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• Closely monitored deadlines and budgets to ensure they are met• Collaborated in a team effort to pitch an increased Google Ads Grant allowance, successfully securing an additional $1,000,000 grant for Paid Search efforts for key client

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 through paid and earned media, and audience segmentation and targeting for house-file and prospecting campaigns• 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 annual donors• 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• Coordinated board meeting in the first month of employment• Served as the primary scheduler for donor meetings for PFAW's new president, Ben Jealous, during his transition

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 annual donors• 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• Coordinated board meeting in the first month of employment• Served as the primary scheduler for donor meetings for PFAW's new president, Ben Jealous, during his transition

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• Ideated and executed a campaign centered around the organization’s rebrand, effectively raising awareness of the new brand by building membership while renewing current donors

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 ensure harvest had the greatest impact on the community• 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 registration, and coordinating travel details• 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, liaising with and assisting veterinarians and ferrier, and any other tasks as they arose• Co-managed and staffed the annual summer camp series, providing education, riding and safety instruction, and experiential learning opportunities to kids ages 5-13