Kari Richardson Email and Phone Number

Help create and ensure consistency of messaging for $63 million capital campaign. Tell the Arboretum story to donors, members and visitors through print pieces, videos, case statements, grant proposals, website and social media. Ensure quality and effectiveness of all development department communications. Help create a culture of philanthropy at the Arboretum and raise awareness of the institution as a nonprofit worthy of philanthropic support.

Writer and editor for Kellogg alumni magazine distributed to 40,000 of the country's top business leaders. Established successful working relationships with Kellogg School professors and deans. Created messaging and marketing materials, including view books, catalogues and web site pages to recruit top-ranked students to one of the country's premiere graduate business schools. Reported on business topics for the school's web site and special publications

Directed business coverage at this 20,000-circulation daily newspaper. Developed news sources and leads, as well as feature story ideas. Supervised staff reporter and freelance writers. Began the paper’s first personal finance section.