Marcus Brewer Email & Phone Number

Fresno, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Create strategies to help non-profits: create Mutually Beneficial partnerships, entice their Board of Directors to harness their inner fundraiser, and develop a process to help connect with corporations and foundations. Created and executed a comprehensive major gifts strategy for $50K+ donors.Help small businesses create marketing and outreach strategies.Secured over $200,000 in corporate and individual support for an organization in less than two months.

Houston, Texas, Us

Led team consisting of Volunteer Coordinator, Special Project Coordinator, and four Outreach Specialist Member of Leadership that created strategy and implementation for rebranding of organization.Collaborated with internal leadership and other teams as needed to develop strategic, values-driven events, and initiatives. 15% year over year increase in sponsorships for special events.Cultivated and secured over $350,000 in first time gifts. Point of contact for consultants in the redevelopment and launch of new logo and website.Served as point of contact and spokesperson for organization.Directed design and publication of all outreach-related solicitation and marketing materials.Wrote foundation and corporate grants. Researched potential funding opportunities with an 85% successful funding rate.Served as liaison to Board of Directors.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Secured major philanthropic support from current Be The Match benefactors and new prospects in the South and Southwest. Serving a territory of 6 states throughout the U.S.Member of Foundation team that achieved FY19 goal of $15M, an increase of $5.2M from FY18.Delivered 16 solicitations for over $420,000 in gifts/pledges/planned gifts, and made 124 visits.Managed portfolio of 130 benefactors using Raisers Edge.

Houston, Tx, Us

Cultivated and stewarded corporations, religious organizations, and individual supporters.Increased annual event revenue by 15%.Wrote, submitted, and secured $330,000 grant.Liaised with Board of Directors.Secured support of local and federal elected officials on organizational issues.

Houston, Tx, Us

Developed and implemented strategy to increase awareness of campuses in surrounding communities. Increased enrollment by 23%, resulting in an increase of over $2,000,000 in state reimbursements, and two consecutive years of raises for teachers.Identified and managed a portfolio of 100+ donors and prospects including corporations, foundations, and individuals. Identified and secured partnerships with agencies and institutions to provide free healthcare and behavioral services for students. Potentially over $100,000 a year savings. Successfully identified and negotiated collaborative partnerships with City of Houston, and METRO, allowing student access to adjacent properties at no cost to District, resulting in over $1,000,000 of in-kind support.Planed and coordinated events to raise funds for scholarships. Increased net income 43%. Managed the research, development, planning, writing, submission, and reporting requirements of external funding opportunities from public and private sources.Served as staff liaison to the Board of Directors in relation to Development efforts. Cultivated strong and positive relationships with elected officials in support of bills and resolutions aligned with agency mission and programs. Developed and led strategies to educate and mobilize parents and students concerning legislative issues. Implemented strategy for advancing policy goals with key elected officials.Directed the design and publication of all outreach-related materials, including solicitation and marketing materials.

Montreal, Qc, Ca

BUS 3351 Selling & Sales Management

Lisle, Illinois, Us

BUSN 115 Intro to BusinessCOLL 148 Critical Thinking and Problem-SolvingMGMT 303 Principles of ManagementCARD 405 Career DevelopmentDevelop and deliver strategies to teach above courses using DeVry University curriculum guides to meet university academic standards.Develop and provide students with an approved DeVry University syllabus that follows an approved format as established by the Academic Dean, which includes the terminal course objectives. Organize, prepare, and regularly revise and update all course materials.

Lisle, Illinois, Us

Discover, create and maintain educational partnerships with companies >1B, and local organizations as well as hospitals and non-profits.Strengthen partnerships already established with Fortune 1000/500/100 companies.Nurture existing accounts to gain deeper entry.Generate inquiries and follow-up with prospective students in the enrollment process.Conduct presentations to employee groups ranging in size from 10 to 300.Partner with companies and municipalities to coordinate events to help employees begin or continue their post-secondary education.Develop and implement strategies to increase organizational database for the state of Texas and increase awareness of DeVry University.Represent DeVry University at business and community meetings

Lisle, Illinois, Us

Developed and maintained strong relationships with high schools, district administrators, teacher organizations, and community colleges. Organized information sessions for potential students and teacher groups. Conducted presentations to students, teachers, and parents.Created and disseminated information to increase awareness of events.Assisted in the implementation of strategies and management of resources to meet performance expectations.Screened resumes, hired, trained, and motivated admissions advisors to achieve and maintain a high level of productivity and motivation in the recruitment of students. Conducted performance evaluations bi-annually.Facilitated team building activities for team members.Called prospects, set appointments, completed the application process.Successfully created and utilized marketing and recruiting tools to define DeVry concepts in front of all prospective applicants.Submitted weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports for my team.Supervised 5 advisors in multiple cities in Texas.Responsible for admissions budget.

Pasadena, Tx, Us

Supervised 45 team and faculty members. Also responsible for training and retention of team members. Conducted performance evaluations.Created and/or approved curriculum for new courses.Facilitated team building activities for department and division.Created and/or assisted in creation of promotional material for courses. Oversaw and participated in the design and maintenance of the web page for the Division.Responsible for department inventory.Responsible for full employment cycle of team members and faculty. Managed personnel database for the department.Increased revenue by 12% over goal for 2002-2003. Secured, and administered, $40,000 grant to help students with Anger and Truancy Issues.Taught courses as needed.Increased contact hour and state funding by 35% over two year period. Coordinated report scheduling for various monthly, quarterly and yearly cost reporting.Established and maintained community and business contacts.Established media contacts to publicize courses.Responsible for all business activities including fiscal and budget affairs, delegated human resource management, business operation systems, budget development and maintenance, and other activities essential to the successful operations.

Hired, trained and supervised 8 team members, as well as 60 Harris County clinic and administrative office volunteers.Worked with a multidisciplinary team that includes physicians, nurses, other non-physician care givers and office team members.Monitored programs through client evaluations.Responsible for office and warehouse inventory for programs.Developed new program to better serve clients.Created marketing campaign to increase awareness of organization.Secured over $75,000 in donations over two year period for programs. Represented Coalition in community meetings. Grant administrator for four grant funded programs; responsible for local and state reports.

Houston, Tx, Us

Gathered information pertaining to segmented businesses; soliciting those businesses by phone and/or presentation. Prepared and executed a diversified fund raising plan to include annual campaign, special events, sponsorships, and cause related marketing.Increased giving in specialized segment by 18%.Recruited and managed over 40 volunteers for United Way, and community activities.

Bfa, Radio/Tv/Film

Master Of Business Administration, Public Administration