Ben Coyle Email & Phone Number

Greater San Diego Area

This position is responsible for contributing to the strategic growth of JFS’s extensive portfolio of Government, Foundation, and Corporate grant funding and collaborates with programs and Community Impacts and Accounting teams.

Greater San Diego Area

• Oversees Development Department staff responsible for fundraising $2,300,000 operating budget.• Responsible of a diversified fundraising plan that includes individual giving, corporate and foundation grants, government support, and Mama’s Kitchen’s signature fundraising events.

Greater San Diego Area

Responsible for achieving agency's fundraising goals for grant and corporate giving programs as part of the overall fundraising strategy of Mama's Kitchen.Develop and implement key strategies to expand Mama's Kitchen corporate giving program and corporate volunteerism.Work closely with the Director of Development to cultivate key relationships with corporate donors and leaders in the San Diego community.Write grant proposals for corporate, foundation, and government funders.Maintain grant reports and grant proposal calendar. Supervise and provide guidance to the Development Manager position. Manage and serve as lead staff on Pie in the Sky fundraising campaign.

San Diego

Responsible for achieving the agency's fundraising goals for grants and corporate giving programs as part of overall fundraising strategy of Mama's Kitchen.Research, prepare, and write corporate, foundation and government grant proposals.Develop and implement key strategies to expand Mama's Kitchen's corporate giving program and corporate volunteerism.

Greater San Diego Area

• Assist in the research and cultivation of new corporate funding opportunities• Assist in donor relations activities including outreach and advocacy efforts in unreached markets to help further the mission of Mama’s Kitchen• Design and develop new event fundraising strategies to increase revenue and eliminate costs of new and exiting events• Directly solicit sponsorships, donors, in-kind gifts, services, and auction items• Communicate and coordinate with committee members in their solicitation of gifts and execution of events• Coordinate event participants and vendors• Manage all day of event logistics• Maintain costs within approved budget• Manage invitations, publicity, silent auction, gifts, programs and entertainment• Design and implement annual campaign to increase in-kind food donations to Mama’s Pantry

Greater San Diego Area

• Oversee Pie in the Sky Fundraising Campaign a $125,000 fundraiser• Solicit pie bakers, prize donations, sponsors, volunteers, and pie sellers• Provide logistics for pie delivery and donation pick ups. Supervise volunteers and interns• Track pie sales, projections, and orders• Provide customer service and web page support• Maintain a budget and expenses

Bakersfield, California Area

• Responsible for oversight of efforts to create implementation ready plan to reduce hunger and food insecurity in Bakersfield and Kern County• Creating and coordination of a county wide Food Policy Council• Ensuring compliance with funders and reporting requirements• Recruiting stakeholders and trustees to take part in Food Policy Council and subcommittees

Bakersfield, California Area

•Searched, cultivated, and nurtured new business & community partners to support Food Bank programs including Target, Wal-Mart, Subway, Macy’s, Kern Department of Public Health, KGET-TV, Kern Health Systems, State Senator Michael Rubio and others•Planned and executed new fundraiser events and campaigns including inaugural Fill the Bowl Art Exhibit & Auction, KLLY Stuff the Studio Food Drive, & Golden Empire Transit Stuff the Bus Food Drive•Led efforts in the Wal-Mart Fighting Hunger Together Facebook Voting Contest resulting in a $100,000 donation to the Food Bank in 2011 and a $40,000 donation in 2012•Represented Food Bank and constituents in community wide improvement projects including Kern County Call to Action and California Endowment: Building Healthy Communities•Maintained social media presence via Facebook, YouTube & Twitter•Worked with local media on hunger related news stories•Wrote newsletters, hunger reports, press releases, and media alerts•Researched grant and corporate giving opportunities•Developed online giving program •Oversaw a new donor records database and thank you letter protocol•Provided outreach and information booths at community events•Supervised outreach volunteers and interns•Arranged monthly Resource Fairs to better serve our Food Bank clients