Dana Kaasik Email & Phone Number

United States

Helping foundations and corporations come alongside families displaced by violence, poverty and injustice-both in the U.S. and across the world through supporting disaster response, humanitarian aid, community development, refugee resettlement and immigration.

San Diego, California, United States

Helping generous people to heal, enhance, and save lives through their philanthropy. Manage philanthropic relationships with high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and corporations to secure 6 and 7-figure gifts for Scripps Health.

Greater San Diego Area

Helping people who love nature create legally protected reserves in some of the most biologically and culturally diverse parts of our planet. Designed and implemented comprehensive development program and managed a team of five to secure a $5M budget from individuals, corporations, and foundations to support programs in six Latin American countries..

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Promote active involvement of alumni with one another, Pitt Med, and current medical students. Served as Interim Director of the Medical Alumni Association at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2018-2019) in addition to continuing responsibilities as a Major Gifts Officer. In this role I managed a budget of over $100,000, supervised two.

Pittsburgh, PA

Connect philanthropic alumni with opportunities to support cutting-edge medical research and student scholarships at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Managed philanthropic relationships with high-net-worth individuals to generate support for student education, medical research, and patient care.

Fairfax, Virginia

Connect generous people with opportunities to protect the unique biodiversity and ecosystems of Galapagos by supporting research and management, informing public policy, and building a sustainable society. Responsible for all parts of major gifts fundraising for a $5M/year nonprofit, including identification of prospects, initiating contact, research.

Alexandria, Virginia

- Worked with staff across programs to identify stories, statistics, and quotes to assist in fundraising. - Wrote letters of inquiry and grant proposals for private, corporate, and family foundations. - Assisted in conducting outreach to potential sponsors for the organization’s special events.

Arlington, VA

- Conducted research on topics such as corporate giving, foundations in the D.C. region, nonprofit advocacy, philanthropy, benefit corporations, social entrepreneurship, social media, philanthropy in higher education, and Virginia’s nonprofit sector.- Planed, marketed, and coordinated 2-3 Nonprofit Speaker Series events each school semester. - Developed.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Utilized experience and knowledge gained while working on the National Human Trafficking hotline to identify new grantors and compelling program service details. - Wrote letters of inquiry and grant proposals to existing and new funders.- Represented Polaris Project at Combined Federal Campaign events to cultivate prospective donors.

Washington, DC

- Answered calls in English and Spanish from victims of human trafficking and other crimes, law enforcement, government officials, service providers, and community members.- Wrote detailed reports to law enforcement, connected victims with services, and provided resources and information. - Assisted in expanding regional contacts in the southern region of.

- Identified prospective grantors for CCUSA’s priority areas through utilizing Catholic Funding Guide and Foundation Search.- Conducted a survey of member agencies and assisted in preparing a grants report on agencies’ housing counseling programs. - Compiled data from various Catholic Charities agencies and wrote the final grants report for a Walmart.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Hired temporarily to assisted in database updating and maintenance in order to bring the companies’ records into compliance with federal regulations.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

- Tutored undergraduate students in English and writing, the majority of those tutored were EFL students.- Edited papers for undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students and provided constructive feedback.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

- Assisted Honors Program directors with various program-related tasks including filing, application processing, and events.- Managed Prestigious Scholarships office.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

- Aided in administrative duties including scheduling for tutors and students.- Prepared and maintained student’s academic files and assisted in grading.- Updated and modified tutoring programs to improve their accuracy and effectiveness.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Assisted in event planning, recruited and managed volunteers, and served as the conference coordinator managing multiple teams of volunteers for Oklahoma’s first annual human trafficking conference.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

- Assisted in event planning and coordination for a Career Expo by conducting outreach to local businesses.- Maintained employment opportunities database by fielding calls from businesses and employers.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Assisted in timely responses to constituent phone and mail requests concerning current bills, potential bills, tours, and other various constituent concerns and interests.- Hosted friendly and professional Capitol Hill tours for constituents and foreign delegations.- Served in front office as receptionist to answer phones and greet advocates.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Worked as the aide of a State Senator and assistant to the Insurance Committee secretary, performing various tasks including answering phones, faxes, filing, and general constituent services.