As Director of Development, responsible for all grant writing and stewardship, raising more than $800,000 annually in corporate, foundation and government grant funding. Manages donor stewardship program, donor database and donor communications. Working in concert with President and volunteer fundraising committee, responsible for design, marketing and production of four major fundraising events including the Love Run, Ultimate Dining Experience Gala, Golf Tournament, and Boat Bash. These four events gross nearly $650,000 annually.

Providing comprehensive communications services, including grant research and writing, donor prospect research, major donor proposal development, direct mail campaign development, magazine editing, public relations and marketing, to a variety of organizations. Clients include the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, Senior Concerns, The ALS Association Golden West Chapter, Kono Social, Harmony Solutions International, Teach the Children Peace Foundation, the BASC Foundation, and New Horizons.

Responsible for all aspects of Resource Development, including researching and writing grants, cultivating and soliciting major gifts, securing corporate support, creating direct marketing appeals, and overseeing donor stewardship program. Worked closely with Board of Directors on developing strategies to grow the organization. In addition, worked with volunteer committees to plan and execute fundraising events. Represented the Boys & Girls Club at the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce and other local service organizations. Oversaw and managed marketing for the Boys & Girls Club, including website development, management of Facebook page, online communications and publicity efforts.

Served as primary liaison to corporate and foundation donors and prospects. Responsible for researching potential funders (foundations and individual prospects), developing grants and proposals, and managing a thorough and comprehensive stewardship program. Responsible for taking often complex scientific information and creating proposals in lay terms that spoke to funders’ specific interests. Worked directly with chapter development leadership to advise and guide them in their grant seeking. In each of the last three years, helped raise more than $1 million from corporate and foundation donors. Responsible for day-to-day management of The ALS Association’s direct marketing program, which served the National Office and 25 chapters. Served as primary liaison to direct marketing agency, developing strategy and creative concepts for all direct marketing appeals to donors and prospects. Worked directly with Association leadership at National and chapter level, as well as ALS patients and families, to gather source materials for use in developing appeals. Managed review and editing process to ensure accuracy. Provided consistent and thorough coordination with internal, external and agency teams to traffic communication and ensure timely completion. Provided training to chapters on direct mail best practices. The direct marketing program raised approximately $2 million annually for the Association for research and programs for people with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.Developed project proposals and stewardship materials for use by National and chapter leadership, including Board of Trustee members, in soliciting gifts from major donors and prospects.Served as member of the editorial team of the Association’s magazine, Vision. In this role, developed story ideas, researched and wrote articles, and served as proofreader for magazine.

Researched and wrote grant proposals for corporate, foundation, government and major gift donor prospects. Managed stewardship program, including preparing reports for donors and working with finance office on the development and completion of expenditure reports. Wrote direct mail solicitations and other materials to generate interest in and encourage donations to the Shoah Foundation. Conducted research on donor prospects and wrote reports summarizing findings.

Responsible for writing consumer brochures, fact sheets, physician profiles and other marketing collateral pieces. Developed public service announcements and coordinated physician interviews in an effort to enhance Cedars-Sinai’s presence on local radio stations. In addition, worked on special projects such as the production of videos for specific marketing purposes. Worked closely with designers and printers, and followed projects through all aspects from development to copywriting, design, printing and distribution. Developed and implemented marketing tactical plans for specific programs and services. Coordinated and managed all aspects of community lecture series featuring top Cedars-Sinai physicians and programs. Served as Associate Editor for Compass magazine, a 65+-page publication covering fundraising activities. In this function, wrote majority of the copy for each issue, coordinated photography at fundraising events, and worked directly with freelance designers and printer to produce the quarterly magazine. Served as primary proofreader and fact checker. Responsible for writing news releases, media advisories, fact sheets, pitch letters and other materials in support of numerous medical center programs and services. Also responsible for developing and pitching stories, and securing placement in local and national print and electronic media. Worked closely with television producers and reporters in coordinating news stories on medical and health-related topics. Additional responsibilities included writing speeches, resolutions and letters for Board members and senior executives.