Bethy Velcich Rost Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Charlotte Metro

Charlotte Metro

Accomplishments· Fundraised over $5M over 3 regional campaign cycles· Coached campaign’s national top fundraisers:· 2024: National Winner fundraising over $600,000· 2023: National Runner Up fundraising over $470,000· Recognized as top 3 fundraising campaign nationally 3 years in a row · Represented LLS on local television viewed by over 2M viewers, effectively enhancing community visibility· Selected as speaker on best volunteer coaching practices at LLS national conferences· Delivered organization-wide presentation on managing a Top 10 campaign in the country· Led Canva tutorial to showcase how the program benefits social media promotion to 100+ peersManagement· Manage 9+ fundraising leaders and 100+ volunteers· Drive high-impact peer to peer fundraising to achieve $1.7M revenue budget, $2M goal· Direct Leadership Committee in volunteer recruitment and mentorship· Partner with Business Development and Major Gifts teams to build the most effective team for volunteer· Work with corporations to secure sponsorships and partnerships that advance broader organization goals · Lead bi-weekly meetings with committee Chairs to align on monthly campaign prioritiesRecruitment· Develop recruitment plan and actively secure new volunteers through independent research and volunteer stewardship, and vetting process· Research fundraising volunteer prospects using LinkedIn Navigator· Support vetting process of prospect leads for quality volunteers· Cultivate relationships with high-level donors for future committee involvementMarketing & Strategy· Build and monitor Salesforce cadences to shepherd individual and corporate donors through the stewardship timeline· Developed crucial revenue tracking systems for internal and external use

Charlotte Metro

Support Of the Year campaigns:· Supported both 2 fundraising campaigns with revenue goals totaling $3M· Created new corporate matching gifts process, increasing revenue by 25% YOY. Facilitated tutorial with regional teams to maximize success across all campaigns· Designed content in Canva for campaign participants · Oversaw logistics for in-person and virtual celebration events · Provided candidates and teams with critical weekly campaign information and deadlines · Tracked and reported campaign revenue· Produced an outreach strategy for all volunteers providing customized email templates and social media posts to assist with fundraising

Greater Chicago Area

· Piloted stewardship process to ensure consistent touch-points with current and lapsed donors; led weekly stewardship meetings to ensure effective donor outreach and collaboration · Launched welcome series emails for new volunteers and donors to sustain engagement · Collaborated with Communications Team to create marketing materials for donor emails, event collateral, website and fundraising campaigns · Analyzed data and prepared reports to evaluate the success of the stewardship initiative; worked closely with team members to guarantee updated and accurate information in Raiser's Edge database

Greater Chicago Area

· Drove the Hinsdale Auxiliary’s peer-to-peer fundraising efforts which raise over $100K annually· Achieved annual Woman's Board Gala goal of $500K; led member engagement and oversaw logistics, video creation, and email/social media content creation· Managed annual corporate golf outing exceeding revenue goal of $150K (over $200K raised); reduced expenses by 30%, increasing net revenue by $30K· Built event revenue tracking report now used by entire department

Greater Chicago Area

· Oversaw guest experience for Champions for Children luncheon; 500+ attendees (e.g. invitations, in-person registration, keynote speaker) · Led multiple volunteer engagement activities with at program sites (e.g. holiday drive, community garden, resume building seminar); partnered with staff to ensure program needs were addressed· Solicited Board of Trustees’ connections for event and in-kind sponsorships· Secured new corporate partnerships· Wrote corporate grants for program support; responsible for all post-grant acknowledgements

Chicago, Il

Supported C-Suite:•Prepared documents and drafted minutes for Board and Committee meetings and Executive retreats •Served as liaison to Board•Produced charts with key data points for internal and external distribution•Represented organization at conferences and events•Oversaw incoming CEO email communication•Managed C-Suite online calendars, travel and expense tracking•Updated Board webpage•Recruited and scheduled interviews for executive level positions•Modified current job descriptions for website•Handled confidential information•Administered support during organization's new Strategic Plan process with external consultants

Chicago, Il

Supported Real Estate Services department's needs with short and long term projects. •Drafted and edited proposals and contracts•Recorded and maintained online client database, CRM•Managed department’s pipeline of active projects, pending projects and inquiries•Responded to inquiries from potential clients•Collected data and prepared monthly department reports for the Department Head and Executive use•Updated on-boarding materials for new department hires

Chicago Vocational Career Academy Chicago, Il

Served as member of an ethnically diverse team providing students with academic support/mentorship during the school day:•Improved 90% of targeted students’ academic performance—exceeding organizational goal of 75%•Mentored students to promote healthy socio-emotional development through leadership lunches•Facilitated weekly discussion group for 10-15 girls focused on developing self-confidence •Coordinated and planned 3 V.I.P. receptions, 2 family engagement nights, and 2 program launch events•Cultivated relationships with other corporate sponsors, organizations, local businesses to secure in-kind goods for upcoming events •Developed and implemented initiative to improve student attendance•Created handmade invitations, flyers, newsletters for students to promote upcoming events•Transformed venue to match event themes•Increased attendance to family engagement nights by 10% from previous year 2012-2013 school year

Chicago, Il

Facilitated weekend community service in under-resourced schools. Highlights include:•Directed groups of 15-30 volunteers in 8 distinct service projects •Ensured proper preparation for each project to maximize volunteer engagement •Worked registration to provide information and direction to arriving volunteers•Scored highest marks in leadership per volunteer evaluations Projects included painting murals, repainting hallways and classrooms, gardening fields, and building benches, garbage holders, and picnic tables

Glenview Tennis Club - Glenview, Il

•Taught tennis lessons for students and campers ages of 5-14 years old•Supervised 5 junior professionals•Implemented a new parent check-in/check-out protocol to ensure campers safety•Developed new system for maintaining emergency contact information •Fielded phone calls from parents and other informational inquiries

Glenview Tennis Club - Glenview, Il

Assisted Professionals with weekly lessons