Cole Eckerman, Ms Sfp (She/Her) Email & Phone Number

Maple Valley, Wa, Us

Greater Seattle Area

Eckerhaus Consulting provides support to nonprofits through strategic fundraising planning, major gift and corporate sponsorship strategy building, and grant writing. EHC also helps coach nonprofit professionals on interview skills, resume and cover letter construction, negotiation skill building, and talking you through complex workplace challenges.

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Increased corporate giving by over 40% and grants revenue by over 1,500% during the COVID pandemic

Bellevue, Washington

Increased revenue from foundations and grants by 176% in within 9 months, and by 1,546% within 18 monthsIncreased corporate giving by 46% during the COVID-19 pandemicIncreased individual giving by 60% in the first yearDrove strategies for development and government relations

Seattle, Wa

Raised over 300% of salary in first 4.5 monthsCreated donor stewardship and cultivation strategies designed to increase retention rates and upgrade donors between giving levels. Manage a portfolio of 200 qualified mid and major level donors. Organize and maintain donor outreach lists on SharePoint. Develop external communication copy for annual No Child Sleeps Outside campaign and year end fundraising campaigns. Represent and speak for the organization at 3rd party events. Create a donor outreach and solicitation calendar designed to raise awareness of organization's programs and area of focus.

Greater Seattle Area

Policy/Advocacy: Developed & implemented all policy & advocacy strategies to expand & improve Seattle's off-leash area system in an equitable fashion. Worked closely with City Officials & Seattle Parks & Recreation to improve the People, Dogs, & Parks master plan. Managed the citizen activism strategy to generate public comment on the draft of the PDP master plan, generating over 2.5k emails, 2k petition signatures, & 100+ speeches at public hearings in support of OLAs. Maintaining a constant presence for COLA at both Seattle City Hall & Seattle Parks & Recreation offices.Communications: Developed communications strategies for donor communications, local/national media engagement, social media presence on multiple platforms, & on COLA's website. Generated content for, designed, & edited monthly newsletter & all digital donor communications. Served as point person for all media inquiries, both local & national. Prepped board & volunteers for media interview & talking points for public hearings. Fundraising: Developed organization's first formal fundraising strategy that led to an over 900% increase in revenue. Managed all organization fundraising departments including major gifts, grants, corporate sponsorships, & individual giving. Board/Volunteer Management: Led volunteer management & board recruitment efforts. Worked as liaison between volunteer OLA stewards & SPR for maintenance needs & capitol project priorities. Recruited/vetted/trained new board members. Developed agenda for & led all board meetings & organizational quarterly meetings with SPR. Helped to prep board members for media inquiries. Event management: Lead organizer for all COLA’s education, fundraising, & community events including the 2017 Fremont Fair Dog Parade that what featured on the Animal Planet Network & 2016 Dog-O-Ween featuring Caspar Babypants. Developed COLA’s 4 part lecture series, featuring topics ranging from Dog Ownership 101 to the Impact of Dogs on Urban Wild Places.

Greater Seattle Area

Developed 3 year strategic plan for organizations fundraisingCo-authored biannual reportLaunched COLA's first major giving circleCreated organization's first corporate partner programResponsible for board cultivation and development Planned and led board meetings Organized annual board retreatSpearheaded all board recruitment effortsLed organization's budgeting processManaged all administrative tasks including SOS registration, employee giving registrations, Seattle Parks and Recreation volunteer hours reporting, and grant reports

Seattle, Wa

Member of EnviroMason Green Team- working to increase and develop environmentally sustainable practices around the medical center.Managed the development of 50,000+ annual fund appeal letters for Virginia Mason Medical Center, Benaroya Research Institute and Bailey-Boushay House from content and copy creation to mail house production.Created content and edited quarterly newsletters for Virginia Mason Medical Center and Bailey-Boushay House.Worked as front line external communications specialist with donors and Virginia Mason Medical Center patients, and served as internal communications point person for multiple medical departments.Supported large scale events including The Boeing Classic by managing incoming donor RSVPs and inquiries prior to the event and processing gifts, managing donor gratitude pieces, and producing tax receipts post-event. Managing digital media communications with NetCommunity, Constant Contact, AuctionMaestro Pro, and Raiser's Edge. Worked as administrator or assistant administrator the following CRMs and platforms: Raiser's Edge, Salesforce, NetCommunity, Constant Contact, eTapestry, Blackbaud Merchant Services, and SharePoint.Managed the annual update of donor recognition walls around the medical center, including a large scale redesign of all walls in 2014 so they would reflect the new branding and style guide for Virginia Mason. Developed new media and social media fundraising and stewardship strategies. Managed content on internal websites using SharePoint and external websites using NetCommunity. Trained in the Virginia Mason Production System, The Toyota Way, Lean Management, and Experience Based Design.Managed the foundation’s paper supply inventory. Processed up to 100 gifts per day using Raiser's Edge, Cybersource online credit card processor, and Bank Of America Mobile Deposits.

Greater Seattle Area

Worked to extend ZWW's role in the community to protect people and our natural world by advocating for products designed and produced to be healthy, safe, and continually recycled and reusedOverseeing of organizational budgeting, financials, and monthly accounting Helped to carry out the organization's mission through developing a fundraising plan and an new member recruitment strategyManaged a portfolio of the organizations top 50 donorsOrganized all organization events including fundraising lunches and press conferences

Greater Seattle Area

Served as front line exterior communications specialist, working with donors from the US and Canada to process donations, provide updates on the status of pledge gifts, update contact information, and answer television programming comments and inquiries. Identified major gift leads using data analytics. Managed Member Services Coordinators during peak pledge season.Assisted in the management of large scale pledge programming including live cooking shows.Served as local team management for the Seattle production of Antiques Roadshow 2013 Managed vehicle donations program.Maintained donor information in Raiser’s Edge and SalesforceAssisted in Raiser's Edge to SalesForce database conversion.

Seattle, Wa

* Responsible for managing the organization's canvass operations and the annual fund* Increased Direct Mail return rates by 23%* Helped to increase organizational renewal rate to 68%* Administrator on organization's social media accounts* Developed a Membership Benefits program containing 15 Community Partners* Organizing and hosting fundraising events and Member Appreciation Parties* Cultivating donor relationships* Responsible for moves management with donors giving up to $2,500* Maintaining donor information and generating reports on Salesforce* Networking with other area non-profits on Puget Sound related issues

Seattle, Wa

* Soliciting season subscriptions to former audience members* Securing gift for the Handsbury Project* Customer relations and house management* Managing donor information of Tessitura

* Nationally recognized for fundraising achievements * Managing an office of 75 canvassers* Organizing press conferences and media relations* Managing donor relations for three national 501(c)4 organizations* Recruiting and training canvassers on fundraising skills and techniques

Master Of Science (M.S.), Strategic Fundraising And Philanthropy

-Graduated Magna Cum Laude -Results from thesis titled, "Using Donor Feedback and Best Practices in Donor Retention to Improve Declining.

Ba, Sustainable Economics And General Sciences

Activities and Societies: * Soprano section leader for the The Evergreen Singers * Contributing writer to the Cooper Point Journal *.

Study Abroad Program, International Economics

Anthropology, Economics, Music

Activities and Societies: * Studied abroad in Thailand * helped found the Campus Democrats

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