Jill Lewin Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Work closely with the Vice Chancellor of Development, members of the VC’s leadership team, and staff throughout the Development vertical to advance departmental priorities, ensure success of fundraising goals, implement new initiatives, and optimize workflow and efficiency. Responsible for executing the VC’s strategic priorities. Serve as a thought partner and strategist to the Vice Chancellor concerning the evolution of areas under the Vice Chancellor’s oversight – Individual Giving, Planned Giving, Corporate and Foundation Relations, and International. Assist with budgeting, hiring, and strategic planning for the 110-person team. Provide management of the Director of Executive Communications and the Senior Director of Gift Officer Development roles.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Served as a thought partner and strategist to the Associate Vice Chancellor of Regional Advancement Programs and Planned Giving. Worked close with members of the AVC’s leadership team and staff throughout Regional Advancement Programs (RAP) to advance departmental priorities, implement new initiatives, and optimize workflow and efficiency. Provided leadership in enhancing communication and facilitating resolutions surrounding departmental issues and concerns for the 30-person team. Led hiring efforts to fill vacant fundraising positions on the team. Worked with the AVC to strategically identify future staffing needs that would have the greatest impact on fundraising programs. Created and executed an onboarding training program for gift officers and new hires to the RAP team. Created and managed annual budget for the team's fundraising efforts and professional development. Managed team of 13, with five direct reports.

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Responsible for fundraising, marketing, and communications strategy and efforts. I managed a diverse, multidisciplinary team responsible for Concordance’s overall development, branding, and messaging strategies as well as our annual events. I created and managed our $100 million national First Chance campaign, raising funds needed to expand Concordance nationally. Raised over $30 million dollars the first two years of the campaign. Served as liaison to First Chance Campaign Co-Chair Committee, a nationwide group of 100+ corporate executives, academic leaders, and philanthropists. Served as liaison to the Board of Directors’ Marketing & Development Committee.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Represented the McKelvey School of Engineering in Southern California and locally in St. Louis. Connected alumni with fellow alumni, current students, and the university overall. • Project manager for the Scholars in Engineering scholarship program and the McKelvey Engineering Student Project Fund. Stewarded approx 300 annual and endowed scholarships and their donors. Worked with approx 500 scholarship recipients every year. • Managed an Assistant Director of Development• Presented at CASE District V Conference in Chicago in December 2019. Topic was "Creating Student Support Opportunities Beyond Scholarship". Received attendance evaluation of 4.86/5; average score for event presenters was 4.3. Designated a "2019 District V Faculty Star" presenter. • Invited to be a mentor in the WashU Alumni & Development Mentor Program twice, serving as a mentor to early career fundraisers. • Completed $161M comprehensive Leading Together campaign for McKelvey Engineering on June 30, 2018. University campaign total was over $3.3 billion.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Built and managed caseload of 150 prospects. Complete approx 130 visits each year. With focus on St. Louis and Colorado, identified, cultivated, engaged and solicited prospects for the School of Engineering. • Managed Annual Fund program including the process of identifying, renewing, and upgrading AF donors to achieve both the donor and dollar goals for the school. Conducted research and data analysis to identify and track renewals. FY17 resulted in $3.6 million in annual fund gifts.• In collaboration with the annual giving direct marketing program, strategically developed segmentation and solicitation strategy including direct mail and electronic solicitations.• Managed and tracked all Engineering Leadership Annual Fund gifts of $10,000 or more on an ongoing basis to ensure that the school's dollar goal is achieved. • Managed the Engineering Eliot Society Volunteer Committee: identification/recruitment of volunteers and chair; organized/executed committee mtgs; managed volunteer solicitations of prospective donors (e.g. phonathons and outreach by mail); and organized committee cultivation events. Increased committee size by 32%.• Managed Stewardship process for the school.• Created and executed a 2-year strategic plan to increase annual fund dollars and Eliot members. Increased annual fund dollars by 34% and Eliot members by 11% over two years. Worked with development team, Dean’s office, and communications dept. Plan included new communication efforts, deeper data analysis and donor segmenting, and new engagement opportunities.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Oversaw and developed event revenue goals for three existing annual events: Jack Buck Golf Classic, FestivAle (beer tasting event) and the Reach for a Star Gala. Was accountable for growth and budget achievement of assigned events. Identified, recruited, and cultivated relationships with corporate sponsors, committee members and volunteers. Sought underwriting, in-kind donations and auction items. Networked with CF families, patients, volunteers and major donors. Volunteer management of three event fundraising committees and day of volunteers. Created and managed organization's Twitter accounts, securing over 1,200 followers.Raised $674,000 for the CF Foundation in 2014. Increased profits of the Jack Buck Golf Classic by over 100%, the profits of the Reach for a Star Gala by 80% and the profits of FestivAle by 60% within three years. Received the CF Foundation’s National Excellence Award for the Jack Buck Golf Classic in 2011 and 2014. Received a National Excellence Award for the Reach for a Star Gala in 2014. Member of the National CF Foundation Circle of Excellence in 2013 for overall achievement that year.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Oversaw and developed event revenue goals for three existing annual events: Jack Buck Golf Classic, FestivAle and Reach for a Star Gala. Accountable for growth and budget achievement of assigned events. Identify, recruit, cultivate and nurture corporate sponsors, committee members and volunteers. Seek underwriting, in-kind donations and auction items. Network with CF families, patients, volunteers and major donors.Within first six months, increased event profits by more than 16 percent, grew planning committees and brought in new sponsors and media partners. Created organization's Twitter account.

