Mary Petersen Email & Phone Number

Bend, Oregon, United States

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Bend, Oregon, United States

Over the past decade, my team has worked with over 500 nonprofit organizations, and during that time, we've created and honed tools to shape up fundraising operations for shops of all sizes. Databasey provides these tools to nonprofits without needing an extensive consulting contract. With Databasey, you have access to incredible resources and courses to clean up your database, build policies and procedures, automate your fundraising reports, prepare your organization for a capital campaign, and so much more.

Partner with Alford Group clients to improve and enhance their fundraising operations, including gift entry, monthly reporting, policies and procedures, and reconciliation. Work with clients to choose the right database or clean up their existing CRM. Run Alford Analytics so clients understand their philanthropic landscape and how it is changing.

Greater Seattle Area

Responsible for the strategic direction, execution and management of the Annual Giving Program for 16,000 donors gifting up to $50,000. Initiated and launched an Honor Your Caregiver program that doubled the number of grateful patients. Coordinated a matrix of solicitation and communications strategies involving face-to-face asks, direct mail, employee giving, tele-solicitation, email, and online giving. Work effectively with major giving and planned giving teams to gain strong participation in annual giving and smoothly transition donors to higher giving levels.

Responsible for $3.5 million to fund operating of 13 clubhouses. Managed a portfolio of 200 major and annual gift prospects. Created and developed the InfluenceHer initiative; an engagement strategy for female philanthropists to commemorate the 20th anniversary of girls being added to the Boys Clubs of America (www.positiveplace.org/InfluenceHer). Offered multiple ongoing trainings for 13 clubs and 358 volunteers (including all club boards) on moves management, gift strategy, engagement strategy, soliciting, and proper donor stewardship. Managed a team of 7.

Recruited and managed a 18-member national development department responsible for $20 million in major and planned gifts. Responsible for the departmental strategic plan and individual goals (budgetary and performance). Successfully trained the Board, National Council and senior staff in solicitation strategies and tactics. Maintained a portfolio of major gift prospects.

Masters Of Arts

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