Emily Darling Email & Phone Number

Lawrence, Ks, Us

- Owns operations of the Office of the President, Board of Trustees, and Ad Astra Education Foundation- Serves as liaison between key volunteers and major donors and Endowment and University leadership- Provides leadership, management, and coordination of strategic initiatives, special projects, and emerging priorities with internal and external partners- Prepares executive presentations and communications, including team meetings, speaking engagements, and events

Lawrence, Ks, Us

- Managed Board of Trustees, Ad Astra Education Foundation Board of Directors and related Committees- Acted as liaison between key volunteers and major donors and Endowment and University leadership

Lawrence, Ks, Us

- Oversaw 90+ member Advancement Board that promotes the research, education, and patient care enterprises of the KU academic medical center - Managed committees and task forces, including Board Development, Community Affairs, Government Affairs, Marketing, and Strategic Planning to build awareness among civic, business, and government entities- Collaborated with Oversight Committee and executive development teams to identify and cultivate prospects and steward donors- Managed correspondence and communication, meeting planning and execution, member relations, and engagement and retention of board members- Facilitated partnerships with board members and academic medical center faculty and staff- Executed events with companies and organizations represented on the Advancement Board

Houston, Tx, Us

- Coordinated and managed holistic corporate relations efforts across Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (OCFR), Office of Research, and Center for Career Development- Researched and developed comprehensive account management plans focused on cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship for existing and prospective corporate partners- Executed all corporate stewardship, including annual reports, quarterly newsletters, financial and scientific reporting, presidential correspondence, and site visits- Led campus-wide data warehouse project to create comprehensive corporate engagement dashboards- Served on design and implementation team for new, campus-wide Blackbaud CRM- Authored content of campus-wide Salesforce.com Chatter, division-wide intranet, OCFR and corporate websites, and department newsletter

Houston, Tx, Us

- Maintained Millennium database of corporate and foundation proposals, gifts, and reports- Managed all corporate and foundation stewardship- Conducted research and analysis for corporate and foundation briefings- Drafted creative work plans, sitemaps, wireframes, and content for redesign of Corporate and OCFR websites, and wrote quarterly OCFR newsletter- Served on division-wide Operations Committee and Advisory Board Working Group

Keller, Texas, Us

- Identified, cultivated, solicited, and stewarded prospective and current donors, through letters of inquiry, grant proposals and reports, discovery calls, Executive Lunch Briefings, and site visits- Maintained database of funding campaigns and opportunities in Salesforce.com and processed gifts- Managed logistics for events, including developing and managing event budgets with Director, serving as liaison to vendors, and recruiting and managing volunteers- Managed social media and website content and reported communication data using Google Analytics- Served on Development and Communications Task Force, Salesforce.com Project Team, and Board of Directors Fund Development Committee

Keller, Texas, Us

- Recruited, interviewed, and trained forty economically-disadvantaged students for corporate internships- Managed relationships with 20+ supervisors at seven corporate clients- Qualified all five Genesys Works sites for selective Michael & Susan Dell Foundation’s Dell Scholars Program- Managed partnership with Houston Marathon Committee’s Volunteer Group Bonus Program

Kansas City, Mo, Us

- Researched and assisted with the development of the UMKC Foundation's Capital Campaign and the Trustees' Scholars Program

Boston, Ma - Massachusetts, Us

- Organized training of 350+ site leaders, senior and junior staff members, and volunteers- Prepared equipment for 5,000 students placed at 30 sites city-wide- Provided literacy and tennis instruction daily for 50+ students, ages 6-16

Bs With Special Attainments In Commerce, Business Administration

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