Chris Iven Email & Phone Number

Baldwinsville, NY, US

Auburn, New York, United States

Syracuse, New York, United States

• Led all fundraising efforts, including annual, major gift and capital campaigns, to raise more than $1M annually
• Grew annual campaign donors by 125%, total donors by 60%; grant funding by 482%, total fundraising by 30%

• Managed media relations for the U.S. Census Bureau in Upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine

• Developed partnerships with Upstate New York governments, community-based organizations, faith-based groups, schools and businesses to promote participation in the 2020 Census
• Coordinated, trained and coached other Upstate partnership specialists

Fulton, NY

• Developed and executed fund-development strategy that led to record support for the annual fundraising event

Fayetteville, New York, United States

• Led two YMCA branches plus an outdoor camp - 200,000 square feet of indoor space, 75 acres
• Developed and managed budgets for all three sites, boosting revenue over three years by 17% to $9M, boosting fundraising revenue 66% and net revenue (profit) 120%
• Managed 479 staff members; led training in messaging, relationship building and philanthropy that resulted in 13.4% growth in membership units over three years
• Recruited community leaders to serve on the branch’s volunteer board; led board meetings, workshops and retreats to develop a strategic plan for the branch and its programs
• Organized a summit of local nonprofit, government and business leaders which identified youth suicides and drug overdoses as the area’s most urgent problems; led a coalition of community groups to address those problems

Syracuse, New York, United States

• Led efforts to engage the community through all media, including print, outdoor and digital advertising, email blasts, social media and earned media for a 40,000-member association
• Developed the crisis communications plan; served as the association’s spokesperson
• Advised the CEO on messaging; directed the yearly messaging plan, with an emphasis on positioning, philanthropy, membership development and program promotion
• Redesigned the website; expanded social media presence to include Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram; trained branch-level website and social media coordinators
• Led communications for a successful $6 million capital campaign to build a new YMCA; organized community meetings and made presentations; supported a committee of outreach volunteers
• Wrote and produced the annual report, produced the annual meeting, organized and led the staff retreat

Manlius, New York, United States

• Led all community engagement efforts for the Fayetteville-Manlius School District; advised the district’s superintendent and board members on messaging and positioning strategy
• Produced text and photos for press releases and daily news updates on the district website, including articles that won state and national writing awards

Syracuse, New York, United States

• Developed and produced Voices, a weekly print and online section of news and opinion by teens, for teens and about teens; recruited and coordinated more than 400 student volunteers
• Created and maintained the Voices blog, which attracted more than 11,500 page views a month, plus the Voices e-newsletter and social media pages

• Managed bureaus of reporters; planned and edited daily stories; planned and produced a weekly tabloid section, posted breaking news on Syracuse.com
• Coordinated a team of eight education reporters

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa - Expected In 2023, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management, 4.0

Master Of Science - Ms, Newspaper Journalism

Activities and Societies: Treasurer of the Graduate Student Association

Bachelors, Political Science / Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: Hilltoppers (a capella singing group), Burpees Seedy Theatrical Company (improvisational acting troupe).