Cara Crosby Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Northwestern Memorial Foundation is the fundraising arm of Northwestern Medicine, a premier integrated academic health system where the patient comes first.- Lead 4 teams totaling 18 members: Annual Giving, Data Management, Gift Administration, and Prospect Research & Development. Team highlights from FY22 include: * Rebuilt Annual Giving program with a clear, cohesive strategy, annual schedule and increased touchpoints * Achieved industry best practice of soliciting patients with the 30-day post-discharge "gratitude window" * Developed and implemented a new donor welcome experience * Optimized HIPPA-compliant feed of patients for fundraising outreach * Realigned team with Analytics to consolidate reporting and analytics resulting in increased expertise and resources for NMF projects * Implemented a new online giving platform * Developed a prospect source dashboard * Developed a portfolio health scorecard- Developed and maintain NMF performance scorecard- Manage operating budget of over $13M- Manage 19 donor-restricted funds totaling over $43.5M- Consistently and collaboratively optimize processes to be more efficient and data-driven - Liaise with other NM teams: Analytics, Fund Accounting, Communications, Corporate Compliance and Integrity, Corporate Governance, Information Services, Office of General Counsel, Strategy and Tax

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Northwestern Memorial Foundation is the fundraising arm of Northwestern Medicine, a premier integrated academic health system where the patient comes first.- Led team of two- Managed 12 intermural grant programs that awarded over 50 grants totaling more than $2M annually- Managed up to 33 donor-restricted funds totaling over $32.8M- Liaised with Fund Accounting in Finance and provided support for fund managers across the health system- Staffed the NMF board of director's Research & Education Committee- Prepared presentations for the NMF President- Prepared gift agreements- Assisted the Director, Operations as needed

Northwestern Memorial Foundation is the fundraising arm of Northwestern Medicine, a premier integrated academic health system where the patient comes first.- Managed, coordained and executed annual giving program- Established, managed and executed annual employee and physician fundraising campaigns- Won 2007 Improvement Day Non-Clinical Best Project for annual giving donor retention improvement project- Completed year-long DMAIC Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) process improvement training

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Northwestern Memorial Foundation is the fundraising arm of Northwestern Medicine, a premier integrated academic health system where the patient comes first.- Managed, planned and executed fundraising events- Led team of four- Developed standards for budgets, timelines, production schedules and reporting

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Northwestern Memorial Foundation is the fundraising arm of Northwestern Medicine, a premier integrated academic health system where the patient comes first.• Managed, planned and implemented events planning• Liaised with Affiliated Organizations

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Event production company that specialized in not-for-profit fundraising events.- Managed, planned and implemented events- Managed and coordinated clients- Solicited for, organized and presented auctions

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Not-for-profit organization that explored thoughtful, relevant content on critical design issues through programming and publications. Closed April 2002.- Facilitated strategic planning for organization and board of directors- Planned events- Developed, planned and implemented programs - Managed website- Membership management, maintenance and solicitation- Office management

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Not-for-profit organization that safeguards and promotes arts education for Illinois children through teacher professional development, advocacy and building public awareness.- Developed an operating budget- Planned educational and training events - Wrote grant applications and stewardship reports- Managed, maintained and solicited memberships- Developed, planned and implemented programs- Managed office

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Not-for-profit visual arts center that provides professional opportunities for artists, creates a forum for public understanding on contemporary are and offers arts education to area youth.- Wrote grant applications- Managed office