Kate Denny Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Newark, De, Us

• Developing, managing and leading all aspects of prospect management, including analysis, assignment and staging of donors/prospects• Measuring, predicting and identifying gaps and opportunities and overseeing moves and portfolio management process across DAR

Washington, D.C., Us

• Managed staff members assigned to RRM’s relationship management efforts. Business owner and lead for DAR’s robust relationship management system, set the vision, guided toward best-in-class services, and proactively identified and sought creative solutions to intricate issues.• Created and directed or performed complex analyses and organized information around relationship management successes and opportunities, philanthropic patterns, data trends, etc. Communicated findings in insightful and actionable ways to help data-driven decision making at all levels of DAR, including preparing information, analyses, and recommendations for business decisions by divisional and University leadership.• Conceptualized and guided or developed documentation and communication of policies, protocols, and business practices around relationship management. Communicated effectively to a number of audiences through a variety of media on key findings, trends, policies, and procedures.

St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

• Provide partnership to development officers for portfolio and gift pipeline management by utilizing best practices and prospect data to optimize fundraising from major, planned, and principal gift prospects• In direct collaboration with gift officers, build, manage, and maintain prospect pipelines and portfolios to ensure accurate fundraising metrics and forecasting• Define and implement data-informed methods to evaluate and drive portfolio productivity with focus on pipeline churn and maximized fundraising results• Serve as a trusted partner in the realm of prospect development to ensure university prospects are capitalized on through information sharing and cross-functional work• Lead the creation and execution of a comprehensive and coordinated gift officer onboarding program for all aspects of prospect development• Implement new systems in the prospect management space with a focus on automation, clear communication, and efficiency

St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

• Oversee and facilitate moves management, partnering with fundraisers in managing and building portfolios, prospect pipelines, and ensuring that prospect management policies and data are up-to-date. • Consult with development partners in regular portfolio review meetings to advise on portfolio composition, discuss portfolio activity and prospect identification needs. • Collaborate with Prospect Management and Research team in establishing new portfolios. Defining and implementing methods to evaluate and drive portfolio productivity. Partner with PMR team to identify, evaluate and recommend assignment and qualification of the University’s top prospects.• Implement prospect management strategies, business processes and protocols, specifically those focused on motivating prospect activity. Serve as subject matter expert on prospect management policies and system processes, providing training to development team members as needed.• Collaborate with Development Systems and PMR teams on data visualization, scoring models, portfolio management and analysis, pipeline management, reporting and business intelligence tools for success in all stages of development.

• Develop and implement research strategies and set priorities to prepare for annual appeals and future capital campaigns• Implement and maintain best practices around prospect management and a major gift pipeline• Work with the director of development, pastor and development officers to develop cultivation and closing strategies for major donors and prospects• Coordinate the annual fund for The Basilica, The Basilica Landmark, and Saint Vincent de Paul, including their design, messaging, data, donor strategies, and reporting• Manage all appeal segmentation, prospect list management and appeal reporting to maximize donor database and to ensure fundraising success for both The Basilica and The Basilica Landmark

Northfield, Mn, Us

• Under the direction of the Director of Advancement Services, and in collaboration with the Sr. Prospect Researcher assist in preparing prospect research profiles for potential and identified major gift and high-level annual gift prospects for St. Olaf College• Provide data for all clear and rate requests and provide verification of screened prospected research information (i.e. giving capacities) as requested• Review and monitor electronic and paper resources for research-related information about St. Olaf constituents, alumni, parents and friends of the College. Distribute and record pertinent information in the Raiser’s Edge database• Prepare prospect reports and assist the Development Department in preparing giving and major gift tracking reports

New York, Ny, Us

• Provide editorial support for posts that are part of sponsored advertorial campaigns • Serve as a copy editor with a focus on maintaining consistency with the company’s style guide and rewriting content, as necessary, to ensure clarity and readability• Create original blog posts by conducting interviews, researching topics and formatting the piece for publication

Roseville, Mn, Us

• Create and maintain Raiser’s Edge constituent records, assist with gift processing and acknowledgement, contribute to database maintenance to ensure data integrity and accuracy• Conduct prospect research to determine capacity and affinity by utilizing a variety of sources, including LexisNexis and ResearchPoint• Record research findings in Raiser’s Edge and convey all relevant information to gift planners in a concise, effective and timely manner• Provide support for stewardship events, including planned giving seminars and donor recognition functions

Minnetonka, Mn, Us

• Developed marketing materials, managed social media presence, updated website, interviewed story sources and wrote and designed quarterly newsletter with a readership of 4,500• Maintained donor database, including managing all gift entries and reporting and updating donor information • Served as organization’s grant writer responsible for researching potential grants and completing all applications• Coordinated fundraising events by securing sponsorships, in-kind donations, volunteers and attendees

M.A., English

Certificate Of Fund Raising Management

B.A., English

Education record