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Bentonville, Ar, Us

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

• Manage grant programs for multiple small to medium size non-profits.• Write grant applications for many grantors such as foundations, federal agencies, and corporations.• Collect, collate, and report on program data to ensure all grant requirements are fulfilled.• Coach non-profit clients on legal and accounting procedures needed for compliance. • Research opportunities, write contracts and scope of work agreements, and invoice clients.• Capacity building and governance + leadership training.Key Accomplishment: Tripled annual budget funding deriving from grant dollars for 2 non-profits.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, Us

• Pipeline management related to revenue forecasting for 3 years, and strategic planning, evaluation, and presentation to executive leadership. • Follow, attend, and report on local city council, planning commission and school board meetings.• Manage proposal response and interview preparation, while planning, budgeting, and driving target growth, and establishing a comprehensive understanding of the competitive landscape.• Provide career development opportunities for colleagues by training, mentoring, assigning duties, providing recognition, and ensuring diversity awareness.• Develop strategic, targeted, and impactful communications to inform and motivate various internal and external audiences while serving as the liaison between the company and its stakeholders.• Serve on internal company-wide D&I council to drive institutional change for all employees.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

• Full production of Chamber annual events including sponsorship solicitation, event production, generation and distribution of digital assets, and event execution.• Lead the Education Committee and liaise with Bentonville Schools senior administration to enhance students’ educational experiences by connecting with the local business community.• Craft, implement, and manage communications strategy to engage members, shape brand and strengthen the business community of Northwest Arkansas.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

• Manage and oversee all fundraising initiatives, including grant writing, securing individual donations and sponsorships, execution of special fundraising events; and effective donor communications.• Design, implement, and manage community relations strategy to reinforce brand, shape culture, and strengthen community alliances and business partnerships.• Assist in executive search committees and lead the onboarding process for the Executive Director and Director of Operations roles.• Key Accomplishments: Established a quarterly signature dinner series, “Brightwater Salon”, pairing chefs and artists together in new and inventive ways. Managed an active portfolio of over 120 contacts. Chaired two advisory councils and formed three committees.

• Managed all fundraising initiatives including grants, individual donations, sponsorships, and events.• Responsible for the financial budget including the oversight of growth strategies including accounting and fiscal management preparation and presentation of various reports for the Board of Directors.• Developed and maintained the constituent database per data management best practices that allowed the organization to provide in-depth reports to foundations, corporations, state agencies, and other key state and county constituents• Key Accomplishments: Designed and executed mail campaign that resulted in donation earnings of 375% more than previous campaigns. Created the “Be Our Guest” children’s accessibility program with the Walmart Foundation. Assisted in the hiring of and onboarding an Executive Director.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

• Wrote all grants, fundraising applications, and foundation reports for corporations to provide stewardship and ensure all grant reporting requirements were fulfilled.• Key Accomplishments: Secured over $400k of annual giving from corporate and individual donations with foundation contributions. Managed an active portfolio of 40 grants. Executed three large-scale annual fundraising events.

Bentonville, Ar, Us

Coordinated all aspects of the “Pat & Willard Walker School Visit Program” serving K-12 30,000 students a year through educational events and over 600 tours.

Washington, D.C., Us

Interpreting the wonders of El Morro National Monument and preparing and delivering programs to expose the public to the geology, history and archaeology of El Morro.

Masters, Management

Bachelor Of Arts 2009, Religious Studies And Classical Studies