Donna Kirk-Swaffar (She/Her) Email & Phone Number

Winfield, Ks, Us

Remote

Topeka, Kansas

• Oversee internal and external communication products and processes• Support Community Impact and Resource Development staff• Create marketing materials using Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Publisher and Word• Manage multiple Facebook pages• Digital photography and videography• CRM experience using Andar database software.• Provide strategic planning input• Coordinate the volunteer Communications Committee

Topeka, Kansas

Work with Resource Development, Communications, Community Impact and Finance staff to plan and execute successful workplace giving campaigns. As one of two Assistant Directors, responsible for 200+ corporate and governmental agency campaigns. Oversee the Caring Club Card donor incentive program. Oversee campaign materials packing. Supervise half (5-6) of the United Way Campaign Ambassadors during the heart of campaign season. Campaign duties include:• Working with company coordinators to effectively promote awareness of United Way and maximize participation in workplace giving campaign, including setting of campaign goals.• Fulfilling company coordinator orders for campaign supplies. Ordering supplies.• Helping at company United Way events.• Updating donor records in Andar 360 donor management software.• Work with Leadership Giving staff to identify potential leadership campaigns.• Documenting campaign activities to better inform the next year's planning effort.Outside of active campaign season (January-June), work with Campaign Leadership Committee to contact CEOs of local companies to discuss campaign aspirations and volunteer engagement opportunities. Attend Community Impact events such as funding panels and Impact Council meetings when possible to stay connected with the work. Recruit merchants for the Caring Club program and confirm continued participation of existing merchants. Evaluate campaign planning and processes each cycle to improve communication and results.

Topeka, Kansas Area

Assisted Development Director, Admissions Director, Head of School and other staff with communication projects such as marketing brochures, school forms, event fliers, and photography. Produced annual auction catalog in coordination with development staff and volunteer auction coordinators. Taught after-school and summer enrichment classes. Helped update school's Facebook page.

Rossville Junior/Senior High School

Worked with school counselor to enroll students in elective or credit recovery courses using the Virtual Prescriptive Learning program. Administered adaptive assessments and made placement recommendations. Enrolled students in the VPL system and assigned coursework. Monitored completion of computer work and traditional assignments.

Topeka, Ks

Responsible for creating, managing and publicizing non-credit educational opportunities relating to business and management topics, including human resource professional certification and recertification, administrative professionals continuing education, and development opportunities for business professionals. Enrolled students in courses; created course materials when needed; recruited instructors and presenters; provided on-site conference and seminar management; and secured facility and other arrangements with venue, food-service and technology providers.Served as an in-house communications coordinator, creating marketing materials for all continuing education programs, including nursing, technology, and business. Worked with in-house and external printing and mailing services.

Topeka, Kansas Area

Coordinated support contracts for state social service agencies, including alcohol and drug abuse, mental health and developmental disabilities, and family support and preservation. Primary project responsibility for coordinating administrative details for a six-state consortium of drug and alcohol abuse agencies. Coordinated required reports for federal grant program, arranged and facilitated conference calls, arranged and facilitated consortium meetings in member states and at national conference sites, mediated communication among consortium members, including state agency directors, university research partners, and federal grant monitors. Supported other program coordinators when needed. Helped coordinate state conference on mental health and developmental disabilities for two years, including producing conference program, assisting with presenter contracts and arrangements, and providing on-site registration and coordination. Created and delivered a training module on outcomes and indicators for state providers of family support and preservation services. Created, wrote and published newsletters for all supported programs and the Kansas Nonprofit Association. Wrote and reviewed grant proposals.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Edited research project documentation (study protocols, research reports, operating procedures) for clarity and accuracy and consulted with authors on necessary revisions. Compiled and edited boilerplate and custom material for federal research grant proposals and helped produce final proposal submissions. Designed, wrote and produced marketing materials. Designed, wrote and produced internal communication pieces. Served on quality improvement teams. Collaborated frequently with graphic design and archive staff. Edited and formatted lecture monographs for the Midcontinent Perspectives lecture series and helped design and edit a hardback compilation of the transcriptions.

Ma, Communication Studies, 3.91 Cumulative Gpa

Activities and Societies: Graduate student employment with the University Daily Kansan (copy editing assistant) and the student affairs.

Bsj, Journalism, Graduate With Highest Distinction

Activities and Societies: University Daily Kansan (Copy Editor/Copy Chief), Jayhawk Journalist Magazine (copy editor), campus tour guide.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: German Club (VP) Yearbook photographer Stage crew AATG/PAD scholarship trip to Germany Choir Volleyball Swimming