Birgit Hottenrott Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, California

Interim support for founders with diverse and broad activities, requiring constant discretion, privacy, flexibility and ability to problem-solve unique situations with time or information restrictions.

Oakland, CA

Supporting fundraising efforts on pro-bono basis

Berkeley, CA

Supported Marketing Vice President and department during restructuring

San Francisco, CA

• Managed biennial 5-day symposium which brought together distinguished music journalists, renowned musicians, to teach music criticism to music students
• Designed and implemented schedule.
• Recruited NYT music critic to give opening lecture, workshops were led by music critics from the San Francisco Chronicle, New Yorker, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and academic from USC music department.
• Liased with university deans and music department chairs to select participating… Show more
• Liased with university deans and music department chairs to select participating students (Oberlin Conservatory, UC Berkeley, San Francisco Conservatory, Stanford, Yale)
• Supervised logistics (travel, housing, facilities) for over 30 participants

Oakland, CA

• Executed individual and institutional giving, corporate sponsorship, and local business outreach.
• Directed, from design to implementation, annual fund campaigns via integrated direct mail, website, e-mail and tele-fundraising

San Francisco

Managed Quartet’s marketing, fundraising and special projects, ranging from, but not limited to:marketing new music chamber series, managed fundraising, directed new website development, bookkeeping, staff training, and concert operations.

Greater New York City Area & San Francisco Bay Area

• National orchestral festival at Carnegie Hall (2011-14) w/annual budget of $1.6 million.
• Raised funds from individual, corporate and foundations
• Worked with Project and Board Directors in start-up capacity to prepare for 4-year festival

Chicago, IL

• Led and directed fundraising for performing arts organization with $3.3 million annual budget.Reached $2.2 million annual goal and groups had first balanced budget in several years
• Overhauled fundraising structure including: setting and attaining higher annual goals, greaterparticipation by corporate, foundation and individual supporters
• Managed staff of three

Chicago, IL

• Responsible for recruitment, admissions, alumni, and program orientations
• Developed and managed annual European Study Tour (London/Budapest/Barcelona) for 65 students/staff ($100,000+ budget)
• Programs included numerous national and international industry and political leaders

London Area, United Kingdom

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

M.A., Elliott School Of International Affairs

Bachelors, International Affairs/Minor: Women'S Studies