Jasmine Terry Okafor, M.Div., Cfre Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Develop and execute ACPE annual fundraising plan• Secure financial support from individuals, foundations and corporations• Manage the implementation of iMis Fundraising Module and oversee staff responsible for data entry and gift• Processing of gifts• Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with major donors• Create and execute a strategy for a large sustained base of annual individual donors• Create and execute a strategy for a planned giving process• Develop and track proposals and reports for all foundation and corporate fundraising• Maintain confidentiality of donor and association records

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Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Worked with Candler’s Assistant Dean of Student Life & Spiritual Formation and Candler’s Special Events Office to create relevant programs to enrich the Candler community • Designed and implemented Candler’s New Student Orientation, including managing a $25,000 budget and ensuring that Candler’s incoming 150 students are equipped to successfully begin their new academic program• Served as the lead planner for Candler’s Annual Thanksgiving Dinner, an event that hosts 250 people, and Candler’s End of the Year Party, an event that hosts 150 people, by working collaboratively with Office of Student Programming staff, student organizations, Candler’s Events Office and volunteers• Recruited and supervised 50 volunteers to staff Candler’s New Student Orientation• Completed various administrative and communication duties, including website management, creating monthly newsletters, maintaining social media outlets and staff scheduling

• Designed and taught two 12-week classes (including syllabus, course material and weekly assignments) entitled “Foot Soldiers for Justice: Profiles of Faith-Inspired Social Activism” for 16 incarcerated women, and “Soul Stories: A Theological Exploration of Meaning in Black Women’s Literature” for 21 incarcerated women in Arrendale’s Theological Certificate Program• Met with students individually and in small groups to assist them in completing the learning objectives of the class

Jacksonville, Florida, Us

• Communicated with grantees, evaluated grant requests and prepared funding recommendations for the trustees and senior staff • Conducted institutional research projects, consisting of analyzing portions of the Fund’s previous grantmaking to help inform future decision making • Managed the Fund’s newest grantmaking vehicle for strategic investments in one of the Fund’s rural communities, which involved coordinating the allocation of $500,000 worth of grant resources • Researched and tracked issues related to energy conservation and sustainability on college campuses, and served as the primary contact for all energy conservation-related grant requests • Designed a two-day conference on strategies for conserving energy on small private colleges for 100 participants of academic administrators, faculty and students• Administered the people-in-need and clergy enrichment small grants programs for religious organizations• Monitored and chronicled the use of endowment funds for over 30 institutions • Met annually with legislators on Capitol Hill to advocate on behalf of foundations during the Foundations on the Hill event

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Master Of Divinity (Mdiv), Women, Theology & Ministry/ Justice, Peacebuilding & Conflict Transformation

Non-Profit Executive Management Certificate

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Religion/Religious Studies