Colleen Cooper Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Donor Advancement •Set strategy, reporting, metrics, goal setting, and accountability for individual and organizational success. (annual strategic fundraising plan)•Collaborate with other team members and departments to create and oversee the deployment of campaigns, lead generating activities (i.e. events, etc.), and reporting. •Create strategic and tactical objectives for events with the goal of growing donor pool.•Establish and maintain an amount of major donor relationships including planning strategic touchpoints.•Supervise Communications team and support creating, reviewing, and deploying external marketing, communications, and reporting specific to each donor segment.•Creativity to acquire, retain, and grow individual personal giving, including major donors.•Grant writing and reporting.•Experience with Kindful and Google Suite in a fully remote staff structure. •Create and implement major donor fundraiser events as well as cultivation and stewardship events for all segments of donors and prospective donors.Donor Care •Write donor care standards and strategy and oversee timely acknowledgement of donors.•Serve as the donor-base subject matter expert, working with Donor Team and Operations Team to establish infrastructure, protocols, and data entry standards.•Create and maintain donor engagement communication strategies for broad base and recurring donors, including in-person, email, text, and video communications.•Support for senior leadership by writing fundraising Board reports/updates and proposals for funding requests for partners and major donors.•Create format for successful international Vision Trips as part of donor engagement strategy.Major Accomplishments include:• Being part of a small, nimble team that raised $1.2 million. • Creating fundraising strategy and organizational systems for a young and growing organization.• Double role as Director of Development for International NGO (sister org) located in Afghanistan.

Responsibilities include:• Facilitation and leadership in writing and completing grant applications.• Consulting with executive management on new grant opportunities and applications.• Ensuring that all grants are managed within budget and fiscal guidelines• Facilitating the process of policy and procedure development that arises from grant requirements.• Oversight of agency-wide grant work with Site Directors and program staff• Carrying administrative authority in holding staff accountable to perform grant-required services in compliance with grant guidelines, to meet stated outcomes and to provide timely service statistics.• Attending mandatory grantor/grantee meetings and trainings for grants.• Overseeing the work of the Grants Manager and Grant Assistant. • Holding Grants Department staff accountable for job responsibilities and time management; encouraging professional growth and development and setting learning objectives.• Providing training to program staff on grant related program specifics including outcomes and deliverables.• Managing all related United Way information (applications, contracts, reports).• Maintaining an awareness of grant related information coming from grantors. • Disseminating information to staff on a timely basis.• Establishing systems and working to build infrastructure including processes, policies, and procedures.Major Accomplishments include:• Planning and implementing the successful pivot of the Grants Department from in office to full remote work during the pandemic (March 2020-September 2021), including taking the initiative to learn new software (Microsoft Teams, Planner, and SharePoint) and then train department staff to support collaboration and efficiency in a remote work setting.• Implementing a change management process for project management of a multi-site grant application through the use of Planner, creating greater efficiency for the Grants Department, Site Directors, and program staff.

Wheaton, Il

Duties included but were not limited to:• Managing Director responsibilities during interim without Managing Director including: - Provide leadership and motivation to staff, conduct hiring interviews. - Manage and administer budget.• Manage major donor portfolio and database, advise Executive Director on prospective donor meetings, and write proposals.• Present to the Board of Directors on long-term and short-term development goals and Center’s objectives.• Collaborate with Director of Communications in promotion/marketing of the Center to increase online fundraising efforts. • Develop and execute an annual comprehensive strategic fundraising plan.• Manage and administer donor relations, donor-centered events, and donor-centric communication strategies to increase engagement with the Center's mission and work with executive level leadership to develop processes across institutes. • Design and create web and print based donor communications.• Lead strategy for new corporate and church development plans.

Aurora, Il

Key Contributions:• Public speaking. • Story-telling. • Communicated FMSC story, mission, and impact to volunteer groups of 10-90 youth and adult volunteers. • Solicited financial donations and support for other fundraising initiatives from volunteers/donors. • Oriented and trained volunteers, creating a positive volunteer experience. • Ensured adherence to FMSC safety and food quality policies and procedures. • Delegated clean-up of packaging area, preparation of food product containers, and packaging materials for next volunteer group. • Cleaned and maintained the site, including volunteer orientation and packing areas, restrooms, and warehouse. • Performed transactions for merchandise sales and operated cash register. • Completed production and volunteer reports after each packing shift.

Naperville

Key Contributions:• Balanced multiple priorities and tasks at one time in a fast-paced environment while prioritizing urgency.• Managed schedule and travel arrangements of lead pastor.• Assisted with church-wide and national communication. • Followed up on action points with staff from meetings with executive staff.• Coordinated volunteer schedules.• Managed social media accounts of lead pastor.• Processed expense reports.• Created Excel spreadsheets; ran reports.• Prepared booklets for and recorded meeting minutes at Elder Board meetings.• Event planning and coordinating.• Created communications to promote and disseminate the mission of lead pastor’s fledgling ministry to target group from the grass roots and establish database to maintain organized records and reports.

Key Contributions:• Created and implemented Ministry Care initiative still in operation today.• Developed company communication and marketing via website, publications, social media, and email. • Carried out company’s marketing plan. • Maintained FTP site and email correspondence related to graphic design. • Liason between graphic designer, print broker, and Marketing Director. • Print proof approval. • Assisted with preparation, publication, ordering and distribution of Annual Report and other printed marketing materials including business cards and company stationary. • Maintained company’s website. • Order office supplies. • Liason between mortgagees and insurance agencies. • Notary republic. • Studied securities. • Filing. • Typing. • Created and proofread Excel spreadsheets and MindManager Maps to ensure departmental processes upheld and to create organization and efficiency. • Database management. • Troubleshot IT, phone, and fax related issues. • Assisted in migration to the Cloud. • Worked with staff and clientele of diverse backgrounds and ages.

Public speaking. Story-telling. Facilitated team building activities, low ropes initiatives, and survival camps. Taught outdoor education classes. Initiated nature hikes for groups of diverse backgrounds and ages. Supervised camp recreation time. Maintained display cases in nature center. Head Naturalist requested my leadership as a speaker for weekly camp chapel time on specific occasions where a guest speaker was not able to attend or there was a vacancy.

Head Naturalist requested my leadership as a speaker for weekly camp chapel time on specific occasions where a guest speaker was not able to attend or there was a vacancy.Taught Outdoor Education classes for groups of students in 2nd-5th grade. Initiated nature hikes for school groups of diverse backgrounds and ages. Supervised camp recreation time. Facilitated team building activities, low ropes initiatives, and survival camps for groups of 4th-6th graders and teenagers.

Masters Degree, Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Biology, Ecology Tract; Minor In Chemistry, Youth Ministry

Activities and Societies: volunteer for Love Palos service projects, volunteer for Read With Me program at battered women/children.