• Managed and grew grant pipeline to 30 foundations. Identified foundation prospects, conducted research, liaised between grant team and program directors, and drafted LOIs and RFPs.• Identified, cultivated, and solicited major gifts, prospects, and donors.• Developed lay-leadership through volunteer and donor committees resulting in an increase in major giving. • Planned and executed individual solicitations, parlor meetings, educational events, and other fundraising activities leading to new donors, enhanced exposure, and increased revenue.

• Managed portfolio of mid-range donors, cultivated new donors, and elevated existing ones to major donors.• Planned all organization fundraising and cultivation events for the organization’s Manhattan and Westchester catchment areas.

• Planned large scale fundraising events including; Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín (2013): $2.3 million; Lifeline of Hope Gala (2014): $1.3 million; Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín (2015): $1.8 million+; Spring Cocktail Benefit (2015): $500,000+; 80th Anniversary Gala (2016): $1.3 million+; Chinese Advisory Council Banquet (2016): $300,000+.• Solicited five-figure gifts in conjunction with fundraisers.• Liaised between Board of Directors and Selfhelp staff . Oversaw the activities of two board committees.