Dawn Cunningham Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, California

My clients and the services I provide have included:SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION > Writing stories for annual reports and donor newsletters. TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND > Creating stewardship reports and fundraising case statements.MILLS COLLEGE > Editorial consulting, feature writing for alumnae magazine, writing online and print recruitment marketing communications.

Oakland, California

Developed and implemented strategies for communications with donors and alumnae in order to help meet college's fundraising goals ($15 million/year) and strengthen individuals’ connections with Mills.> Built and managed college’s first integrated advancement communications team,encompassing alumnae communications, stewardship, and annual fund marketing.>.

Oakland, California

Oakland, California

Berkeley, California

Managed school’s brand and developed marketing communications for prospective students, donors, and alumni. Wrote and edited content for and managed production of website, email and print newsletters, recruitment materials, annual fund appeal letters, and conference displays. Managed media relations. Oversaw two staff as well as freelance designers.

Identified, cultivated, solicited, and stewarded alumni and other major donors. Wrote and edited development communications, including case statement for university’s first capital campaign, grant proposals, annual fund appeal letters, major gift solicitation and acceptance documents, and gift acknowledgement letters. Worked closely with deans and faculty.

Shared creative and administrative responsibility with CGA president for planning and implementing marketing communications for nonprofit clients, including National Trust for Historic Preservation and Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. Wrote, copyedited, and directed production of capital campaign case statements, annual reports, newsletters.

Berkeley, California

Berkeley, California

Wrote and designed brochures, press releases, program manuals, and displays. Created format and wrote copy for organization’s first newsletter. Participated in grant proposal writing and project start-up. Coordinated special events.

Ba, Communications

Focused on mass media theory and practices (print journalism, video, and film). Phi Beta Kappa.

Education record

Studied at Swarthmore while on an exchange program.

Ma, Anthropology

Pursued graduate studies in socio-cultural anthropology, focusing on Southeast Asia. Conducted fieldwork on intercultural interactions.