Emily Adams Email & Phone Number

Memphis, Tn, Us

Greater Memphis Area

Greater Memphis Area

- Develops, evaluates, and manages annual portfolio on a national and multi-regional level; partners have included Brooks Brothers, Charlotte Russe, Coldwater Creek, Destination XL Group, Inc., Dollar General Corporation, eBay, Expedia, The Gymboree Corporation, Joy Cone, Kmart/Sears, Lyft, New York & Company, Inc., The Melting Pot Restaurants, Inc., Party City, Jewelers for Children, Reebok, WellPoint, Zurich North America, Tommy Hilfiger, and Williams-Sonoma, Inc.; portfolio shows consistent growth in depth of relationships and in revenue.- Collaborates and cultivates relationships with corporations to maximize donations and awareness while positioning partners as responsible corporate citizens. Programs include associate giving, cause related marketing, corporate gifts, customer donations, employer matching, executive gifts, financial endowments, in-kind donations, naming opportunities, regional and national sponsorships, and special events.- Partners with internal departments to plan, evaluate, and implement the strategic direction of programs to develop annual fiscal goals, budgets, celebrity involvement, digital assets, national PR/media plans, and other alliances.- Prepares and reviews communications plans, presentations, press releases, and proposals.- Plans and coordinates corporate stewardship activities including training sessions, hospital visits, incentive and recognition programs, and other personal engagement tactics to accomplish pre-determined objectives.

Greater Memphis Area

Greater Memphis Area

Greater Memphis Area

Greater Memphis Area

- Supported an $11 million annual organizational budget through administrative and programmatic management.- Solicited donations from corporate and individual donoars, including securing major gifts and managing naming opportunities.- Led the organization's annual United Way campaign, securing 100 percent employee participation each year. Supported the campaign externally as a United Way agency speaker at companies throughout the Mid-South.- Played an supporting role in rebranding the organization to improve community understanding of the organization.- Worked with an agency to develop new marketing materials including brochures, website, social media, and stationary.- Managed and grew the organization's grant portfolio, including drafting and maintaining applications on an annual basis.- Planned and executed grassroots fundraising events, including annual festival with more than 20,000 attendees. Duties included securing sponsorships, entertainment, in kind support, permits, promotional support, and onsite vendors, as well as idenitfying and managing more than 100 event volunteers.- Managed the organization's website: www.PorterLeath.org.

Greater Memphis Area

- Researched, wrote, and submitted grants to operate housing and social services programs.- Secured grants from the United States government, local government, the United Way of the Mid-South, and private foundations.- Worked with senior leadership and program administrators to evaluate and report program success to grantmakers through data collection and analysis.- Produced weekly newsletter for Sacred Heart Southern Missions covering all activities in northwest Mississippi, including two schools, six churches, and thriteen regional social service offices.- Maintained knowledge of changing grant trends, processes, and procedures.- Researched, evaluated, and followed through with new funding opportunities.- Created and maintained standard boilerplate language for grant materials.

- Assisted the deputy director with all administrative and some clinical functions of her position, including grant application preparation, drafting internal and external written communications, supervising therapeutic activities, and supporting fundraising events as needed.

- Created a digital, searchable database of potential funding sources including funding priorities, grantmaking processes, and contact information.- Prepared grant application for the organization's first grant, which came from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Bachelor Of Arts, English

Activities and Societies: Dean's List Fall 1998 Fall 2000 Spring 2002, Cum Laude, Dave Byron Marcus, Hazel Bethea Marcus and Donald Bethea.

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Nonprofit Management, 3.96

Activities and Societies: National Certification in Nonprofit Management and Leadership - May 2010; Pi Alpha Alpha, the National Honor.

Study Abroad, Italian Language And Literature

Rome, Italy

High School Diploma