Kelley Likes, Mba, Cfre, Cawa Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

• Provides professional leadership to the Board of Directors in establishing and maintaining strategic direction to support the stability and, where feasible, growth of the agency. • Develop, implement, fulfill, and monitor the short and long-term business and mission-based objectives approved by the Board of Directors.• Reports to the board on the status of the Society's operations and programs and recommends appropriate policies for consideration.• Direct the development of procedures to implement organizational policy and regulations. • Supervise and coach executive staff in the fulfillment of agency operations, adopted policies,procedures, and applicable regulations. • Ensures fulfillment of daily agency operations, animal and client care standards, and sound business practices. • Oversees preparation and execution of departmental budgets on annual basis, to include projected income and expenses; Administer and monitor revenues and expenses in relation to annual budget. • Provides the overall direction of annual, major gift, endowment, and capital fundraising activity through Development staff management, donor cultivation, corporate, community, and foundation relationships. • Oversees contract negotiation and fulfillment for Animal Law Enforcement contracts.• Coordinates HSPPR activities with City and State agencies; ensure compliance with all local and state regulations. • Engage, provide leadership, training, and assistance to other animal welfare and advocacy organizations (local, national, and international) to enhance the animal welfare and protection movement. Testify as needed on legislative issues and to animal welfare groups to advance animal welfare interests. • Serve as primary media spokesperson; represent HSPPR at community functions and special events. Oversees public relations, marketing, and communication for HSPPR.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

• Provide professional leadership to the Board of Directors in establishing and maintaining strategicdirection to support the stability and, where feasible, growth of the organization.• Develop, implement, fulfill, and monitor the short and long-term business and mission-basedobjectives approved by the Board of Directors.• Direct the development of procedures to implement organizational policy and regulations.• Supervise and coach executive staff in the fulfillment of agency operations, adopted policies,procedures, and applicable regulations.• Ensure fulfillment of daily agency operations, animal and client care standards, and sound businesspractices.• Provide the overall direction of annual, major gift, endowment, and capital fundraising activitythrough Development staff management, donor cultivation, corporate, community, and foundationrelationships.• Oversee contract negotiation and fulfillment for Animal Law Enforcement contracts.• Coordinate HSPPR activities with City and State agencies; ensure compliance with all local and stateregulations.• Engage, and provide leadership, training, and assistance to other animal welfare and advocacyorganizations (local, national, and international) to enhance the animal welfare and protectionmovement. Testify as needed on legislative issues and to animal welfare groups to advance animalwelfare interests.• Serve as primary media spokesperson; Represent HSPPR at community functions and special events.Oversees public relations, marketing, and communication for HSPPR.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

• Oversees the Philanthropy Team that consists of Development, Communications & Marketing, Youth Education, and Volunteer Services• Provide leadership and management, assuming all responsibility for the fundraising, communication, public relations, and volunteer program management goals and strategy for Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region including major gifts, planned giving, annual giving, grants, corporate giving, communications, campaigns, advertising, volunteer engagement, and volunteer management.• Set procedure, administrative and financial functions related to the management of staff in department.• Personally cultivate strong relationships to identify and inspire potential high-impact donors.• Oversee creation and execution of a strategic annual development, communications, and volunteer program plan, including annual campaign, major gifts, planned giving, direct mail giving, institutional giving, sponsorship, grants, fundraising events, media relations, communications, donor cultivation and special fundraising appeals, capital, and endowment campaigns as they occur.• Participate fully in decision-making and policy development as a member of the executive leadership team and director’s team.• Create annual budget goals for each category of donation revenue and manage development department to meet these goals.• Identify funding opportunities for existing and planned HSPPR programs, and provide input to ensure that HSPPR’s strategic planning and program development is fully integrated with fundraising strategy and appropriate funding opportunities.• Serve as leader of and liaison for fundraising, communications, and volunteer activities by the Board of Directors.• Continuously assess philanthropy, communications, volunteer program, and public relations performance against goals and plans and make appropriate changes.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Develops, implements, and manages fundraising strategy for HSPPR.• Oversees creation and execution of a strategic annual development plan, including annual campaign, major gifts, planned giving, direct mail giving, institutional giving, sponsorship, grants, fundraising events, donor cultivation and special fundraising appeals, capital, and endowment campaigns as they occur.• Identifies funding opportunities for existing and planned HSPPR programs, and provide input to ensure that HSPPR’s strategic planning and program development is fully integrated with fundraising strategy and appropriate funding opportunities• Serves as leader of and liaison to fundraising activities by the Board of Directors and participates in the Development and Communication Committee.• Continuously assesses fundraising performance against goals and plans, and makes appropriate changes • Works collaboratively with the Communications Department on messaging, event promotion and brand• Personally cultivates strong relationships to inspire high-impact donors• Establishes and manages effective support structures for development department• Hire, lead, develop, and coach staff in development area

Berea, Ohio

• Managed the Annual Fund of OhioGuidestone and Stepstone Academy through the writing, design and implementation of impactful giving campaigns. In FY 2014-2015 grew the annual fund by 27%.• Supervisor of the Community and Church relations team.• Project leader for two annual golf outings, with revenues totaling over $350,000 per year.• Project manager of the organization’s stewardship program to create and maintain meaningful donor relationships.• Co-manager of the OhioGuidestone Legacy Society and planned giving program.• Managed portfolio over 120 annual donors• Implemented corporate volunteer projects with various agency programs.• Led the employee giving committee to plan activities to engage co-workers in volunteering and philanthropy.• Planned and assisted with community outreach events to increase awareness in the areas that the agency serves.

Berea, Ohio

• Oversaw the OhioGuidestone and Stepstone Academy direct mail solicitation programs. • Managed the OhioGuidestone and Stepstone Academy golf outings.• Coordinated corporate engagement activities and volunteer projects with agency programs.• Managed small events including a 5K and annual luncheon.• Created marketing materials utilizing InDesign software.

Berea, Ohio

Researched new funding sources and incorporated them into Raiser’s Edge software. Created funding proposals to new grant sources. Researched new fundraising techniques such as crowd funding.

Medina, Ohio

Created and distributed marketing materials to referral sources. Provided support services to more than 20 therapists. Scheduled intake appointments and verified insurance information with providers.

Berea, Ohio

Responsibilities included summarizing police reports, database management, background checks and pre-sentence interviews with defendants.

Ravenna, Ohio

Created and analyzed surveys. Researched possible product markets. Provided administrative support to C-level executives.

Berea, Ohio

Assisted in setting up lab for research. Taught laboratory techniques to students. Provided research help and direction to students. Discussed how the lab might be improved with the supervising professor.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bs, Psychology, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Society, Swim Team

Pre-Med And Biology

Activities and Societies: Environmental and Natural Resource Scholars, The ONE Campaign

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