all donor communications* Plan and execute events to serve as a backdrop for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship* Manage the donor relations department budget which includes all stewardship activities and events

• Create and manage the department budget of approximately $5 million• Oversee office operations and ensure efficient flow of work for all office personnel • Establish new processes and procedures to increase efficiency and accuracy of budget reporting • Plan and execute stewardship activities and fundraising events• Negotiate and manage contracts for the department

• Organize & execute domestic and international events for ultra high-net-worth individuals and their families• Overseeing the production of events, including content development, venue selection, site visits, booking talent, marketing and invitation materials, data management, RSVP management, catering, volunteer coordination, and on-site event logistics• Led the adoption, development, and initiated the use of Salesforce as the department’s new donor and prospect database• Maintaining exemplary relationships with caterers, printers and other external vendors and identifying appropriate new business relationships• Negotiating vendor contracts within strict budgetary parameters• Plan multiple social events simultaneously• Create templates and organizational system to manage event planning processes • Manage online registration systems for department events• Manage and maintain event budgets totaling over $2 million annually

• Monitor registration software (RegOnline and Eventbrite), and collected RSVPs to create accurate travel and hotel manifests and headcounts• Maintain and update mailing database for stewardship and event purposes• Prepare event correspondence and mailing, invitations, and post-event touches• Book travel arrangements for staff and volunteers to events, including air, ground, rental cars, hotel, and meal reservations• Multi-task to plan multiple social events and a conference simultaneously• Create templates and organizational system to manage event planning processes • Assist in coordinating a corporate conference at a 5-star resort• Prepare handouts, meeting materials, reports and presentation materials as needed• Work with vendors to secure gifts and event materials

• Coordinates and executed events for fundraising campaign• Prepared handouts, meeting materials, reports and presentation materials as needed• Maintained address and committee lists, coordinated mailings related to events, provided computer support• Coordinated reservations for events• Managed donations; budget maintenance and monitoring; data entry, basic accounting duties, and mail and phone coverage• Secured auction items and in-kind donations

• Developed and maintained relationships with hotel concierges• Managed social media accounts including Facebook and Twitter.• Acted as on-site event manager at events, managed servers and restaurant staff to execute exceptional events• Tracked all sales-related activities including cold calls, appointment setting, site visits, networking events, on-site event management, follow-up calls and event wrap-up paperwork

• Identified potential clients within the DFW market and actively seeking new business, specifically venues, caterers and event planners, in Dallas• Assisted client with the production of their event by obtaining permits, assisted the development of production schedules, event layouts, etc.• Acted as on-site event manager at a number of high-profile events to ensure timeliness of delivery, quality of product and prompt variance management• Acted as the Ducky-Bob’s Event Specialists’ representative in the International Special Events Society• Tracked all sales-related expenditures and maintain monthly expense reports

• Identified potential clients within the Dallas, event market and working to establish a relationship with those clients• Actively cold-called and set appointments to showcase rental inventory to prospective buyers and produce ongoing orders • Communicated with each client to ensure their event needs are being filled and outsource products and services from other vendors when necessary• Consistently increased monthly sales and overall revenue annually while maintaining an unsurpassed level of quality customer service