Blair Bowens Email & Phone Number

Richmond, VA

• Lead efforts to develop a strategic and consistent onboarding experience for fundraising colleagues globally that can be tailored by business unit;
• Help to coordinate and manage employee cohorts, peer networks, and mentoring matches in the division;
• Serve as a point person and partner for knowledge and resource sharing in Development.

Richmond, VA

• Work closely with the development team to implement and coordinate effective multi-year strategies and plans for gift prospects, including individuals, foundation, and/or corporate donors
• Responsible for building a portfolio of qualified donors and developing relationships with an emphasis on major gifts
• Directly solicit for both Virginia and Global priorities to meet funding needs
• Provide opportunities for donors to receive recognition and enhance donor experience
• Oversee and manage a committee of executive volunteers tasked with fundraising to meet campaign needs
• Persuasively convey the mission of The Nature Conservancy to individuals and groups

Richmond, VA

• Responsible for creating and implementing strategies for the ongoing cultivation and solicitation of individual donors
• Plan and execute initial exploratory meetings with donors and prospects interested in local and global initiatives
• Create ongoing opportunities for personal contact with past and current donors
• Work collaboratively with other Donor Relations Managers to ensure a well-coordinated program for middle donors and Legacy Club members
• Assist in proposal writing as needed to solicit select major gift prospects; provide local and global program information to prospects, and draft routine correspondence and acknowledgments

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Create and execute parameters for major donor giving circles to secure funds and meet fiscal goal
• Establish a Board Development Committee; create all materials and provide support to Board Members as needed to secure new funding
• Reinvented quarterly donor newsletter, The Growth Chart; responsible for writing content, oversee design, manage recipient list
• Play a leadership role in identifying and researching new corporate partnerships for acquisition
• Crafted and delivered presentation to upper management for launch of social media presence
• Manage Development Specialist

Richmond, VA

• Member of Corporate Development Team that received national recognition for securing a multi-year Platform Partner for multiple events
• Serviced existing and recruited new volunteers/corporations to support and participate in annual Heart Walk
• Achieved fiscal goal in 2010 and 2011; increased corporate sponsorship by 14% for 2010 Heart Walk and 10% for 2011 Heart Walk
• Managed a wide network of volunteers (100+) towards fundraising goals in support of the mission of AHA
• Recruited and collaborated with C-Level executive volunteers to achieve fiscal revenue goals

Richmond, VA

• Responsible for sales and marketing of dyslipidemia products to Internal Medicine and Primary Care prescribers
• Part of launch team for new product; achieved recognition on National Sales Leader Board for being #1 team in Southeast area
• Planned and executed business development and promotional events with sales teams
• Recognized by Regional Manager for selling skills, product knowledge and exceptional teamwork

Richmond, VA

• Achieved revenue growth each year for assigned portfolio of accounts for annual fundraising campaign
• Delivered speeches conveying the message and mission of United Way throughout community
• Managed and coordinated Emerging Leader Program, a leadership development program for rising professionals
• Increased company-sponsored participants enrolled in program from 50% to 85% in one year
• Managed a team of volunteers to redesign the content and curriculum of each year's program
• Planned, coordinated and hosted program events and activities

Charleston, SC

• Responsible for purchasing equipment, managing inventory and running payroll using QuickBooks