Danielle Barrows Email & Phone Number

Newton, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Data Services unit and provide services to both Development and Alumni Relations to help raise funds and promote engagement to support College-wide priorities.• Developed a Gift Acceptance Policy to ensure that funds are allocated and used correctly per the donor’s designation, as well as to facilitate collaboration between Development, Data Services, the Business Office, and Student Financial Services.• Developed the outline and overall structure for a strategic plan for the Development and Alumni Relations department, to be used as a mechanism for goal planning and revenue forecasting for the next two fiscal years.• Successfully reconciled a six-year, $50 million comprehensive campaign with the Business Office, and brought the discrepancy gap between the two departments down to 1.5%.

Boston, Ma, Us

• Successfully launched Raiser’s Edge NXT, which allowed front-line fundraisers to quickly access donor records via Web view, as well as enter actions into the system in a timely manner, and access real-time giving information. • Hired, onboarded and trained a Gift Processing Associate in a remote setting due to Covid-19, and helped to direct this position to successfully processing over 4,000 gifts accurately, leading to 12 straight months of 100% reconciliation with the Business Office.• Managed the Raiser’s Edge database and lead the Data Services Unit through a major cleanup of email addresses, table and coding cleanup, and implemented AddressFinder to ensure routine address updates.• Collaborated with the Gift Processing Associate to create a series of policies and procedures related to data storage and financial reporting, as well as created an instructional Raiser’s Edge/NXT how-to document for Development and Alumni Relations staff.

Canton, Ma, Us

• Managed Raiser’s Edge and Raiser’s Edge NXT, which included routine maintenance, gift entry, event registration reporting, and financial reporting.• Created tailored Raiser’s Edge training for Foundation staff based on their individual needs.• Streamlined the daily financial processes, which included pledge tracking and pledge reminders, to ensure that donor pledges were fulfilled on time according to the terms of their commitment.• Assisted with the month-end financial reconciliation process and facilitated monthly meetings with the accountants to ensure that financials were accurate and on track with projected budget.• Successfully transitioned over 20 fundraising event pages from NetCommunity to Online Express and increased online registrations and registrant satisfaction.• Oversaw the Foundation’s regional grant process and increased applicant participation by 36% from 2018 to 2019.

• Developed procedures for entering and updating constituent data into Raiser’s Edge to ensure fundraising data integrity and accurate revenue reporting.• Performed routine data checks on a weekly basis and researched constituent addresses for quality assurance.• Created query and export templates to generate mailing lists, email lists, and donor giving lists.• Under management guidance, created recommendations on how to properly code and store data to align with industry best practices.

Boston, Ma, Us

• Managed the fundraising database (Abila Fundraising 50) and ensured that all data was entered correctly and that all staff members were properly trained and able to utilize the database efficiently and effectively.• Developed gift processing policies that guaranteed that gifts were processed in a timely fashion, and certified that the organization is adhering to PCI compliance regulations.• Generated donor tax acknowledgments, ensuring that all acknowledgments were mailed out within 48 hours of a gift being made.• Produced monthly stewardship reports from Abila and content for prospect managers to use in cultivating and stewarding donors and prospects.• Managed the production of the annual year end appeal, including generating donor giving reports and creating email and mailing lists.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

• Produced comprehensive reports to be used to track giving trends, assign prospects, and build donor and prospect portfolios for Major Gift Officers.• Coordinated the production of stewardship correspondence to donors including tax receipts, society level membership fulfillment, pledge reminders, and tribute letters.• Assisted with compiling data and revising lists for the Annual Report, donor walls, and all additional donor recognition collateral.• Processed all gifts of $500 and above, including society level memberships, corporate sponsorships, grants from foundations, and in-kind gifts.

• Assisted Development team with building and maintaining relationships with current donors and prospects by utilizing donor data in Raiser’s Edge to ensure that prospect managers were moving donors through the pipeline.• Produced tax receipts and acknowledgement letters to all donors within 24 hours of receiving their gift.• Drafted sponsorship letters and pulled guest lists from Raiser’s Edge for special events.• Created gift reports to be used daily and monthly to reconcile with the finance department which aided in a more streamlined monthly reconciliation process.

Bachelor Of Arts, Communication Arts

M.S, Non-Profit Management