· Plan and implement MindShare Gala: including setting of goals, host committee management, sponsorships, program development, and leading with the team, theme and messaging. · Lead development efforts around planning, implementing and follow-up with a table hosted Luncheon.· Manage efforts in donor-centric fundraising: Donor Cultivation Plan, including new donor plan, and Donor Cultivation Committee lead · Manage annual fund plan: broad level of responsibilities to recruit, retain and renew donors at all levels· Support Communications Manager to show impact of gifts to donor community through identified communications strategies

· Create and maintain prospect lists and donor database of over 10,000 individuals with 2,000 current donors· Direct mail: processed two annual appeals (1,200+ letters) per segmentation instruction with personal notes from volunteers, including Board of Directors Members · Key support for MindShare Gala and Luncheon · Support for annual fund development plan created by development team

Coordinator of Development Services ·Create and maintain prospect lists and donor database of over 10,000 individuals·Process all development receivables, maintained accurate financial records and balance with Finance Department·Create, generate, and analyze development reports and coordinate acknowledgement process·Coordinate the development department’s annual fundraising calendar and provide Development staff support·Assist Vice President of Resource Development in monitoring the development department’s annual budget·Serve as the development department’s liaison to volunteer and communication areas, manage volunteers for West Michigan area when needed·Assist Development staff with fundraising events tasks and large annual mailed appealsDevelopment Database Administrator/Analyst 1/07-10/08· Created and maintained prospect lists and donor database of over 10,000 individuals · Processed all development receivables, maintained accurate financial records and balanced with Finance Department· Generated and analyzed development related reportsProvided staff support to the Development Department

·Worked various position within my family's owned vending machine business·Completed and compared warehouse inventory against product invoices·Reconciled cash receipts with money counter and vending machine meters