Impact Development Fund is a lender, partner, and community builder that expands access to capital to build more resilient and equitable communities. As a Community Development Financial Institution, Impact Development Fund connects mission-driven organizations to the financial products and partnership that advance equity across the region. As Chief Program Officer, Emily oversees program design and development, program implementation and efficiency, and program impact. Emily supports and manages IDF staff and third-party contracting relationships, and she works alongside the C-suite executive team to ensure strong execution of IDF's vision. Currently, Emily's primary initiatives are overseeing IDF's Disaster Recovery team and programs assisting survivors of the Marshall Fire and launching IDF's first small dollar loan fund aimed at unbanked populations, the Colorado Household Financial Recovery program.

In 2019, Sharing Connexion hired Emily as the first full time staff for the organization. Sharing Connexion's mission is to provide affordable housing organizations and nonprofits with real estate expertise, funding, and preservation. Emily was tasked with building organizational sustainability, strategy, and scaling. Job duties and highlights include: - Wrote new business plan and created implementation plan and operation strategy.- Manages Board of Directors business, including but not limited to: orientation, meeting agendas, minutes, committee meetings, annual retreat, volunteer projects, and reporting.- Manages staff and contractors, ensuring timely execution of projects.- Oversees all communications, including implementation of new brand, creation of new website, and design of marketing materials.- Maintains compliance with nonprofit legal expectations, communicates with attorneys, works with auditors and accounting, and oversees tax filing.- Fosters business development, including community outreach, securing new partnerships, and event planning and engagement. Fosters fundraising efforts, including grant applications, fundraising communications, and implementation of fundraising strategies.- Guides financial management alongside treasurer, including budget creation and financial reporting. Manages day-to-day financial procedures, such as coding payables and receivables, working with contract accountant, etc.- Handles project management and organization for all three programs, including real estate donation projects, loan underwriting, and acquisitions. Oversees the success and growth of all three programs. Maintains strong pipeline of future projects.

Leadership: Primary staff liaison to 4 volunteer committees: membership, sponsorship, editorial, and young professionals. This included organization of information, agendas, notes, and scheduling, and the mobilization of committee volunteers. Contributed to public image of organization through public speaking, outreach events, committee involvement, and community partnerships. Membership/Sponsorship:Oversaw and executed very successful membership (nearly 300 member organizations) and sponsorship (72 companies in 2017) campaigns. This included providing strategies for retention and acquisition, mobilizing volunteers for successful outreach interactions, and achieving/exceeding revenue and benchmarking goals. Conducted invoicing, financial tracking, and follow up for membership/sponsorship funding. Acted as sponsor liaison, providing communication and ensuring benefits. Provided comprehensive reporting to both board/executive level and committees and identified strategic opportunities for future campaigns. Communications/Marketing:Directed overall communications (external and internal) including but not limited to: email marketing, newsletters, membership campaigns, event marketing, website content management, social media, print projects and press releases. Content creation and project management over advocacy and educational resources including public service announcements, public campaign website management (liveaffordablycolorado.org), educational brochures and research reports. Implemented and provided marketing expertise through the comprehensive rebrand process in 2017, including execution of the new website, email newsletters, marketing material, print collateral and internal branding and messaging. Developed, planned and executed event marketing (approx. 20-25 events per year), including the management of the annual NOW! Conference marketing plan (which has 850+ attendees).

Emily directed all marketing and communication strategy which includes: fundraising campaigns, web content creation, print media, social media engagement, email marketing and newsletters, event planning and promotions, nonprofit mission statement and messaging, membership acquisition and retention strategy, community outreach and partnerships, volunteer management and reporting tools.Highlights: - Ran and marketed event promotions and communications for our conference which resulted in the largest attendance in the last ten years, 1300+ attendees- Created and launched the first corporate sponsorship program for our annual conference with corresponding tiers and benefits, securing 5 major partnerships- Organized and communicated with 50+ event speakers- Assembled and directed over 50+ event volunteers- Wrote all blogs and manipulated content through Wordpress- Experienced with e-commerce and back-end reporting tools - Ran and tracked social media ads in A/B campaigns for optimal ROI - Designed infographics as a reporting tool and utilized Adobe Photoshop for design projects - Created new messaging and introductory packet for new counselor acquisition- Launched first webinar training seminars for association of counselorsTools: Wordpress, MailChimp, Photoshop, Eventbrite, Buffer, Insightly CRM, MobileCause, Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Youtube, Pinterest, AnyMeeting, Facebook Ads, Survey Monkey, Attendify, Piktochart, Microsoft Office Suite, and Google Apps.

At this time, Emily wrote newsletters, blogs, social media content, emails, fundraising projects, and receipting. Emily directed sales at the annual conference, helped book speaking engagements, planned flights and traveled as an assistant. Emily assisted phone calling campaigns, worked on research assignments, and was consulted for creative direction. In January 2014, Emily was promoted to Communications Manager.