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Concord, Massachusetts, United States

Experienced fundraising professional committed to driving the museum's mission forward through grants management, donor cultivation, fundraising events, and philanthropic strategy implementation.

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Primary representative to artists, students, instructors, patrons, and the community, steering organizational direction and operations. Drive annual planning and budgets, financial oversight, team development, and stakeholder relations. Lead active solicitation of contributions, manage donor relationships, and strengthen relationships with community.

Cambridge, MA

Lead staff member responsible for the overall management of the fundraising program for the Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery. As part of the organization’s Executive Leadership Team, provided direction and guidance to the staff and Trustees of Mount Auburn in achieving the fundraising objectives for the organization. The program includes annual fund, major.

Cambridge, MA

Oversee fundraising for the Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery raising between $900,000 - $1,300,000 annually. Initiatives include foundation and government grants, annual fund, individual giving, communications, and donor events. Cultivate relationships with new and existing individual and institutional donors. Manage and mentor a staff of two. Work with a.

Greater Boston Area

Responsible for developing and maintaining a successful corporate, foundation, and government solicitation program. Identified prospects, designed and initiated strategies, and produced materials, proposals, and applications. Developed a portfolio of corporate and foundation prospects and donors in support of the Conservatory's Leadership Gift Initiative.

Greater Boston Area

Lead staff member responsible for meeting Historic New England’s $1.5 million in revenue goals for government, foundation, and corporate funding. Developed annual grant strategy and funding requests for five diverse program areas in the organization: historic properties, collections, preservation services, library services, and educational programming..

Worked to realize major gift commitments for Lesley University and the Art Institute of Boston. Worked with Annual Fund and Alumni Relations staff to help develop strategies to increase alumni participation in annual giving. As part of overall fundraising efforts, wrote successful grants to the IMLS, National Endowment for the Arts, MASS Humanities, and.

Managed all aspects of annual giving program. Created solicitations, including direct mail and personalized correspondence to individual donors and corporations. Wrote grants for historic preservation, horticulture, wildlife and sustainability, and public programming. Researched and matched projects to funders, developed and wrote budgets and proposals.

Managed all museum operations with staff of ten, volunteer corps of fifty, and an annual budget of $400,000. During ten years at the NEQM, participated actively in the development of the creative economy of Lowell. Successfully implemented numerous initiatives, including bi-annual citywide Lowell Quilt Festival with revenues in the range of $80,000..

Responsible for the installation of five-six annual museum exhibitions covering various facets of historic and contemporary quilts. Curated numerous original exhibits and coordinated rentals from other organizations. Managed all aspects of artistic programming, including written materials, lectures and gallery events. Oversaw the acquisition, conservation.

Ma, Art History

The focus of my studies was American art and material culture.

Ba, European Studies, French

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