Dacia Harris Email & Phone Number

United States

Gainesville, FL, US

• In alignment with organizational strategic priorities, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of Partners In Health Board of Trustees members, select major gift donors, and other long-time partners attached to the.
• Manage a robust individualized stewardship plan, in partnership with managing director, to ensure strategic management and accompaniment of board members and select CEO donor relationships, resulting in over $10.
• Design and implement region-specific engagement strategies that leverage trustees and their networks through targeted high-level meetings, events, and other initiatives
• Collaborate with colleagues across major & principal gift and advocacy teams to create engagement activities that align trustee and donor interests with resource mobilization and partnerships strategies
• Create compelling proposals, stewardship reports, programmatic updates, and event briefings for trustees and select high-level donors
• Provide various degrees of fundraising & other strategic support to leadership and Board members to help them cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and their networks as appropriate

• Co-created and led the implementation of the annual plan for donor stewardship, including budget management and strategy development
• Led project management and execution of stewardship activities for individual donors, including development of quarterly newsletters, annual reports, impact reports, and gift acknowledgements
• Managed content direction and drafting, timeline creation and adherence, vendor relationship management, and cross-departmental collaboration for all stewardship activities
• Designed individual donor stewardship plans for the organization's most consequential donors alongside the director of donor engagement
• Collaborated with the Marketing & Communications colleagues to produce engaging print and digital collateral for all stewardship projects
• Supervised and collaborated with Development Coordinator to manage data reporting, and execute mailings and digital communications

• Developed and led the implementation of multichannel fundraising strategies to meet the college’s $300,000+ annual giving revenue goal during the university’s $3 billion fundraising campaign
• Compiled and analyzed data for mass mailings, including segmented mailings for new donors, lapsed donors, and current donors
• Managed a portfolio of approximately 70 Dean’s Leadership Circle donors who made annual gifts of up to $10,000
• Managed and facilitated Gator Nation Giving Day for the College of Education, including giving page management, faculty & staff giving, and securing lead and challenge gifts
• Drafted communications for direct mail appeals, digital campaigns, and stewardship communications for donors of multiple levels and across demographics
• Managed endowment reporting for over 50 funds across the college to include audited and financial information and impact reporting for scholarships/fellowships, chairs/professorships, and other general use

• Developed and managed telephone and digital fundraising programs for university clients to meet their annual phonathon revenue and participation goals through strategic data segmentation and messaging
• Recruited, interviewed, hired, and trained over 200 student fundraisers & supervisors across several universities including Georgia State University, Auburn University, and Virginia Richmond University
• Leveraged Ruffalo Noel Levitz’s engagement platform to deliver solicitations and customized stewardship to constituents via phone, mail, text, and video
• Performed daily, weekly, and long-term statistical analysis, including forecasting and projections, to achieve and exceed client goals, including a $1.4 client revenue goal
• Developed communication strategies to increase overall engagement with university stakeholders
• Maintained positive relationships with university clients, direct reports, and senior management

Greater Atlanta Area

• Serviced new and renewal business submission requests within turnaround service level objectives (SLOs), while maintaining a high level of accuracy and quality.
• Maintained existing electronic accounts through filing of correspondence and other supporting documentation.
• Interacted with clients (Underwriters and Brokers) via telephone, facsimile and e-mail.
• Query resolution, involving liaison with Underwriters, Brokers or other parties to ensure processing deadlines can be achieved and to prevent, where possible, re-occurrence.
• Completed special projects / other administrative duties as requested.

Atlanta, Georgia

• Made nightly calls to alumni, parents, and friends of the university to garner philanthropic support for Georgia State University’s 12 colleges
• Assisted in raising approximately $25,000 each month to assist with scholarships, programs, and educational resources
• Participated in the coordination of quarterly stewardship activities which included making thank you calls and writing thank you letters to all constituents

Master Of Education - Med, Student Personnel In Higher Education

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Economics & Modern Languages