Kelsey Canan Email & Phone Number

Monrovia, CA

• Event Program Manager for our Battle of the Bald: Ultimate College Head-Shaving Tournament and our national partnership with Sport Clips Haircuts.
• Member of event management team; collaborates with colleagues to align team to goals and ensure success.
• Utilize our campaign platform to enhance current corporate and community organization engagement.
• Design and implement campaigns to create new targeted networking opportunities.
• Attend conferences and conduct presentations on behalf of the foundation in an effort to recruit new donors, partnerships and events.
• Lead event recruitment and develop outreach strategies to maximize warm leads for other areas of growth cross-functionally.

Monrovia, CA

• Responsible for developing and maintaining event recruitment and outreach strategies
• Recruitment of new events, teams and participants
• Develop and execute a market lead generation plan

Monrovia, CA

• Responsible for providing an “In-Depth Coaching Experience” to 67 high performing events
• Increase fundraising on these events by 10% for the next fiscal year totaling over $6.9 million
• Focus volunteers on corporate sponsorships in local communities
• Guide volunteers to determine their best fit for involvement
• Recruit new volunteers to conduct or assist with events in target markets
• Troubleshoot issues relating to events

Monrovia, CA

• Responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of all 150 annual university events
• Launched 5 collegiate multi-event campaigns, fostered 4 chapters of Students for St. Baldrick’s and produced the initial university program development plan
• Coached university volunteers on fundraising, recruitment, public relations, sponsorships, professional development, and supply management
• Advised over 400 university events who cumulatively raised over $4 million toward childhood cancer research
• Served as the Communications Liaison for our department to improve and develop interoffice and constituent communication

Lacrosse, WI

• Responsible for all major areas of volunteer services including: training/intake, screening, scheduling, recognition, tracking & retention through the Donor Perfect database
• Planned & evaluated five special events that cumulatively brought in $85,000, promoted community awareness, showed volunteer appreciation and expanded family support
• Increased volunteer recruitment and retention by 25% through building staff/volunteer relationships and creating a meaningful experience

Menomonie, WI

• Responsible for the supervision of five sales associates, implementing sales goals/incentives, managed customer service, and prepared bank statements
• Awarded Sales Associate of the Quarter due to exceeding sales and credit card goals

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Coordinated wishes: made wish itinerary, travel logistics, event tickets, and sent wish evaluations
• Responsible for Raisers Edge data entry, mailings, and filing

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Service Management - Non-Profit Concentration, Gpa: 3.6

Activities and Societies: Society for the Advancement of Management Member 2009-2010Minor in Human Resources Chancellor’s Award Recipient.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Council President and Forensics