Jade Kling Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Supporting the Energy & Environment, Finance, Insurance, and Trade portfolios.

Remote

• Utilizes industry experience in recruiting, sales, and non-profit development to teach writing and framing for specific audiences to better clients’ search for new opportunities
• Provides editing and feedback of resumés and cover letters, encouraging a thoughtful and strategic approach to every application
• Mentors clients, mirroring them toward understanding and appreciating their value, as well as how to communicate that add to a prospective employer
• Focuses primarily on career changes and transferable experience
• Collaboration with clients has led directly to roles secured at institutions including Harvard University, Ernst & Young, Civic Nation, and American Press

• Designed prospect research process and pipeline for major gifts, implementing a thoughtful qualification process to support organization’s movement towards sustainable operations
• Deployed expertise in EveryAction to support CRM migration within days of hire, right-sizing a rocky process to quickly systematize and operationalize the new platform
• Crafted budgeting tools for Senior Leadership Team to empower team in management of programmatic budgets, training SLT on pacing and reprojections to ensure increased financial tracking

Remote

• Developed and presented strategic plans covering digital fundraising efforts across multiple digital tactics
• Provided strategic direction for email marketing campaigns, digital media including programmatic, paid social and paid search efforts, social media strategy, and other digital marketing tactics
• Oversaw and evaluated client performance reports; identified trends and recommended modifications and opportunities for growth
• Worked with writers, designers, advertising strategists, and technical experts to generate top-notch, engaging digital campaigns to support client fundraising goals
• Ensured overall quality control of all digital assets while also ensuring timeliness and accuracy of deliverables, including multi-channel testing plans and campaign reports
• Lead both client-facing and internal meetings

Remote

• Served as a strategist for digital and integrated fundraising programs, including strategic fiscal year planning, donor and supporter journey mapping, budgeting and forecasting, online fundraising and list building.
• Collaborated with a full multichannel team of strategists, project coordinators, writers, coders, designers, and analysts to create award-winning campaigns
• Guided the creative vision for the client team

Remote

• Took initiative to design and present a survey collecting demographics and feedback of core membership, data from which was immediately utilized by the CEO to implement changes to the organization
• Conceptualized and created a comprehensive, branded pitch deck, empowering data to effectively target publishing houses for sponsorship opportunities and publicists for author visits
• Ideated a listing of upcoming queer releases, maintaining up-to-date information for public use
• Coordinated all logistics necessary for an online event, including marketing and communications
• Actively managed and served as an admin for online community of 18,000 members
• Researched and connected with literary publicists to pitch and book author interviews, securing Q&As with authors including Aiden Thomas, Morgan Rogers, Karelia Stetz-Waters, and Isaac Fitzsimons

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Conducted donor and prospect research: analyzed wealth screenings to assess interest, affinity, and capacity, identifying high net worth donors for management
• Innovated an operationalized prospect research process and major gifts pipeline, creating a more efficient process that allowed the major gifts team to target communications and effectively turn leads into committed.
• Oversaw the process of acknowledging and stewarding all donors, including membership, major, and institutional gifts
• Performed regular data maintenance, including daily reconciliation of multiple streams of revenue
• Drafted letters of inquiry for funding proposals
• Supported all database vendors to ensure department operated with max efficiency

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted donor and prospect research: analyzed wealth screenings to assess interest, affinity, and capacity, identifying high net worth donors for management
• Innovated an operationalized prospect research process and major gifts pipeline, creating a more efficient process that allowed the major gifts team to target communications and effectively turn leads into committed.
• Oversaw the process of acknowledging and stewarding all donors, including membership, major, and institutional gifts
• Performed regular data maintenance, including daily reconciliation of multiple streams of revenue
• Drafted letters of inquiry for funding proposals
• Supported all database vendors to ensure department operated with max efficiency

Remote

• Served as the primary communicator for the major donor program
• Wrote compelling communications consistent with organizational voice
• Advised on major donor relationship building
• Oversaw small dollar digital fundraising initiatives, including monthly giving and campaign-specific drives
• Managed all donor and prospect data within EveryAction with careful attention to quality assurance
• Collaborated with Senior Staff to integrate regular fundraising appeals into larger communications strategy

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Wrote letters of inquiry and proposals for Issue One’s incubated media outlet, The Fulcrum
• Coordinated all department events and travel, including sourcing vendors and managing contracts, overseeing Zoom operations, and handling all bookings
• Supervised the development department’s internship program
• Oversaw all data health in Raiser’s Edge, including biographical and wealth research
• Interfaced with board members to ensure their specific needs were met
• Upwardly managed the Chief Development Officer as necessary

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Sought out and qualified potential candidates for career opportunities in the technical and creative fields

Tysons Corner, VA

• Managed incoming product inquiries from prospective clients
• Qualified leads by discovering event planning pains and possible product solutions
• Served as a subject matter expert and consultant to event planning professionals

Gettysburg, PA

• Contributed to the successful fundraising of over $12,000 from the date of promotion (from volunteer) to Election Day 2016 through coordination of various fundraising events
• Managed and scheduled more than 30 volunteers weekly
• Collaborated with community leaders, DNC staff, and various local and state politicians to mobilize Democratic support within the county

Gettysburg, PA

• Served as program and event coordinator for GIV Day; recruited and trained 13 community organizations and 50 volunteers to host a day-long service-based event for 240 incoming first year students
• Oversaw Sherfy Farm, managing the day-to-day including hands-on farm work like planning, planting, weeding, and harvesting; volunteer coordination and scheduling; and organizing with food redistribution networks to.
• Utilized strategic analytical and communication skills to work with local residents and migrant workers to investigate community solutions to food security and immigration issues
• Blog: https://cpsfellows2016.wordpress.com/?s=jade+kling

Gettysburg, PA

• Assisted in the organization and execution of large events such as the Race Against Racism, the Women’s Day of Transformation, and the Callie Awards/Celebration of Excellent Women
• Served as the primary contact for all 25 volunteers for the Day of Transformation after recruiting and training an additional 10 volunteers to assist with the event
• Supplied administrative support to senior staff as necessary

Gettysburg, PA

• Collaborated with college staff in the organization and execution of Alumni Reunion Weekend (which saw over 1,500 attendees) and 16 Send-Offs across the country, managing event schedules, monitoring statistics on.
• Trained and managed 18 student staff members to assist with the running of Alumni Reunion Weekend
• Assisted senior development staff in screening and targeting potential major donors

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

• Assisted the overseeing of a 50-horse barn as part of a two-person, full-time leadership team, including scheduling and managing 10 volunteer workers and maintaining the general upkeep of the farm
• Provided full-service care of the barn’s rotating crop of 50 horses, including feeding (with attention paid to specific diet plans for each individual animal), turn out, stall maintenance, administering medication.
• Co-managed and staffed the annual summer camp series, providing education, riding and safety instruction, and experiential learning opportunities to kids ages 5-13