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Greater Chicago Area

• Join Erika's Lighthouse. Get Depression Out of the Dark.Every student deserves good mental health. We’re a nonprofit on a mission to provide free mental health programs for any school, anywhere.
• Tripled operating budget from ~$500,000 to over $1.7 million.
• Oversaw program expansion from ~80,000 students to over 534,000 impacted annually.
• Increased efficiency and scalability to allow each education staff to effectively support almost 4x as many school partners
• Embraced and implemented technological improvements to provide transparency and automation to finances, programming and fundraising initiatives
• Drove the formalization of 8 new programs to add to the suite of resources provided to schools

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

• Provides support to the Executive Director for the overall leadership and management strategies designed to create cost effective and on-going sources of revenue, community presence and mission delivery within the.
• Managed seven fundraising events across Illinois and Michigan including walks, marathons and galas overseeing over $1 million per year in event-based revenue
• Oversaw Program Director, Administrative Assistant and all volunteer activities
• Tasked with strategic initiatives and development
• Developed Get Fit Wellness Campaign to promote health & wellness, the organization and generate revenue
• Transitioned leading fundraising event to less staff-intensive model for better ROI

Greater Chicago Area

• Tuesday’s Child helps families address behavioral issues through individualized training for both parents and children. The program, developed in 1981 at Children’s Memorial Hospital, utilizes an evidence-based.
• Increased foundation support by 125% through improved grant proposals and outcome measurements
• Grew individual and special event giving by 50% through new events, outreach and alumni programming
• Doubled the number of clients resulting in a 50% increase in sliding scale program fees through new partnerships, marketing and advertising initiatives such as Facebook Ads, Google AdWords, Webinars and traditional.
• Tripled the number of active board members, boosting revenues and community outreach and presence
• Educated, informed and supported the Board of Directors to ensure the agency is well supported and operating efficiently

Greater Chicago Area

Back Office Capacity's unique approach doesn't simply create strategies. We seamlessly implement solutions using a hands-on approach, working directly along-side nonprofit professionals. We cater specifically to small and medium sized nonprofits, providing resources based on their size, capacity and everyday needs.

Greater Chicago Area

• Facing Forward to End Homelessness transforms the lives of Chicago’s homeless families and children by providing them permanent housing and the tools they need to move forward and rebuild their lives. Facing Forward.
• Increased individual giving by 400% and corporate giving by 500% over three years
• Responsible for raising more than $400,000 from foundations, individuals, businesses, and faith communities
• Interacted, trained and supervised the Board of Directors around development and chaired the Marketing & Development Committee to develop and implement agency Marketing and Development Strategy
• Managed Annual Fund including direct mail and events comprising of a benefit, youth experience and holiday celebration
• Coordinated foundation and corporate research, outreach, proposal writing and reports

Greater Chicago Area

• The American Liver Foundation facilitates, advocates and promotes education, support and research for the prevention, treatment and cure of liver disease. The Illinois Chapter is a premier regional affiliate setting.
• Raised over $350,000 with two special events, increasing grassroots fundraising by 110% in one year
• Raised over $100,000 in program revenue, an increase of 140% in two years; increased program attendance by 200%
• Interacted with Board of Directors, Medical Advisory Committee and membership on development and programming related issues including managing general and health related inquiries
• Developed and implemented a five-year development strategy
• Coordinated eight professional education programs, two public education programs, six monthly support groups annually, and coordinated a regional conference for state medical coordinators

Bloomington, Indiana Area

• The Alcohol-Drug Information Center at Indiana University promoted student education and safety on alcohol, tobacco and other drug policies. Funded by a grant through Smokefree Indiana, the organization promoted media.
• Advocated for new local government and university policies
• Successfully passed City of Bloomington public workplace smoking ban for all bars, restaurants, offices and public parks
• Passed new on-campus smoking policy
• Created and managed on campus events to promote smoking prevention and cessation
• Managed local and statewide partnerships and volunteers to promote the organization

Masters Of Nonprofit Administration, Fundraising & Development

Ba, Political Science, Fundraising & Resource Development, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Hoosiers Advocating a Tobacco-free Society (HATS); American Cancer Society Relay for Life Planning Committee