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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Co-founded consulting firm with a focus on helping nonprofit organizations with small/mid-sized budgets scale up and advance mission goals.

Austin, Texas Area

Led integration of new partnership model into existing case management processes for statewide child welfare organization to result in improved measurable results around five key markers of child well-being: health, safety, education, vocation and life skills.Team Lead for Community Partnerships Team in implementing Ascend model, to include Houston, Fort Worth and Dallas Community Engagement Directors.Liaison, trouble-shoot and problem-solve between regions and headquarters on Ascend implementation as it relates to partnerships and referrals. Work with the Upbring Austin Ascend team assess child needs beyond the standard of care and identify/make referrals for additional community supports and services. Manage the Upbring Austin Community Council.

Austin, Texas Area

Formed and launched strategic alliance partnerships with other nonprofit service providers to support mission of breaking the cycle of child abuse, working across health, education, behavioral health, workforce development and affordable housing sectors to identify opportunities, negotiate MOU’s and implement partner strategies.

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Uplift children with rare and undiagnosed conditions by building local dream teams to support and inspire them through unforgettable memory-making, wellness activities, and financial assistance.

Austin, Texas

Managed all aspects of fundraising for half-million dollar organization, including grants, and contracts, individual giving, annual campaign, giving day, and special event.Engaged and mobilized volunteer, individual and foundation donors, and corporate sponsor partners in producing a fundraising luncheon generating $150,000 in multi-year giving.Developed and implemented online strategies (including website redesign, blog launch, e-newsletters, and social media) to reach and engage volunteer ambassadors in raising $50,000+ in just 24 hours via peer-to-peer online campaigns on local giving day.Matched passionate, interested volunteers with jobs at nonprofits that match their interests, skill sets, and availability – from one-time events to ongoing service.

Successfully transitioned 25-year old founder/volunteer-led nonprofit to long-term sustainability with clear vision, strong governing board and professional paid staff leadership. Responsible for strategic growth, sustainability, and management of daily operations for nonprofit that provides free, ongoing grief support groups and community education on grief and bereavement.Highlights:-Diversified and increased engagement of Board of Directors by strategically recruiting new members, providing training, clearly identifying leadership roles, and aligning the group’s vision toward shared strategic goals.-Successfully launched new brand, both tying it to past organizational successes and increasing brand recognition in the community. -Increased and diversified organizational funding streams, sustainably increasing budget by 47%.-Re-launched endowment giving opportunities, more than tripling the fund's value in three years.-Developed and implemented online/social media giving strategies to build funding and awareness, generating $30,000 in 24 hours for a single campaign.-Led team in implementing Benevon Fundraising model, leading to multi-year gifts that exceeded target goals by $40,000.-Implemented organization-wide evaluation system.-Engaged staff team and volunteer force of 200 to further mission goals.-Led team in achieving 88% of organization's three-year strategic goals.

Austin, Texas Area

Led turnaround of decade-old nonprofit with significant fundraising challenges by diversifying partner base from 50% unreliable government contracts to 88% private funding with more stable distribution of recurring revenue streams, boosting annual revenue by 23%.Other Highlights:-Unified Board of Directors and secured buy-in from longtime partners/funders to achieve consensus on mission (organization had operated without a clear mission statement since its inception) and re-defining scope of services-Launched rebranding campaign to result in new name, logo, website and marketing collateral-Shifted organization to program-based budget to accurately capture all administrative expenses-Full responsibility for managing staff of five, including generating funds to support an additional 2 FTE during two-year tenure-Advanced engagement of Board of Directors in both strategy and fundraising and recruited 5 new

Statewide membership association of child welfare agencies. Highlights:-Managed all aspects of fundraising, program activities, and evaluation for five programs-Grew funding by 95% over two years for new programs for youth in foster care-Co-facilitated coalition of youth in foster care to successfully advocate for college tuition grants and Medicaid expansion in Georgia.-Spearheaded planning committee comprised of over a dozen agencies in planning, implementing, and evaluating two major educational conferences a year attended by over 900 public and private sector child welfare partners, exceeding revenue targets by $60,000

Statewide membership association of child welfare agencies. Responsibilities included managing day-to-day finances and producing financial reports using Quickbooks and coordinating association trainings and continuing education accreditation conferences.

Masters, Public Affairs

Bachelors, Social Work

Activities and Societies: Cabinet of College Councils, Social Work Council, Mu Epsilon Theta