Chosen to guide leadership through strategic planning and campaign processes. Facilitate messaging to reflect mission and community vision.• Analyzed 5-years of fundraising efforts and shifted focus to major donors—doubling gift amounts and increasing annual giving by 54%.• Increased scholarships awarded by 9% and distributions by 79% through management of endowment and scholarship programs in 2018. • Restructured annual and capital giving programs creating portfolio focused on annual giving, capital giving, scholarships, and endowment. • Facilitated rebranding process to effectively communicate stories connected to values that promote relationships and investment in the mission.• Integrated donor database into email marketing platform—resulting in average gift increase of $230 per donor and an overall total campaign increase of 95%.

Selected to lead fundraising and coach Board of Directors and key organizational leaders to identify and cultivate major donors and prospects. • Increased giving 14% over previous year – largest donor event in organizational history – through leadership coaching and strategic management.• Implemented first social media campaign to leverage fundraising impact across multiple organizations.• Established departmental policies and procedures for donor acknowledgment and produced reports and analysis for leadership team.• Improved donor engagement through coordination and development of effective communication and project management strategies.

Promoted to plan, market, and manage major donor program to support capital fundraising campaign. • Successfully completed $22.5M capital campaign by cultivating leadership and major donors through donor-focused fundraising strategy providing high-level donor stewardship.• Collaborated with key leaders and directed solicitation activities utilizing moves management to target capital campaign and major donors.• Teamed with stakeholders for exclusive private event—coached client to share a personal story prior to solicitation, resulting in raising $27K; exceeding event goal by 11%. • Conducted research of identified capital campaign and major donors to generate prospect profiles, resulting in creation of major donor program.• Planned messaging and communication strategies to provide a consistent experience to capital campaign and major donors.

Managed $5.7M planned giving program, 36% of budget; systematically tracking 100+ donors and prospects.• Researched target segments to identify new planned giving prospects and integrated prospects into major donor program. Ensured planned giving donors received consistent stewardship.• Wrote and edited correspondence letters to donors and donor advisors. Created and edited content for planned giving collateral.• Supervised stock and mutual fund gifts – produced reports and analysis for department reconciliation.

Developed written proposals and secured funding for new outreach opportunities.• Managed administrative and financial reports for local programs and projects.• Solicited financial involvement from individual donors through grants.