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Durham, Nc, Us

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Since starting at Student U, grew the fundraising program from $2M to $3.5M, designing a comprehensive, diversified Development Plan with clear goals and strategies• Lead and manage the Development team consisting of a Grant Writer, Development Associate, and Consultants• Provide strategic leadership as a member of the Leadership Team and guide Student U's Finance Committee and Board efforts• Prepare solicitations and secure major gifts ($100,000+) from stewarding key relationships with organization's donors• Lead special campaigns, including closing a 1.72M Capital Campaign to renovate a Commercial-Grade Kitchen• Screen opportunities for the organization, including government initiatives, new donor prospects, and grant opportunities

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Primary writer and editor for grant proposals and reports, managing over 40 active grants per year, meeting deadlines, documenting and organizing site visits, and supporting development efforts to maintain a 3M+ yearly organizational budget• Designed systems to organize over a decade of grant materials, documenting and streamlining processes to facilitate the historical retention of information and optimizing onboarding• Primary Administrator for development functions, including a CRM Salesforce Database, detail-oriented data entry and reporting, and drafting organizational communication materials in a fast-paced environment

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Provided comprehensive support to executives, including communication support, and personal assistance at a luxury spa and aesthetic surgery center.

Parker Community, Chapel Hill, Nc

• Mentored and supervised a team of 10 RAs as a graduate-level assistant to the Community Director and managed a community-wide budget for programming• Supported 50+ students through consistent and engaging floor programs that were community-centered while providing tangible tools to RAs to replicate program efforts• Elected by Parker Community to receive the Community Leadership Award for demonstrating excellent leadership skills and serving as a role model for staff, peers, and residents• Trained in crisis response, responding to emergency and urgent situations in accordance with protocol • Served as Green Games Liaison, educating residents about the environment, named 2016-17 Green Games RA of the year

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Founding member and visioning force of Youth4Education, a program to give young people the tools to promote education equity in their communities• Developed and piloted a mentoring model for 20+ high school students within Youth4Education as they led service-learning projects around education equity and coached high school students monthly within the mentoring model • Co-designed programming for the National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), reaching 40+ high school students and educators, also served as a lead facilitator throughout NYLT, engaging participants in activities to explore leadership and social justice• Planned workshops, service projects, and activities for the National Service-Learning Conference, reaching 2,000+ educators and young people, typically high school students• Facilitated workshops with 40+ participants surrounding social justice issues in education• Mentored the next cohort of 7 YAC members over a year• Designed curriculum to train educators on implementing service-learning into their classrooms

Mount Holly, Nc

• Supported the opening of the third location for Shining Hope Farms and represented the nonprofit at community events • Served as administrative and operational support for the Executive Director• Maintained nonprofit financial records, including preparing annual state sales-tax returns• Facilitated volunteer training workshops for 20-30 new volunteers each month and supervised groups of 10-100 volunteers during workdays• Assisted Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech-Language Pathologists to provide therapy services to clients safely