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Lead all organizational fundraising efforts, totaling $1.7 million by the end of the fiscal yearSupervised three staff members in the Development department in the planning of all operationsCreated and developed the organization’s first annual Day of Giving, raising over $28,000 in one dayWorked closely with the Senior Manager of Strategic Communications to create a clear and accurate messaging campaign for donors around the completion of the organization’s five-year Strategic PlanServed as the main point of contact for foundations and many Major DonorsCoordinated Board giving, working directly with Board members to identify potential donors from among their contacts

Oversaw the creation of multiple appeals, including writing copy, editing mailing lists, and finalizing designs for both direct mail and email communicationsDeveloped a personalized monthly appeal to lapsed donors, raising over $20,000 in renewed givingCoordinated the annual Send Me to Serve peer to peer appeal for incoming volunteers, including hosting virtual events to introduce fundraising concepts to volunteersSupported the creation of JVC collateral pieces, including the JVC Magazine, Annual Report, and newslettersAssisted with grant proposal creation and editingProcessed daily donations and generated acknowledgement letters for donors

Coordinated the museum’s Annual Appeal for individual donors, totaling over $450,000 annuallyManaged the DaVinci Society, the Science Center’s high-level donor club, including planning donor engagement events, both virtual and in-personDeveloped targeted lists of potential and lapsed donors for direct appeals by the President and CEOCreated Development marketing collateral including mailings, the Annual Report, and Donor Recognition signageCoordinated sponsorships for Solstice, the Science Center’s annual fundraiserProcessed daily donations and generated acknowledgement letters for Annual Appeal donorsAssisted Education department by leading educational programming for museum guests during the Covid-19 pandemic

Generated proposals, reports, and grant requests to foundation, corporate, and government funders, totaling approximately $600,000 annuallyDrafted EITC solicitation letters for corporate support and filed EITC renewal formsCoordinated sponsorships and fulfilled associated benefits for annual fundraising galaAssisted in planning and organization of 10 donor engagement events throughout the seasonCultivated and maintained a portfolio of approximately 25 major individual donorsManaged gift entry and acknowledgement letter generation for all donorsStreamlined and processed donor benefits to allow for more appealing options for supportersServed in various roles around the theatre as required, including usher, concession worker, etc.

Tracked sponsorship donation data for the Light City festival, totaling $3.6 million in 2017Finalized sponsorships and wrote contracts for over 40 festival sponsors, including Kaiser Permanente, the Baltimore Ravens, and the University System of MarylandCreated and designed the Light City festival wrap-up report, detailing festival economic impact of $44.3 million on Baltimore City and sponsor activationsComposed acknowledgement letters to donors within 48 hours of gift receiptSupported in planning and design of VIP events of the Light City festival, including tours and sponsor loungeServed as the Development Department representative to universities for sponsorships to other Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts programming, including Artscape and the Baltimore Book FestivalPerformed administrative duties for the Development department as required

Completed 1700 hours of volunteer service workFacilitated tri-annual benchmark assessments & daily interventions for 21 students Achieved 75% proficiency in grade level goals targeting "Big 5" literacy skillsDeveloped and directed an after school program for 25 students

Completed 1700 hours of service over 10 months in a team-based, communal living situation, serving with nine different non-profit and government organizations in three statesAssistant Team Leader: Facilitated weekly team meetings, quantified progress of work projects for weekly and monthly reports, supervised team in the event of a Team Leader absenceMedia Representative: Composed nine press releases promoting the work of the team leading to 12 pieces of media coverage, photographed project workRecruiter: Administered recruitment events at area high schools, colleges, and local social events, maintained an active social media presence for the team

Customer Service, including handling cash transactions

Write, edit, and assign articles for weekly issuesDesign page layout with Adobe InDesign

Checked out library materials to studentsPerformed basic security checks during overnight hoursStocked returned books on shelves