Secure funding from individuals, foundations, corporate and government sources.Plan fundraising and donor cultivation events including an Anniversary Benefit that raises $2.5 million. Raise $2 million in annual state, federal and foundation grants.Plan annual fund campaigns including a Holocaust Remembrance Day campaign that raises $75,000.Cultivate, steward and solicit individual donations of up to $25,000.Train and supervise fundraising and marketing staff.Managed advertising, social media, website and marketing materials (print, email and video), including a rebranding process.Instituted a planned giving program and committee.Managed membership activities and member/donor solicitation material, tripling the number of members.Scored 4th highest of 390 applicants in a competitive grant process for operational and program support from the State of Michigan.

Planned and directed all fundraising activities for the Detroit Science Center and Detroit Children’s Museum, working in conjunction with the President & CEO, Chairman and Trustees.Hired and supervised staff of 5 people.Secured funding from individuals, foundations, corporations and government sources, increasing total gifts from $5.6 million in 2006 to $6.7 million in 2007 and $8.2 million in 2008. Capital campaign and annual fund gifts included corporate gifts of up to $2 million; foundation gifts including a $1.25 million Kresge Challenge Grant; and individual gifts of up to $75,000.Managed fundraising activities and fundraising committee for annual gala event raising $500,000+.Served as a member of the Science Center’s executive staff, making decisions and policies for the Science Center. Founding member of museum evaluation team and grants management team.Worked with lobbyist to acquire federal earmarks, most recently $190,000 from HUD in 2009.Launched successful program of state/federal grantwriting, resulting in government grants at the $50,000+ level from IMLS, NSF, NASA, NIH and Michigan Department of Energy.Developed use of website and social media for fundraising purposes.Initiated donor cultivation/stewardship events including donor previews of exhibitions, and ribbon-cutting events for new exhibits/programs.Directed the museum’s membership activities from 2007 to 2009.

Wrote or edited all proposals to local and national foundations for $1.5 million foundation campaign, including successful $100k+ proposals Wrote or edited all proposals to state and federal agencies for $900,000 government campaign.Managed foundation and government campaign including calendar, donor relations, acknowledgements, bookkeeping, reports, contracts and research.Managed Foundations Committee of legal and financial professionals in the trust and personal banking fields who volunteered assistance in annual foundation campaign.Assisted with corporate and individual fundraising.Increased renewable foundation donor base by 40%, from 36 to 51 foundations.Obtained a significant funding increase from the State of Michigan through a competitive funding process in which the DSO’s grant proposal received the highest score of all of Michigan’s major cultural institutions.