As a freelance consultant, I handled public relations, marketing, media relations and event management for corporate and non-profit organizations. Work included writing press releases and online content, soliciting event sponsors, creating marketing plans, media training and supplying general business development advice.Past clients include: - 2011 LouFest Music Festival (St. Louis)- SAVE Ghana (NGO in Ghana)- Solematez (fashion line in Ireland)- MDKauffmann Photography (St. Louis)

Worked in the marketing division of the fashion magazine. Managed team of 3-8 marketing and events interns each year. Managed special events planning and execution, media buying and corporate sponsorships. Created sales materials and assisted with ad production coordination. Created original marketing proposals for clients and custom events to help them achieve their marketing goals. Coordinated all public relations and secured media placement. Built corporate awareness, secured event sponsors and created media partnerships. Created and staffed ALIVE TV, ALIVE's online video channel for fashion, dining, nightlife, performing arts and more. Developed and produced monthly video content for website. Included choosing video subject, coordinating interviews, reviewing drafts, giving editing notes and uploading completed videos to the website.

Wrote press releases, volunteer call-to-actions, web content and briefing memos for the youth-based non-profit organization based in Ghana, Africa. Assisted Executive Director with special projects such as United Nations research reports and State of the Organization updates. Taught organization's officers how to effectively create communication plans and solicit corporate sponsorships.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Assisted with local and national volunteer outreach and community organization. Coordinated neighborhood canvassing, outreach events and phone banking. Assisted with media rallies. Database organization and data entry. Trained new volunteers in communicating the message and face-to-face campaign strategy.

Los Angeles, Us

Conducted financial and business development research for new business acquisitions as well as identified new media and internet opportunities for current investment portfolio. Worked with writers and producers to develop animation projects for sale in international markets. Worked with ProSieben executives in Germany to research and identify new programming for air in their German market. Identified independent movies for acquisition for the home video property in our portfolio. Assisted with coordination and implementation of CEO's charitiable giving.

Burbank, California, Us

Worked in the production and development department on scripted and unscripted programming as well as television movies. Created production materials for network and production company use. Viewed project submissions and reported on them to EVP of Programming. Created, organized and presented competitive network reports to senior management to facilitate scheduling and development plans. Prepared briefing materials and industry trend reports for EVP prior to his participation in industry conventions. Assisted with script development and breakdown of TV movie projects.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Increased positive press coverage by 23% through proactive media outreach. Designed organization's website, supervised its creation and wrote website content. Formed Student Outreach Committee to increase student involvement. Wrote press releases and email newsletters, created media packets and pitched online news organizations. Managed a team of 5 publicists.

Saint Louis, Missouri, Us

Coordinated marketing promotions for theatre season. Redesigned the venue’s press kit. Planned media and VIP events, including a world stage premiere. Assisted with creation and implementation of Girl Scout Community Outreach program. Created consumer contest with local print media to increase publicity. Identified opportunities for strategic partnerships to facilitate marketing efforts.

Assisted with day to day public relations needs for Broadway productions Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, and Phantom of the Opera. Prepared press releases and related media correspondences for senior press agents. Organized press briefings and talent schedules for publicity performances. Pitched national media for theatrical premiere of "Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues."

Ba, Public Relations, Spanish, Marketing

Master Of Arts, Communication Management