Christopher A. Owens, Mba, Cfre Email & Phone Number

United States

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

• Executive level leader accountable for driving strategic growth, planning, and execution across three North Memphis campus locations; Managing development and marketing team focused on building viability fundraising.
• Created first long-term vision and strategy for KIPP Memphis fund development and stewardship, resulting in an inaugural major gifts program, e-philanthropy platforms, first-ever CRM database, and a $480K annual giving.
• Increases, diversifies, and sustains philanthropic support from grantmaking organizations, leading to $600K in 18 months from local funders
• Leads regional advocacy and outreach efforts with key stakeholders, including elected officials, charter authorizers, community leaders, and parents, resulting in successful 10-year charter renewal agreements for KIPP.
• Manages the overall strategic direction for the region’s internal and external communications, resulting in amplified brand impressions and monthly media exposure across various outlets.
• Led education transformation initiatives with Transcend Education to increase neighborhood engagement in the KIPP Memphis redesign and foster equitable and responsive learning environments.

Greater Memphis Area

• Director of Operations and member of a management team responsible for leading staff in meeting key performance indicators and an $18.4 million revenue goal; Managed select executive-level volunteer committees and.
• Managed field operations for ALSAC’s Southern Region, including expense management and forecasting for a $4 million budget, purchasing, contracts, receivables and payables, resulting in streamlined vendor processes.
• Initiated inaugural executive leadership committees for selected signature events and core programs, leading to a 50% increase in revenue, a succession strategy for event chairmanship, and increased engagement from.
• Created the inaugural Memphis Region Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, resulting in $300,000 for core ALSAC programs from African American professional and Greek-letter organizations, faith-based institutions.

Greater Memphis Area

• C-suite level leader of internal and external relations, including organizational development, proposal writing, communications, public relations and board engagement; Directed a development team in individual and.
• Launched two national health and wellness partnerships with Procter & Gamble’s wellness brand Meta and the Coca-Cola Company’s global foundation, producing nationwide wellness campaign messaging in partnership with the.
• Championed CTHA’s first three-year strategic fund development plan to cultivate and steward individuals, local and national corporate sponsors and private foundations, creating $1.5 million in program support, a 30%.
• Developed first brand communication campaign for CTHA to express its unique convener value proposition, comprised of traditional and innovative marketing strategies resulting in over 1.5 million media impressions.
• Led the communications, community relations and outreach efforts for the Sister Pact Awareness Campaign in the Greater Memphis area, creating over 2 million media impressions in partnership with Genentech and the AVON.
• Built and executed a comprehensive strategic communications and marketing/branding strategy to support the launch and growth of the Memphis Breast Cancer Consortium’s local, regional and national outreach efforts of.

Greater Memphis Area

Co-managed special events, aided Senior Program Officer in grantee stewardship, and augmented programming and communications that highlighted the Foundation’s Arts & Culture and Key Assets portfolio.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General