Kara Maxwell-Bickford Email & Phone Number

Tulsa, Ok, Us

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Overland Park, Ks

•Regularly communicate the March of Dimes mission, value proposition, strategic goals and outcomes to CEO’s, C-Level executives and other key stakeholders. •Expertise in strategic planning, Board development, brand development, major and lapsed donor development, planned giving, high end event planning, coalition building and program development. •Nationally recognized as a Peer Leader for breakthrough fundraising results and creative fundraising approaches. •Oversee three full-time staff and $1.1 million in market revenue while maintaining a 6% YOY growth.•Work closely with Board of Directors to ensure alignment with overall fundraising strategy. •Restructured the largest market fundraiser to generate new opportunities for revenue growth and enhance participant experience which resulted in an increase in sponsorships by 130%. •Develop, execute, and monitor development strategies to enhance cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of high level donors.•Identify, recruit, and cultivate top executives to join Market Board, each responsible for $10,000 fundraising commitment. •Created and recruited for the first Young Professionals Board, successfully adding 15 young executives with a fundraising goal of $50,000 in the first year.

Overland Park, Ks

• Coordinate and implement the most successful March of Dimes Bikers for Babies event in the country. • Assisting on Signature Chefs, Nurse of the Year, and March for Babies events within the Kansas City Division.• Analyze event statistics and evaluation of media coverage, research and analyze community fundraising potential versus actual revenues to help identify new revenue streams.• Manage and provide leadership to a well-established and dedicated volunteer committee on assigned tasks to ensure that committee members are fully supported and accomplish objectives required for a successful event.• Implement and communicate sponsorship deliverables for sponsors, including renewal for existing partners as well as identifying and cultivating new sponsors.• Deliver organized, structured, and persuasive presentations; listen to and understand others, and ensure that written and verbal communication are culturally appropriate and consistently reflect the March of Dimes mission, goals, values & brand.• Developed and implemented Ride Team structure for Bikers for Babies. Bringing a family team and corporate team structure to the event to increase revenue and sustainability.• Restructured Top Donor program to encourage, recognize and incentivize riders to raise about the previous $1000 top fundraising level.• Secured the largest corporate sponsor for 2015 Bikers for Babies and increased sponsorship by 94%.• Increased 2015 vendor revenue by 10%.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

TERO Certified CompanyCPR Instructor CertifiedFirst Aid Instructor Certified•Led account management, brand and digital/website, marketing and advertising and external relations for company. •Identified development potential in accounts by studying current data trends, evaluating needs and analyzing growth opportunities. •Initiated and closed sale leads by building strong relationships, communicating deliverables effectively, and executing contracts in a timely manner which resulted in a 20% increase in revenue. •Led corporate initiative to systematically improve process and streamline resources in every area of the company including operations, finance, technology, sales, administration, and service delivery. •Renewed annual contracts for existing customers and proactively made adjustments to each plan to maximize partnership. •Created innovative products and services to diversify and broaden client base by 25%.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• Managed two community Relay for Life signature fundraising events and established three new fundraising events in the Tulsa Metro Area.• Managed and organized committee meetings, communicated effectively with volunteers and colleagues, trained volunteers for appropriate committee positions, and created new growth for all events assigned.• Collaboratively analyzed data and planned budgets with supervisor and volunteers to improve future outcome of each event.• Cultivated strong relationships with volunteers, corporate sponsors, and colleagues.• Managed websites, registration, and reports as Regional Online Trainer.• Received “Rock Star” award for meeting all monetary goals set for fiscal year and earned “Community Development Award” for building strong relationships with local communities and corporate relationships.