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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Lead the Individual Giving program in the successful cultivation of major gifts. Manage relationships of key organizational stakeholders, while creating strategies to generate a comprehensive revenue goal of $30 million in annual contributions. Serve on Individual Giving’s leadership team.Create a success-oriented and accountable work environment, providing clear expectations, ensuring appropriate and timely feedback, while inspiring professional and personal success. Develop and manage annual work plans, goals, and resources for a team of 5 fundraisers. Oversee and manage the Individual Giving budget.Oversee and manage the team portfolio of major gift donors and prospects with a focus on the community campaign - representing a shared goal of $30 million in contributions. Focus on qualification of prospects and current donor cultivation toward success in the Break-Through comprehensive campaign. Ensure the effective use of organizational tools such as the CRM to create reports, manage giving projections, and analyze donor giving.Collaborate with Advancement team peers in Corporate and Institutional Relationships, Planned Giving, Community Impact & Operations on strategy and tactical planning to ensure alignment and understanding of goals, objectives while developing a path to successful achievement of the organization’s strategic objectives. Work across departments to support and enhance internal and external customer service to achieve overall revenue growth. Support the United Way’s diversity and inclusion efforts.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Responsible for leading the fundraising strategy and team of staff for multiple state programs, including Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Supervise a team of 3 philanthropy staff including 2 State Directors of Philanthropy. Consult with the respective State/Area Directors and Field Program leadership on goals, strategies and projections and ensure goals are achieved. Leverage resources across the organization to elevate The Trust for Public Land at the local level as well as promote and advocate work taking place in our state programs with our national programs. Responsible for overseeing Minnesota state program, advisory board, and portfolio with an emphasis on individual major gift prospects and donors.Serve as a member of the Philanthropy Management Team working closely with a variety of internal partners including the Field Advisory & Support Team, Finance, Marketing, Philanthropy Operations and Philanthropy Programs teams to drive the integration of an organization-wide philanthropy program.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Developed and executed a comprehensive and diversified strategic development plan encompassing all aspects of fundraising for the Minneapolis Jewish Community. Led the annual, planned, restricted, directed, emergency, capital and endowment, and corporate giving programs. Reviewed and evaluated existing development operations while initiating new development strategies to support an integrated approach to community fundraising. Focused on merging federated fundraising model with development work of the Jewish Community Foundation to create holistic donor-centric philanthropic partnerships gaining maximum efficacy of fundraising dollars. Restructured development team and implemented performance metrics to determine success of development strategies and activities.Accomplishments:• Strategized, planned, and launched COVID-19 relief campaign partnering with 25 independent agencies to raise over $14 million.• Exceeded 2020 annual campaign goal raising over $10.5 million.• Led the requirements, bidding, and implementation process for new CRM.• Collaborated with consultants to strategize capital and endowment campaign.• Managed portfolio of 90 households. Co-managed 90-100 households with CEO.

Minneapolis , Mn - Minnesota, Us

Lead and manage the daily operations of the Innocence Project of Minnesota. Develop and manage annual and long term strategic work plans. Regularly evaluate organizational successes and challenges including providing the Board and various Board Committees with data driven reports to ensure informed assessment of organizational activity. Work with the Innocence Project Board of Directors to set and achieve annual fundraising goals. Organize, manage and promote all types of fundraising activities, including development and implementation of a strategic fundraising plan. Identify and apply for new grant funding opportunities, while managing existing grants. Supervise, recruit and select IPMN staff and volunteers. Collaborate with the IPMN Board to prepare an annual budget and maintain sound financial practices. Lead public relations efforts, educational outreach and communications with external audiences. Share organizational public policy work decision making and management duties with the Legal Director, including identifying organizational public policy objectives and executing the public policy action plan.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Built donor relationships for the University, collaborating with collegiate units to effectively present the case for philanthropic support of the University. Managed a major gifts portfolio of 150 prospects for all collegiate units within the University system with an emphasis on soliciting gifts at the $25,000+ level. Developed and implemented individual donor strategies and proposals, while providing appropriate recognition and stewardship of donors' past giving.

Provided full representation for a case load of 150 - 200 criminal defendants facing both Felony and Misdemeanor charges. Related civil practice included driver's license challenges, and vehicle forfeiture defenses. Completed new client intake consultations, full case research and memoranda drafting. I am currently an independent contractor.

Managed and coordinated international training programs funded through U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development grants. Prepared program proposals and responded to government requests for proposals. Prepared budgets for international program offerings, and staffed programs onsite.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Interviewed clients, drafted legal memoranda, and researched human rights situations in client countries of origin to assess strategy toward successful asylum claim.

Developed relationships with IT professionals and managers to identify educational needs. Conducted/coordinated environmental scanning and secondary research. Coordinated the design and development of new educational programs. Developed and consulted with advisory boards to review curriculum proposals. Led formulation of policies and procedures for the development and management of programs in information technology, and directed program budgets. Encouraged a positive team environment and consultative decision-making.

Juris Doctorate (J.D.) - Magna Cum Laude, Law

Master Of Arts (M.A.) - With Highest Distinction (Grootste Onderscheiding), Conflict And Sustainable Peace

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) - Summa Cum Laude, International/Global Studies