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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Education record