Department Manager, Regional Disability Services Center
Willmar, Mn
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGERResponsible for $1,700,000 production division. Managed: vendors, sales, contracts, department staff members, deliverables, budgets, ADA requirements, outside marketing, creatives, reports, and safety.Increased-- revenue via thirty-two new sales contracts developed in 18 months with 3M, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Starkey Hearing, and other businesses. Result: $749K in new revenue.Initiated-- new regional business association. Result: $87K in new account revenue.MARKETING AND FUNDRAISING MANAGERResponsible for marketing disability and business services and fundraising in West Central Minnesota.Raised-- over $2,800,000 million dollars for the agency.Planned-- capital campaign. Result-- $322,700 in new gifts, 3-year pledges, and grant funding.Persuaded-- regional peers to collaborate. Result: 5 rural nonprofits/$10,000 per agency. Managed, evaluated, and pivoted-- multi-channel media marketing. Result: program growth.Developed, launched, and maintained— website. Result: grew visitors by 510% in one year.Hosted— Minnesota disability association seminars. Result: top ranked seminar two years in a row.FOUNDER, REGINAL DISABILITY SERVICES, THE RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAMManaged-- staff, budgets, grant reporting, ADA policy reviews, design, collateral, copy, radio, print, TV, website.Managed-- nine programs, eight staff, 137 volunteers in 4-counties. Result: lives improved.Recognized-- Innovation Award Finalist, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.Reported— ROI to United Way and Otto Bremer. Result: consistent year-over-year annual funding.Raised-- $78,000 annually via grants, direct mail, partnerships, gifts. Result: programs funded.Grew—agency contacts to include parents, county staff, teachers, government, medical and business leaders. Result: agency partnerships.