Cathy Weber Email & Phone Number

Woodbury, Ny

Oversaw development operations, vendors, and gift processing with the CEO, Finance Department, giftofficers, and External Relations team. Organized data collection and reporting metrics to trackdevelopment and events teams against budgets YoY to determine outcomes and actions. Produceddonation reports for the Development and Finance Departments and reconciled donations to bankstatements. Monitored the state charity registration process. Approved contracts, invoices, and checksup to $25K. Contracted outside firms to ensure website search engine optimization (SEO). Oversaw theRaisers Edge 500K+ record database and processed and coded incoming gifts. Directed donoracknowledgments and correspondence.Key Achievements:---Built the systems that organized 40+ fundraising Walks and brought in $45M for pancreatic cancerresearch. This included selecting and implementing peer-to-peer (P2P) website software.---Rock and Roll Bash raised more than $25M since its inception. I oversaw data, finances,sponsorships, and registration.---Enhanced outreach and formalized the direct mail program including digital marketing, segmentation,and planned and monthly giving by contracting a direct mail firm and coordinating registration renewalapplications and solicitation compliance in all the states.---Improved communication, employee motivation, and collaboration by managing the staff recognitionprogram and organizing team outings and staff parties.---Freed up the staff to concentrate on fundraising and expedited donor correspondence by overseeingthe caging company in their handling of mail processing.---Brought employees back to the office during the pandemic by listening to concerns and planningchanges. I established a return-to-office policy including working with the landlord and vendors on adding glass partitions to the cubicles.

Woodbury, New York, United States

Oversaw development operations, vendors, and gift processing with CEO, Finance, gift officers, andExternal Relations team. Organized data collection and reporting metrics to track development andevents teams against budgets YoY to determine outcomes and actions. Produced donation reports forDevelopment and Finance Departments and reconciled donations to bank statements. Contractedoutside firms to ensure website search engine optimization (SEO). Oversaw Raisers Edge 500K+ recorddatabase and processed and coded incoming gifts. Directed donor acknowledgments &correspondence.Key Achievements:---Built systems that organized 40+ fundraising Walks and brought in $45M for pancreatic cancerresearch; selected & implemented P2P website software.---Improved website functionality for constituents and reduced staff support calls by introducing new P2P software including new format, branding, and design.---Rock and Roll Bash raised more than $25M since inception; oversaw data, finances, sponsorships,& registration.---Streamlined donor registration process and improved constituent donation experience by implementing digital solutions for executing donations, volunteer registrations, & surveys.---Aligned Finance with Raiser’s Edge database by working with Finance team to ensure proper reportsfor audits, revenue, pledges, & estate giving.---Acknowledged donors properly including specific giving categories, monthly giving, and communityevents by organizing donor recognition program.---Improved internal controls by integrating new systems with director of finance and by creating financial policy handbook with consultant to ensure compliance with industry policies.---Aligned Finance with Raiser’s Edge database by working with Finance team to ensure proper reportsfor audits, revenue, pledges, and estate giving.---Improved communication, employee motivation, and collaboration by managing staff recognitionprogram and organizing team outings and staff parties.

Bethpage, New York, United States

Oversaw development operations, vendors, and gift processing with CEO, Finance, gift officers, andExternal Relations team. Organized data collection and reporting metrics to track development andevents teams against budgets YoY to determine outcomes and actions. Produced donation reports forDevelopment and Finance Departments and reconciled donations to bank statements. Oversaw RaisersEdge 500K+ record database and processed and coded incoming gifts.Key Achievements:---Acknowledged donors properly including specific giving categories, monthly giving, and communityevents by organizing donor recognition program.---Built the systems that organized 40+ fundraising Walks and brought in $45M for pancreatic cancerresearch; selected and implemented P2P website software.---Improved website functionality for constituents and reduced staff support calls by introducing new P2P software including new format, branding, and design.---Rock and Roll Bash raised more than $25M since inception; oversaw data, finances, sponsorships,and registration.---Offered constituents options for donating other than attending events by creating DIY website pages.---Aligned Finance with Raiser’s Edge database by working with Finance team to ensure proper reportsfor audits, revenue, pledges, and estate giving.---Improved communication, employee motivation, and collaboration by managing staff recognitionprogram and organizing team outings and staff parties.