Heather Harter, M.S. Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Manage a portfolio of 50+ corporate and foundation partners; developing a plan to improve corporate relations and a stewardship plan to engage existing partners to higher levels of giving.• Responsible for the development and implementation of new partnership marketing strategies, including outreach initiatives and campaigns materials to increase visibility of and ROI for organization.• Developed grant strategy, successfully completing applications and monitoring requirements/metrics.• Manage content creation for partner newsletters, prospect proposals and media releases.• Design moves management tracking plan for prospects.• Manage individual donor campaigns for National Food Safety Month and Giving Tuesday.• Plan quarterly meetings for partners to convene with federal regulatory agencies (USDA, FDA, CDC)• Handled bi-annual conference sponsorship solicitiation and recognition benefit fulfillment.

Responsible for establishing a strategic fundraising and communications plan for nonprofit looking at national expansion. • Established a new strategic fund development plan which included corporate appeals, foundation and grant administration, major donor outreach, annual campaigns, individual donor stewardship, and board philanthropy.• Develop budgets for fundraising, marketing, and communication; manage overall revenue budget.• Oversee communications and team, including staff, consultants, and interns. Establish communication and marketing calendar, coordinate social media and email marketing messaging and developing content for internal and external stakeholders. • Prepare presentation materials for donor meetings, including outreach to foundations and corporations. • Responsible for cause-marketing initiatives, building relationships with partners who provide a percentage of sales to the organization totaling over $80K.• Worked on outreach for peer-to-peer fundraising opportunities and fielded inquiries from third party organizations who raised funds on the organization’s behalf.

Provided direction to CEO to plan and execute $2 million development strategies for 1,600-member youth organization.• Oversee the grants administration and reporting obligations for $560,000 annual grant budget, reaching out to corporations, foundations, and government sources.• Cultivate and solicit major gifts and/or planned gifts from individuals.• Responsible for cause-marketing initiatives with national corporate partners.• Develop program plans for food insecurity and athletic opportunities for members and their families.• Oversee and supervise the work of the Annual Fund & Special Events Manager.

Avondale, Pa

Serve as USDA regulated commodity board liaison with management and marketing staff at 90+ farms, both US and international.• Developed marketing assets, sales presentation, digital content, economic data analysis charts• Managed website, e-newsletters and quarterly marketing calendar• Organized training opportunities for industry via webinars and onsite working sessions• Executed public relations campaigns through press releases, media interviews, event activation

Souderton, Pa

Managed donor development, special events and marketing for not for profit organization, raising $1.4 million/year through multifaceted fundraising strategic plan• Organized special events including solicitation of sponsors, recruitment of volunteers, marketing and media relations, logistics and budget management; 2 annual events netting $200K/year• Handled fundraising projects, including grant writing, major gift solicitation and annual appeals• Identified and targeted new corporate and individual donors, tracking donations and providing analytics to board of directors• Handled presentations for donations at schools, churches and civic organizations• Developed marketing materials and handled public relations projects

Master Of Science - Ms, Marketing And Communications

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communications

Graduated!! June 2019