Assist Development Executives with donor identification and solicitation.Create portfolios of leads and assist in implementation of a prospect management system.Attend solicitation appointments with existing and potential donors for Development Executives.Assist with development of donor groups, i.e. President's Circle and Legacy Society. Including being the point person for invitations, RSVP's and events.Assist with major events, including invitations, RSVP's and program materials: Phoenix Scholarship Reception - 100+ attendees Annual Scholarship Gala - 325+ attendees Annual Scholarship Picnic - 300+ attendeesAssist with writing, preparation and coordination of direct mail solicitations and annual report.Assist with individual and corporate prospect proposals.Primary contact for alumni development effort which includes handling all written communications and quarterly e-newsletters.Organize and implement the employee giving campaign.Work with Development Assistant planning, implementing and attending VCF special events.Work with Grants Specialist as needed to help prepare information for grant applications as well as grant reports.Assist in preparations of development materials for Board of Director's meetings. Including being the point person for building the development report.Point person for building specialized development campaign reports as requested.Database administrator for the Raiser's Edge donor database. Point person for ongoing data clean-up, constituent imports, exports, reports, and mass mailings.Develop and maintain VCF Raiser's Edge Policies & Procedures manual.Stay current on community events and news as they relate to the development climate and opportunities for the company.Responsible as a development team member to assist in raising budgeted goals each year.

Work with owner to ensure customer satisfaction. Including creating promotions and managing marketing strategies. Responsible for sales and marketing techniques to acquire new clients and retain existing clients.Responsible for overall output of the salon. Including salon cleanliness, inventory and maintenance and operations.Overall management of client memberships. Including management of billing and portfolio of over 300 EFT accounts, amending contracts and client communications.Responsible for all employees of the salon. Including interviewing, hiring, training, payroll, performance reports, human resources, scheduling and maintaining employee files.

Worked with a small team to coordinate the 2nd Annual 'Love Your Community 5k Walk/Run', which hosted over 20 vendors, over 115 participants, and over 300 attendees.Worked with a small team fundraising for the 'Campaign for Youth', which provides help to YMCA's youth in need of financial assistance. Upon completion of my internship, the campaign had raised $45,000.