Janice Thompson Email & Phone Number

Harpswell, Me

Raising money through individual giving as well as business sponsorships to publish the Harpswell Anchor, a monthly mailed local newspaper. Raised $334K in the first year (six months of production) on a $110K budget. I also run all administrative aspects of the Harpswell News nonprofit organization, including budgeting, payroll, relationships with vendors and readers, communication with the governing board, strategic planning.

Harpswell, Maine

-- Recently completed a historical novel ("The Witch House") about Sarah Cloyce, who was unjustly accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692 (see attached query letter and sample pages for more information);-- Wrote articles for "The Harpswell Anchor," a local monthly newspaper;-- Served as volunteer Public Relations Coordinator for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, Maine-- Provided pro bono development consulting to the Harpswell Coastal Academy, a grade 5-12 local charter school.

Harpswell, Maine

- Created an enhanced Alumni Relations program and initiating a first-ever Annual Fund (first year goal: $100K) for the New England Music Camp in Sidney, Maine.- Advised the Development Committee of the Pejebscot Historical Society- Served on the Financial Sustainability Committee at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, Maine- Mentored young women in advancement

Harpswell, Maine

Led the effort to relaunch the local monthly newspaper through a new nonprofit called Harpswell News.

Led the quiet phase of a $2M capital campaign, established a moves management system, trained board on face-to-face fundraising, participated in a strategic planning process, helped the Development Committee raise $350K for a land preservation project.

Framingham, Massachusetts

* Led an effort to save the Sarah and Peter Clayes House, one of Framingham's most historic homes. The property was settled in 1693 by Sarah -- who was jailed for witchcraft in Salem the previous year -- and her husband Peter along with members of their extended family. Sarah's sisters Mary Esty and Rebecca Nurse were also jailed, but they were hanged. The Clayes were invited to settle the land owned by Thomas Danforth, Deputy Governor at the time and -- interestingly -- one of the magistrates who oversaw Sarah's witchcraft examination. For more information: sarahclayeshouse.org

* Led the development, constituent relations, events, volunteer management and marketing/communications functions in a department of five people.* Served as an ex officio member of four board committees: finance, marketing, community and development.* Served as a member of the Headmaster’s Strategic Council, a group of executive administrative leaders who advise him on strategic directions of the school.• Significantly increased the Annual Fund and the 8th grade gift program fundraising results (in terms of dollars raised, number of gifts, and average gift) in each of five years with the school. Increased total giving during a five year period by close to 70% (from $1.3M to $2.3M, not including campaign gifts)• Was a key participant in the development of the school’s strategic plan and master plan• Was involved with the first-ever $5 million endowment gift to the school, raised in spring 2012.• Created a comprehensive plan for Meadowbrook’s groundbreaking $35 million capital campaign (last campaign ended in 2010, with a $18 million goal), and raised $12 million from 40 individuals during 6 month quiet phase.

• Led the development, membership, events, volunteers and /marketing communications functions in a department of nine people. Created a first-ever marketing/communications function within the economic downturn of 2008-2009. • Identified, cultivated, solicited and stewarded major gifts ($25K+) prospects and donors.• Served as a member of a three-person senior management team reporting to the Director of the Library (total number of employees in the organization: 55).• Worked directly with the Board of Trustees in creating and implementing strategies for institutional advancement.• Spearheaded a successful membership drive: increased number of new donors per year by 240%. • Facilitated a front page article on the Sunday Boston Globe about membership at the Athenaeum. • Built the annual giving and membership income program from comprising 25% to 35% of the operating budget in response to the board’s directive to decrease the Library’s budget’s exposure to market downturns (in 2006 75% of the budget was supported by endowment income).

Ashland, Ma

Clients included:* Framingham Historical Society and Museum. Conducted a feasibility study for a potential $6 million capital campaign.* Bridgewater State College. Conducted a feasibility study for a potential $15 million capital campaign.New England Center for the Performing Arts (Franklin, MA). Directed all facets of a $25 million capital campaign, including campaign planning, cultivation and solicitation of lead and major gifts.* The Boston Athenaeum. Served as Acting Director of Development, managing operations while assessing development department and creating new programs for bicentennial anniversary. * Massachusetts Institution of Technology. MIT projects included:Projects included: 1. Sloan School of Management. Trained new field staff members, developed portfolios of $100K+ prospects for field staff, created systems for reporting field activity to the department, guided strategy for key prospects. 2. Strategic Program Development Office. Participated in Volunteer Assessment Steering Committee, analyzing the effectiveness of the Institute’s formal volunteer groups (Campaign Steering Committee, Corporation Development Committee, and the Campaign Network) and recommending a post-campaign strategy for working with these groups.3. Office of Communications and Donor Relations. Assessed effectiveness of the Department’s current stewardship program, and developed new Institute-wide strategic stewardship program in a post-campaign environment. Re-engineered process for Presidential acknowledgment letters, reducing turnaround time from 3 months to 2 weeks.

* Managed fundraising operations for four major US geographic regions.* Oversaw budget responsibilities and managed 4 field staff and 1 support staff.* Identified, recruited, trained and coordinated regional volunteer activity within a campaign context. * Maintained a portfolio of key major gifts ($100K+) prospects within the four regions.

* Directed all fundraising activities of the Mid-America region.* Within two years, built an under-performing region into the top-grossing fundraising area in the US.Identified, cultivated and solicited individuals with the capacity to make gifts in the $50K - $1M+ range during a 5-year, $2B capital campaign. Total giving from the Mid-America region during the campaign: over $38M.* Developed a new business model for garnering major gifts from younger (pre-25th reunion) donors, especially founders of high-tech companies. Raised MIT’s first 7-figure gifts from members of the graduating classes of the 1980s and 1990s.* Inaugural winner of the MIT Capstone Achievement Award which recognizes quality of work, exceptional accomplishments, high standard of professionalism and creative problem-solving methods.

* Designed and implemented system for actively advertising, recruiting and awarding special (i.e. merit-based) named fellowships to augment the Kennedy School’s historically need-based financial aid program.* Launched the inaugural year of the Public Service Fellowship Program, a major merit-based program initiated by key alumni donors.* Identified, cultivated and solicited fellowship gifts from individuals, foundations and corporations.

* Designed strategies and promotional materials for cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of gifts to student support (goal: $10M per year).

* Wrote proposals and Memoranda of Agreement for all levels of scholarship and fellowship gifts ($25K-$1M).* Managed stewardship process relating to endowed professorships, including faculty reporting, inaugural events and new appointments, and chaired monthly donor relations meetings.

* Designed, programmed and implemented endowed professorships tracking database.* Monitored annual operating budget, managed payroll function, coordinated hiring process for professional and support staff, and handled special projects on behalf of the Director.

Ba, English

Med, Elementary Education

Mba, Management