Managed the Auxiliary Board of 45 young professionals: provided direction and support for all activities, including committee management; fundraising; event sales, planning, and executionServed as project manager for 60 fundraising and stewardship events: exceeded gross and net budget goals; tracked event budgets; provided high quality customer serviceExecuted details for four Annual Fall Galas of 300+ attendees, raising $300,000+ annuallyPlanned and executed three Devil’s Ball events of 250+ attendees, raising $42,000+ annuallyPlanned and executed four sold-out Trivia Nights of 225+ attendees, raising $15,000+ annuallyPlanned and executed new Celebrating Ailey Soirée of 200+ attendees, raising $80,000+Introduced new annual appeal to increase membership in Adler Society leadership giving level; appeal received commendation from internal fundraising executivesStewarded 120+ Adler Society members at 100+ performances; completed benefit fulfillment for Adler Society members throughout each season; increased Adler Society membership by 40%Consistently exceeded annual fundraising goal of $200,000+ through direct mail, in-person, and phone solicitations

Stretched to cover Assistant Director responsibilities during team transition: served as project manager for events, managed direct mail program, tracked budget and expenses, completed benefit fulfillment for Parent Leadership SocietyCompleted event preparation for 16 Parent and Family Giving events throughout each fiscal year, ranging in size from 10 to 175 attendees: created event timelines, managed RSVPs, tracked budgetsPromoted and cultivated relationships with alumni by meeting with children considering NU as an alumni representativeEnsured giving society benefits fulfilled for Parent Leadership Society and informed donors of membershipContributed to volunteer management for 100-member Parent and Family Giving Committee: improved and streamlined committee onboarding process, completed data entry/maintenance, created screening lists, performed monthly updatesSupervised Parent and Family Giving Student Employee: designated projects specifically for student employee to complete with minimal supervision, communicated openly and consistently to assign projects and adjust work hoursImproved business processes by building queries in IBM Cognos Query Studio to better track and identify parent prospectsRaised over $1,000 annually by sending Monthly Reminder mailings to lapsed donors: completed 125 letters monthlyManaged expenses and tracked $100,000+ budget for Parent and Family Giving team

Enhanced office productivity by completing extensive donor mailings, data entry, and prospect researchEdited over 800 handwritten thank you notes for quarterly Thank-a-Thon program and Thank-a-Donor WeekGenerated reports and lists, uploaded data to CATracks, analyzed data for Parent and Family Giving and Direct Mail teamsCompiled mailings, filed confidential documents, and performed other administrative duties

Executed annual Devil’s Ball and Gala events of over 500 attendees each: created auction signs, proofread materials, wrote thank you letters to sponsors and auction donors, completed day-of event tasksWrote response to patron complaint letter, thank you letters, blog post highlighting internship experienceCalled over 100 previous year donors to solicit for new Memory Wall campaignResearched membership programs at similar venues and organizations; compiled ideas for a new Auditorium program

Drafted press releases for each of the Opera’s three mainstage performances for the 2013-2014 seasonUtilized Tessitura to complete ticket exchanges, create call lists, identify and research prospective group sales patronsPrepared stock gifts for finance department processingWrote blog post highlighting the 2013 Ball Honorary Chairmen: researched chairmen involvement in TAO archivesAddressed customer needs as front desk receptionist; greeted visitors, answered phones, responded to questions

Utilized event-planning skills to execute PAE conference of 800 attendeesOrganized exhibitor submissions to be featured in DVD and developed showcase booklet through PublisherResponsible for PAE division of YouTube Channel: upload videos, creation of QR codes, and exhibitor updatesProcured conference merchandise items from over 10 different vendorsEffectively communicated with agents and contractors to answer conference questions and arrange for services

Ensured corporate sponsor benefit fulfillment at 9 concerts at ASO’s summer concert venuesUtilized Tessitura to complete data entry and identify prospective corporate/individual donorsProvided accommodations to ensure corporate sponsors had enjoyable and enriching experience at concertsHand-addressed over 500 birthday/holiday cards to Board members and ASO family to promote continued stewardship