Emma Stephens Patch Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Moved from the Individual Fundraising team to successfully launch the new Operations team. Ensured a smooth and timely transition of processes from other teams within the department. Involved rethinking highly complicated existing processes, developing new procedures, and a high level of planning and coordinating.

Washington, Dc, Us

Led six-member individual fundraising team in efforts to raise over $24M annually. Responsible for supervising and mentoring team members and for hiring and onboarding new staff. Oversaw two outside consultants and assisted in their fundraising efforts. Managed fundraising strategy for AEI’s National Council (highest-level) donors to build strong relationships between them and AEI’s President and Executive Vice President. Orchestrated five-to-seven-figure solicitations to increase revenue.

Washington, Dc, Us

Managed Individual Fundraising team and responsibilities, in addition to supervising and mentoring 2–3 interns per semester. Trained team on procedures and coordinated their projects.

Washington, Dc, Us

Solicited and cultivated mid-level donors and prospective donors to help them build stronger relationships with AEI.

Washington, Dc, Us

Wrote acknowledgment letters for all donations and personalized each according to different tax regulations. Conducted mailings of AEI’s written products to donors (typically 700–1,500 people), which included pulling lists in Salesforce, merging the information into labels and letters, and coordinating among other departments.

Washington, Dc, Us

Researched donors and prospective donors by synthesizing their charitable and political donation history. Maintained Salesforce database by updating information and logging staff interactions with outside contacts. Developed a system to track donor meetings.

New York, Ny, Us

Directed weekly Executive Board and Officers Council meetings to monitor and assist with the progress of over 45 events, including many school-wide events with over 1,000 students in attendance. Oversaw the Council’s budget, social media presence, and 100+ active members. Planned Founder’s Day and Winterfest for students and alumni.

New York, Ny, Us

Designed hand-drawn and digital flyers and posters and completed other miscellaneous tasks in preparation for Wellness events run by Peer Educators, administrators, and students. Assisted in administrative tasks, including office organization, supply purchases, designing and updating bulletin boards and calendars.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Worked with team of 5–7 people to produce 15–20 events per festival, events averaged 300–600 guests and promoted major films that screened at the festivals, such as How to Train your Dragon 2 and The Imitation Game. Managed event spaces, panels, and press junkets, including directing set-up, the event and clean-up. Oversaw VIP entry for private premier events hosted by national and multi-national corporations.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Coordinated volunteers and helped with the planning of large scale White House events like the Fourth of July celebration, the Congressional Picnic, and the State Arrival Ceremony for the Prime Minister of Singapore. Facilitated public viewings of the President departing on Marine One for about 200 people by speaking to the guests and ushering them through the experience. Solved problems with constituent White House tour requests by communicating with Congressional tour coordinators and correcting information on constituent Salesforce records. Created a transition binder that detailed the planning process of the Easter Egg Roll for the next administration.

Strasbourg, France, Fr

Drafted script, found video clips, and coordinated with media team to create the opening video for the “Symposium on Experience with New Evolutions in Drug Policy” in Oslo, Norway. Designed English and French print programs.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science, Economics

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science, Economics

High School Diploma