Brian Bates Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

● Manage entire membership renewal process for 1800 members● Host and Coordinate Virtual Roundtable convenings for various audiences of our membership● Work closely with all first year members in the early stages of their Exponent membership● Scout Membership for potential volunteers● Process membership renewal payments● Review and approve membership applications● Send out acknowledgment letters to renewing members● Maintain accurate records in our database● Changed mindset in our organization to be more member-centric

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I served as the first resource for member questions and concerns. I managed and kept accurate records, both individual and organizational in Personify.I also was responsible for processing registration for our 2015 and 2016 Annual ConferenceI was in charge of generating and organizing registration reports for our conferences and events.

• Welcome all visitors into City Hall• Handle Constituent calls and drop-ins and refer them to the correct city department • Answer calls into the Mayor’s office• Write follow up letters to constituents about status of their calls

The Community Foundation of Greater Flint was founded in 1988. I was the part-time program assistant who serves as the staff liaison for our four youth advisory committees. These four committees award approximately $80,000.00 in grants annually.Accomplishments• Increased membership in our four youth advisory committees• Maintained and updated committee membership information• Developed new recruitment materials which have proven to be effective• Decreased fund costs and increased grant making budgets by relying on technology to remind committee members about upcoming meetings• Have established relationships with key donors• Served as our site’s webmaster prior to and through a technology conversion• Assisted with grants administration during a technology conversion• Worked with our Director of Communications in securing earned media coverage for youth advisory committee related events.• Expertise in use of electronic platforms including Constant Contact, Mail Chimp, Facebook, and Google Docs• Developed and statistically analyzed surveys for our youth advisory committees and communications team.• Assisted the Director of Communications in a number of capacities and have supported the overall grants administration of the foundation

Managed fundraising during multiple mayoral campaigns for Mayor Dayne Walling.Accomplishments:• Managed fundraising of more than $950,000 between 2007 and 2012 from more than 600 individual donors• Planned more than 60 fundraisers and events• Maintained and developed relationships with key donors• Filed required campaign finance reports with the Genesee County Clerk’s office • Maintained a daily cash flow report for the campaign in 2009 and 2011• Scheduled call time appointments between the candidate and prospective donors• Successfully transitioned the campaign to NGP software. This change in software saved the campaign fundraising costs and provided more efficient communications.