Erica Baker Email & Phone Number

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

I oversaw the Financial Development Department, including:- Managing a team of 3 direct reports, plus volunteer committee members, interns, and others- Setting budgets for a department that brings in $1.5 million annually and ensuring we hit budget goals- Creating the annual calendar of events and fundraising campaigns- Serving as project manager on each event and campaign- Ensuring completion of all tasks by their deadlines- Communicating tasks to the Financial Development team, Marketing Department, volunteers and other parties- Communicating progress to the President, Board of Directors, and other stakeholders- Enhancing relationships with donors and sponsors- Evaluating and managing strategic partnerships- Spearheading new initiatives- Reaching out to potential new sponsors and partners

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

Working in the Education & Professional Development department it was my responsibility to ensure customer satisfaction and retention through programs of interest to our credit union members, vendors, and strategic partners. We had to meet the professional development needs of the credit union members while also planning valuable engagement opportunities with partners who could market their products to our members. Part of this included evaluating strategic partnerships to ensure the relationships were beneficial for everyone on all sides.I assisted our stakeholders with using our digital tools and maintained our CRM. I was also heavily involved in marketing our department's programs and was on the team guiding the organization through a rebranding. I also acted as a liaison and mentor to the Association's Young Professionals Network to help grow the next generation of credit union leaders.

Fig Industries had a need for a 3 month part-time employee to: assist with its 10th anniversary party; provide content for its events calendar, weekly event eblasts, Pinterest account, and blog; update the database with sales leads and client requests for upcoming ads; assist with sales meetings; cold call potential advertisers; schedule photo shoots. I have also completed tasks related to cultivating ongoing client relationships.

As Program Coordinator, I was responsible for many events and educational programs. The PBCC's signature event is an educational conference for 600-700 people and it was my responsibility to plan and execute the event. I also coordinated all Refunds for Breast Cancer Research press events and lab tours as well as the Take a Swing Against Breast Cancer Home Run Derby fundraisers. For the Derby, I recruited teams, fundraisers, and sponsors. I launched the Coalition's highly successful webinar series, coordinating all aspects of the webinars with the experts, conducting all webinars and running technical support. Due to its success, I was tasked with running a webinar for the PA Department of Health.Other responsibilities included: an online Continuing Education course for healthcare professionals, preparing and submitting all Continuing Education applications, grant writing for the conference, home run derbies, and webinars, writing content for e-mail blasts, supplying content and statistics for the annual report, managing a care package program for newly diagnosed women and serving on the PA Department of Health Stakeholder Leadership Team and Communications Workgroup sub-committee.

I was responsible for the Chapter's fundraising events. During my time, I coordinated venues for seven walk sites and three Foundation's Finest events, managed volunteers for the seven walk fundraisers, Love Affair gala, and Foundation's Finest, designed sponsorship materials, and secured the services of a graphic designer for pro bono logo work. I engaged Lancaster area companies and organizations for participation in Foundation's Finest, managed Facebook pages and Constant Contact e-mail blasts. I received auction training and assisted with the silent and live auction at the Love Affair gala.

Was responsible for JDRF's entrance into the Lancaster market. Tasks included recruiting and managing a committee of volunteers, marketing/pr, outreach events, planning and executing a Walk to Cure Diabetes, and partnering with local businesses. In just one year we recruited over 600 people to attend the Walk to Cure Diabetes and raised over $75,000.

Was responsible for all aspects of a Development office: planning and execution of all fundraising events, recruitment and management of event volunteers, website maintenance, gift processing, creation of event budgets, creation and maintenance of social networking profiles, management of all public relations efforts and media inquiries, production of all agency materials and advertising, donor relationship management, agency outreach to the public and potential donors, production of an internal newsletter, and grant writing.

Enhanced alumni feelings about their alma mater, utilized database to maintain alumni records, raised funds, and mentored new employees.

Processed accounts receivables checks and researched company contact information for Collections Department.

Assisted with wrap-up of chapter's Walk MS events, coordination of Dinner of Champions and projects relating to Bike MS and Stomp Out MS polo match. Projects included donor prospecting and solicitation, management of volunteers at event sites, event pick-up schedules, creation and management of social networking sites, and writing of press releases and fundraising publications.

B.S., Marketing, French

Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Marketing, minor in French. Coursework focused on Nonprofit and International Marketing..

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