Elise L. Peterson Email & Phone Number

Chelan, Wa, Us

Manage team and direct strategy for raising $1.8 million in annual philanthropic support from individuals, institutions, and government agencies while supporting administration functions of organization including finance and HR.• Major gift and planned gift fundraising: Collaborate with Executive Director to operationalize moves management for major and planned gift portfolio, contributing to increased number of major gifts for the organization.• Annual fund philanthropy: Develop and implement a comprehensive community-centric fundraising plan, maintaining donor retention rates of over 70% and increased average gift per donor year over year. • Board member engagement: Serve as key liaison with the Development Committee of the Board of Directors, providing strategic direction, training, and personalized cultivation plans, leading to increased board member engagement with fundraising activities.• Grant administration: Oversee portfolio of grants leading to new and increased awards from institutional and government funders during tenure.• Database migration: Lead migration to Salesforce CRM, overseeing processes for data import, report building, and system customization to operationalize processes for fundraising and outreach activities. • Policies management: Collaborate with HR consultant to update organization’s handbook and policies, ensuring alignment with organizational values and compliance with state and federal regulation.• Financial oversight: Collaborate with Business Manager to create new systems and policies for budget management, leading to greater financial oversight and healthier cashflow position for organization.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Seattle, Washington, United States

Managed team responsible for $18 million in annual philanthropic support from public funding, foundations, and private contributions.• Major gift and planned gift fundraising: Managed a donor portfolio to strengthen existing relationships with major and legacy donors, cultivate new donors, and steward major gifts. Successfully solicited and received five and six figure gifts for various initiatives.• Annual fund philanthropy: Worked collaboratively with fundraising team to develop and implement annual fund program, resulting in increased annual fund revenue and additional emergency funding to support organization during COVID-19 pandemic. • Team management: Managed high-functioning development team through multiple major leadership changes at organization. Recruited and trained new team members. Established new practices and structures to align philanthropic work with organizational values and goals.• Community-centric fundraising: Led development team and board through process of reviewing racist and inequitable fundraising practices. Developed and implemented fundraising practices that incorporated CCF principles and reflected organization’s anti-racist and equity work.

Bozeman, Mt

Directed and supervised team responsible for $1.9 million in annual philanthropic support.• Major gift program: Established new membership program for major donors, creating processes and policies for identifying and qualifying prospects, tracking moves management in fundraising CRM, and developing suite of communications materials.• Collaborative fundraising: Worked collaboratively with Montana PBS leadership to identify, cultivate, and solicit major and planned gifts, resulting in $2.1 million in secured and pledged donations.• Team management: Managed successful transition from previous Director of Development, leading development team and contributing to surpassed revenue goals for fiscal year.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed team responsible for fund development, marketing and communications.• Individual giving: Established individual giving program, putting in a place a comprehensive development plan that resulted in increased donor engagement and retention. • Grant management: Wrote grants and funding proposals leading to over $500,000 in awarded funds from individuals, private foundations and corporations. Oversaw reporting and stewardship for charitable grants resulting in multiple renewed grants. • Strategic communications: Created strategic marketing and communications materials leading to increased public profile and community support. Oversaw all external communications, include website, newsletters, press releases, and annual report.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Member of three-person development team responsible for raising $4 million annually.• Major gift and planned gift fundraising: Managed portfolio of donors, alumni, and private philanthropists resulting in $1.2 million in awarded funds for college initiatives. Developed a cultivation pipeline for planned giving, resulting in several of the first planned gifts to college.• Volunteer leadership: Recruited, trained, and managed volunteer fundraising committee for college initiative leading to 400% increase in philanthropic support from program members.• University collaboration: Worked with faculty and staff to establish and manage funding opportunities for academic projects and activities, leading to increase in funding proposals for college initiatives and programs.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Managed all stewardship communications, establishing a system for timely and meaningful donor acknowledgements.• Collaborated with faculty and staff to secure funding for academic projects, increasing proposals for college initiatives.• Initiated and led an alumni engagement committee, enhancing alumni involvement and activities.• Oversaw gift processing, ensuring accurate and prompt recording in the donor management database and compliance with university policies.

Phoenix, Az

Managed external and philanthropic communications for nation’s largest domestic violence shelter.• Strategic communications: Developed and implemented a strategic communications plan, establishing cohesive branding and messaging, and leading to 700% increase in online engagement.• Fundraising and marketing: Created engaging marketing and fundraising materials, increasing donor, volunteer, and community engagement• Media training: Trained leadership for public speaking and media appearances, ensuring messaging accuracy.

Greater Seattle Area

Offered high-level administrative support and project management for Development Department.• Strategic communications: Managed all internal and external communications for department ensuring cohesive messaging in all materials.• Special events planning: Planned and coordinated special events for the University Advancement department and University leadership increasing donor cultivation and stewardship opportunities.• Budget management: Tracked and managed department annual budget of $550,000 resulting in two consecutive years of operating at or below projected expenses.

Corvallis, Oregon Area

Managed all aspects of consumer market research projects for Fortune 500 companies• Assisted Account Executives in managing and building relationships with corporate clients leading to increased business from satisfied clients• Developed innovative methods and systems leading to new methodologies for market research• Managed communication of project protocols both internally and externally ensuring accurate and timely completion of research projects• Analyzed research results offering critical insights into product development and production

Corvallis, Oregon Area

Developed and implemented more than 200 consumer market research projects• Analyzed research results including writing, creating, and publishing multimedia reports and presentations of project results• Communicated project protocols with research facilities• Managed training and project assignments for the Research Associate team• Created and implemented training protocols for Research Associates

Eugene, Oregon Area

Managed day-to-day operations of non-profit summer camp.• Strategic communications and branding: Designed and produced all promotional materials and mass communications ensuring accurate messaging and branding throughout collateral.• Special events planning: Organized and planned special events creating increased opportunities for member engagement and donor solicitation.• Constituent engagement: Acted as primary customer service contact for parents, staff, volunteers, and association members, ensuring timely response to inquiries and issues.• Program development: Worked collaboratively with Executive Director and Program Director to design summer programming and curriculum.• Budget management: Directed and managed financial budget of $300,000 a year resulting in a decrease in expenditures after 3 years of excess spending.• Staff management: Managed full-time staff of three and recruited, hired, and trained 50 college-age seasonal staff annually.

Ba, Religious Studies

Activities and Societies: Member of Robert D Clark Honors College

Diploma, Digital Design