David Berman Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

Binghamton, Ny

Binghamton, Ny

Greater Los Angeles Area

Fundraised, planned events, and created donor and volunteer activities for established health and environmental non-profit organization with annual operating budget of approximately $1,700,000. Launched successful young professionals volunteer group, including recruiting and developing volunteer leadership and overseeing fundraising and community awareness events.Planned, executed and obtained sponsorships for successful BREATHE California statewide conference.Created and implemented new procedures for planned giving, involving legal compliance, marketing, and communications with trustees.Planned, coordinated, and solicited sponsor prospects for two major fundraising events per year, both of which saw year to year growth in attendees and net revenue, and successfully implemented new donor cultivation events.

Independent Consultant 2009 - 2010Manager of Development 2005 - 2008 Managed development office for non-profit that raised over $1,000,000 annually to support the Jewish Home for the Aging.Edited, wrote, and ensured quality design of quarterly magazine with distribution of 4,000 householdsCreated and modified promotional materials that brought in over $200,000 annuallyCoordinated frequent fundraising events on tight budgets, some of which more the doubled the amount raised the prior yearManaged and oversaw website and database upgrades and updates, increasing the amount of traffic on the website and improving the functionality of the database

Analyzed operations and information systems at a large non-profit enabling them to effectively serve their clientsCreated database system to streamline input of service data into customer reports as well as centralize customer informationPerformed thorough analyses of client data to determine both the success rate and weaknesses of the Enterprise ProgramLed training sessions to encourage staff to use the full capabilities of the donor database program

Implemented creative strategies that maximized the efficiency of development and finance departments of a large nonprofit. Coordinated the transition process for vendor and liaison contracts, enabling the foundation to move effectively to its new locationIncorporated prospect research into my responsibilities, referring fundraisers to donors who bequeathed large giftsMerged 3 separate positions into one by successfully coordinating with the finance department, maintaining the donor database, and assisting the entire fundraising staffManaged and updated donor database and held training sessions encouraging the entire department to use the database productively

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Activities and Societies: Jewish Association of Marshall Students, Marshall Net Impact Service Corps Initiative, Gay and Lesbian Association

Ba, Telecommunications; Communication & Culture