Heather Caillier Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

St Paul, Minnesota, Us

Accepted a position within the MN Office of Justice Program to manage Crime Victim Services grants to support DV and SA agencies across the state.

Ascend works alongside non-profit leaders and government agencies and their teams to identify and implement strategies that will increase capacity and advance their organizations, projects, and events to the next level. Ascend has raised over 14 million dollars in grant funding for Minnesota agencies and non-profits and assists its clients in raising an additional 2 million dollars annually through marketing and development support services and fundraising events. Additionally, Ascend has developed and produced multiple public awareness campaigns, educational materials, professional trainings, and conferences throughout Minnesota.

St. Paul, Mn, Us

Ascend provides support to several MDH projects including the design, coordination, and production of multiple Safe Harbor trainings and conferences for youth serving professionals across the state, and the Midwest Injury Prevention Alliance conferences when hosted in MN. Other key projects have included the development and design of the Safe Harbor Youth Outreach Materials, developed in collaboration with youth survivors of sexual exploitation/trafficking and utilized by advocates and youth workers across MN. Ascend also served on the MN Human Trafficking Task Force Steering Committee, Co-chaired the Communications subcommittee, and designed the MN Human Trafficking Task Force website. Finally, Ascend helped MDH secure a 2.8 million dollar grant to expand sex and labor trafficking services across MN.

St. Paul, Mn, Us

Through a Safe Harbor grant from the Department of HumanServices O.E.O, Lutheran Social Service/StreetWorks contractedwith Ascend to manage a new project aimed at developinga series of trainings, materials and curriculum for youth workers across the state on Safe Harbor and best practices in working with youth at-risk of and/or experiencing homelessness and/or exploitation. This resulted in a standardized certification process for youth workers, as well as focus groups with survivors of exploitation and youth workers, and conferences produced across the state. Ascend also designed the StreetWorks website, educational materials, and print/promotional materials.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Ascend developed, designed and manages Good in theHood’s website, marketing, and print materials, and providescampaign design, planning and implementation of marketingand fundraising campaigns, in addition to writing and managing all of GITH's grants. After conducting extensive foundation research, Ascendimplemented a successful grants program, and has provided consultation by participating in strategic planning (in collaboration with IX2 Consulting), and has developed coordinated development and marketing/communications plans, aligned with the strategic plan to ensure the long-term sustainability of the organization.

Ascend provided extensive foundation research to develop an organizational grants calendar, and created standardized grant narratives and organizational documents required by funders, along with coaching and implementation of a new grants program, resulting in $65,000 of secured new funding within the first 6 months.

Waite Park, Minnesota, Us

Ascend provided coaching & strategic planning support (in collaboration with IX2 Consulting), to develop coordinated fundraising and marketing/communications plans that align with the strategic plan.After implementing a new grants plan in 2019, Ascend currentlymanages all grants for the organization, resulting in over$320,000 in grant funding within the first 14 months.Ascend also manages all marketing and communications for the organization including the website, print materials, e-marketing, and designs and develops all fundraising event plans and materials.

Worthington, Minnesota, Us

Ascend led a planning team to design, coordinate and producethe Labor Trafficking Dynamics in Midwest Rural Communities,a one-day, applied skills-based conference aimed at equippingmultidisciplinary partners, systems professionals, andcommunity members with resources for understanding thedynamics, identifying victims, and building the local systemsresponse to labor trafficking. Ascend also provided marketing & communications support to design and implement a Sexual Assault Awareness Campaign, a website refresh, and develop new internal/external communication strategies.

Ascend provided consultation during the initial start-up phaseof Ten Thirty by developing its logo, branding, website and print materials, as well as coordinated marketing and development plans to align the organizational strategic plan. Ascend also developed an extensive grants calendar along with grant narratives to effectively tell Ten Thirty’s story.

Men As Peacemakers is building safe communities through programs that address and undermine the root causes of violence against women and children including sexism, male dominance, racism, and homophobia. Men As Peacemakers is at the forefront of a movement to promote equality and end violence against women and children. MAP engages individuals and communities in Minnesota and beyond, by mobilizing existing community resources and developing innovative primary prevention and restorative justice strategies that are proven to significantly reduce and repair the harm caused by men.

The Dwelling Place provide a safe place for homeless battered women and children for up to 12-18 months. Additionally, TDP's supportive services help women establish independence and freedom from abuse and empower them to break the generational cycle of domestic violence.Ascend has provided a variety of grant writing, fundraising, marketing and communications support to The Dwelling Place for over 10 years. This has included extensive grant research and writing, development planning support, executive coaching of two Executive Directors and a new Mission Advancement Director. Ascend also develops and designs all printed promotional materials, event materials, the website, and provides support on special campaign and event plans. Ascend also provides script writing, material development, and video production support for the major annual fundraising gala.

Provided temporary support to conduct grant monitoring visits, including fiscal reconciliations and final reporting summaries, with twelve grantees of the Office of Economic Opportunity.

Vancouver, Wa, Us

Benson, Minnesota, Us

Ascend was contracted to help Heartland develop and secure funding for HGR’s transitional housing program for sexually exploited girls 12-18. Ascend worked with Safe Harbor grantees in that region to help build capacity to identify and serve sexually exploited youth and helped to develop the West Central Minnesota Navigator plan to implement the No Wrong Door model. Additionally, Ascend produced the West Central Regional Safe Harbor conference in 2015 that brought NGO’s, partners and systems together to strengthen the implementation of Safe Harbor and raise awareness on the issue of sexually exploited youth.

Created and implemented an organizational marketing and development plan which has resulted in tripling the agency budget and increasing individual donors from under 50 to over 2000 -- raising over $7 million dollars for the organization through state, federal and private foundation grants, marketing and events.

Owned a successful DJ and events services company from 1998-2009 offering live and DJ music, dance instruction, and invitations, and produced over 300 events per year. Adagio was voted Best DJ Service by MN Bride Magazine twice and received numerous accolades throughout the wedding and events industry locally and nationally. Prior to selling this company in 2009, Adagio was one of the only female owned major DJ companies in the Twin Cities. Adagio pioneered the multi-system, technologically advanced, upscale wedding & events DJ market - diversifying products and services, delivering unparalleled detail-oriented customer service, and hiring both male and female DJ's (a rarity at the time) ensuring equity in the wedding and events marketplace.

B.A.Marketing & Innovation, Marketing And Business

Fundraising Certificate, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Executive Leadership Institute, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Business, Management, Marketing And Music