Julie Polanski Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il

- Manage all fundraising plans and activities with focus on individual giving, especially building relationships with major gift prospects and retaining and upgrading low level donors. - Plan and execute annual fundraising gala, raising approximately 30% of contributed revenue. - Draft semi-annual appeals, semi-annual newsletters, and other fundraising and cultivation materials. Oversee the drafting of grant requests and reports.- Plan and execute album release parties, house concerts, and other donor cultivation events. Developed webinar series for donor cultivation when in person events were not possible.

- Directed individual giving cultivation and solicitation. - Directed and worked with volunteer committee to plan gala fundraising event. - Recruited and cultivated participants in peer-to-peer fundraising events and third-party benefit event fundraisers. -Directed external communications strategy and activities, including the development of a newsletter, website updates, and semi-annual appeals.

- Wrote and edited proposals and reports for foundations, corporations, and membership organizations. - Cultivated relationships with organization contacts. - Served as liaison for more than 200 corporate, foundation, and pharmaceutical industry relationships. - - Managed organizational volunteers.

- Managed registration process and event website development for Hustle Up the Hancock, $1 million+ stair climb. - Managed Asthma Walk, fundraising walk. Supported additional portfolio of fundraising events.

Sold and serviced season ticket and group packages.

Sold and serviced group ticket packages. Team ceased operations in June 2001.

Executive recruiting. Screened candidates. Managed online resume database.

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta sorority

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