Beth Norris Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Local And National

■ Apra MN and Apra International which serve, represent and work to advance prospect development professionals.■ PEAK Grantmaking Minnesota Chapter Steering Committee, Membership ChairPlan professional development, networking, volunteer and social events for a national nonprofit and philanthropy supporting organization with 6,000 members.■ Community nonprofit organizations - Loaves and Fishes and Fruit of the Vine Food ShelvesProject and event coordinator, small group leader, facilitator, and team member.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Assist in all aspects of Advancement Operations, specifically in the office of Advancement Data, to increase fundraising efforts to support the overall mission of the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, Northwestern Media, and Northwestern Foundation.

St. Paul, Mn

■ Grants Administration Coordinator ◆ Collaborated with staff to ensure that equity and inclusion were embedded into the application and approval process for all grant programs. ◆ Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail when reviewing and correcting grant application in a timely manner allowing applicants to move forward for consideration. ◆ Coordinated grant agreement process and partnered with senior accountant in issuing grant payments for a payout of $50m in 2020. During the pandemic, proposed and implemented a new process to verify check addresses and ensure prompt delivery to grantees.◆ Led 8-member cross-foundation team for 2 years and facilitated grantee reporting process to determine requirements and exceptions. Verified reports from grantees. ◆ Converted to a new CRM database and organized and maintained thousands of organizations and contacts for the Foundation. Trained 30 staff and documented process changes. ◆ Managed relationships and funding with 17 national and local membership organizations.■ Administrative Assistant ◆ Collaborated with 35 staff on administrative and technical and project management support.◆ Managed expense reporting, billing, travel, and scheduling for the Operations Director.◆ Assisted in billing process and data entry for the Finance team.

St Paul, Mn

◆ Managed multiple year-round projects in support of Give to the Max Day raising $17m for MN nonprofits.◆ Planned and coordinated special events for up to 300 attendees.◆ Provided support and responded to Director and 12-person Board of Directors.

◆ Fundraising chair—managed, planned and implemented annual student fundraisers profiting $7,000 in sales.◆ Community carnival coordinator—recruited and trained 150 volunteers.◆ Office Assistant—managed calls and inquiries from parents, staff and students, coordinated busing, and responded to student absences and staff scheduling requests.◆ PTA member and project and event coordinator for staff and school.

Managed eight staff and directed the five community service programs. Planned and managed a $16.2 million budget. Designed new application system. Implemented the conversion to a non-regionalized staff, a four-day work week and customer service hours on weekends.♦ Insurance Service Representative Telecommuter, Call Center Responded to calls and inquiries from clients and field force on life and health insurance products and annuities. Completed special department projects. Researched questions on payment history, correspondence and product performance.♦ Regional Fraternal Coordinator, Fraternal Division Reviewed and approved applications for five nationwide community service and congregational programs. Trained participants on program guidelines through written and oral communications.♦ Commissions Accountant, Marketing Division Ensured accurate payroll for the field force nationwide.

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