Cari Catts Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

As Senior Advisor, my key responsibilities include:+Serve as trusted advisor and consultant to nonprofit organizations to improve their institutional fundraising.+Ensure the delivery of excellent client service by developing and executing a customized strategy for each client.+Position clients for success through the preparation of persuasive, winning.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

- Fulfills Grants Plus' vision to positively impact clients and community by delivering an excellent client experience- Directly engages with clients and provides the highest level of project and engagement management to achieve client satisfaction- Contributes to writing and research projectsGrants Plus is the nation’s most trusted and experienced.

Dallas, TX

• Lead overall grant and donor strategy and content production to increase and diversify revenue
• Remain up to date on local, regional, and national research in factors affecting education, including economic equity and health issues, and effectively translate research into relevant, informed, and persuasive argument
• Manage grant portfolio under intense deadlines, including writing and/or editing of all grant proposals (up to 13 per month), reports, new funder research, site visits, and presentations
• Review, edit, and provide thoughtful analysis to supporting grant writers; Analyze and incorporate others’ feedback of own grants
• Lead and coordinate site visits and regular meetings with prospective and current funders, including strict attention to detail to ensure alignment with funders’ interests and needs
• Maintain and reinforce positive client-focused communications with donors, volunteers, board members, partners, and community members via social media, email, direct mail, and phone

Cleveland, Ohio

• Coordinate and execute all aspects of raising financial support from foundations, corporations, and government sources, including fostering relationships and developing proposals, budgets, ancillary materials, and.
• Create annual grants plan incorporating targeted and tracked grant strategies, goals, and timelines
• Identify, collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate information on major donors and prospects
• Oversee donor stewardship and recognition events

Dallas, TX

- Increase recruitment of volunteers through evaluation, community outreach, and execution of new processes- Expand and improve social media outreach- Assist in the planning and implementation of events- Research and apply for grants

- Evaluate Columbus environment and determine how HHW best fits in region- Organize and perform outreach to potential community partners and future female clients- Find and distribute job information and resources to clientele- Develop educational materials for low-income women- Analyze existing factors that impact women in trade/technical careers.

- Tutored and advised 65 students in residential setting, including exclusive supervision and sessions with group of 10 students- Created weekly reports and communicated extensively with staff

- Researched/distributed information on current theatre opportunities - Coordinated fundraisers, concerts, performances, and volunteers- Delegated and oversaw responsibilities to executive team

- Established and coordinated summer events and volunteer outreach- Recruited, interviewed, and trained new employees and volunteers- Promoted 3 separate times

Ba, Triple Major: Theatre, International Studies, French; Minor: Music

Activities and Societies: Honor Societies: Dayton C. Miller Society (B-W equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa); Sigma Iota Rho (International.

Certificate, French

Study Abroad in Aix-en-Provence, France - January-May, 2009

High School Diploma