Kevin W. Email & Phone Number

Nebraska, United States

As a Donor Experience Officer, I actively engage, manage, and build relationships with a portfolio of approximately 700 current and lapsed donor households. I do this through a high velocity outreach strategy that we call "polite persistence." I aim to build rapport with donors through getting to know their stories and philanthropic passions, as well as through stewarding their previous support. Through building these relationships, I serve as a trusted philanthropic advisor, engaging and… Show more As a Donor Experience Officer, I actively engage, manage, and build relationships with a portfolio of approximately 700 current and lapsed donor households. I do this through a high velocity outreach strategy that we call "polite persistence." I aim to build rapport with donors through getting to know their stories and philanthropic passions, as well as through stewarding their previous support. Through building these relationships, I serve as a trusted philanthropic advisor, engaging and connecting donors to their passions throughout the University of Nebraska System so they accomplish impact that is meaningful to them. In my role, I am responsible for donor retention, upgrades, and major gift qualification. As I continue to grow relationships with our generous alumni and supporters, I partner with my colleagues across the Foundation to develop strategic next steps for cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding the donors in my portfolio that provides the best personalized donor experience for each individual. I also play an active role in the Giving Days across the four campuses within the University of Nebraska System through identifying and soliciting challenge donors to ensure engagement and promotion of the annual giving days, which include Glow Big Red, Wear Black Give Back, One Day for UNK, and UNMC "For the Greater Good". Show less

Athens, Ohio, United States

In my role, I was responsible for cultivating relationships with current and prospective season-ticket holders for football, men's and women's basketball, and volleyballI. I generated $35,000+ in revenue from renewals and new business. New business was created through sales leads that were generated at the 12+ marketing events that I assisted in operating before the football and basketball seasons. Additionally, I operated the videoboards during home football games and was responsible… Show more In my role, I was responsible for cultivating relationships with current and prospective season-ticket holders for football, men's and women's basketball, and volleyballI. I generated $35,000+ in revenue from renewals and new business. New business was created through sales leads that were generated at the 12+ marketing events that I assisted in operating before the football and basketball seasons. Additionally, I operated the videoboards during home football games and was responsible for sponsorship activations worth $237,600. For men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball home events, I completed gameday responsibilities in various roles, such as PA Spotter, PA announcer, haltime highlights creator, and on-court promotions coordinator to steward sponsorships and their activations. I also created and coordinated the marketing plan for the women’s field hockey team that grew average attendance by 30%+. I was also able to produce the largest crowd for a women’s field hockey match in the last five years. I also tackled an analytics project for the department to see what ticket buyer trends may exist based on city, price level, and individual ticket buyer in order to inform the rest of the sales team about areas of opportunity. Show less

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

The Nebraska Sports Council operates many amateur sporting events. During my time as an intern, I was given oversight responsibilities of the golf scramble event. I handled team registration data and also organized the post-event auction by collecting auction items and uploading them to he auction website. I created a social media campaign to create awareness for the event using the auction items to foster excitement around the event.My internship continued throughout the COVID-19… Show more The Nebraska Sports Council operates many amateur sporting events. During my time as an intern, I was given oversight responsibilities of the golf scramble event. I handled team registration data and also organized the post-event auction by collecting auction items and uploading them to he auction website. I created a social media campaign to create awareness for the event using the auction items to foster excitement around the event.My internship continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but many events were cancelled or postponed. Fortunately, the organization's largest event, the Cornhusker State Games went on as scheduled. We planned over 60 sporting events that cooperated with COVID guidelines and generated over 2,000 participants. I was responsible for handling over the phone registrations and with individually folding and mailing participant t-shirts. I would deliver requested equipment to events such as medals, medal stands, backdrops, water, lunches, and hand sanitizer pumps. After the events were over, I would assist with entering event results and picking up equipment. Show less

Lincoln, Ne

As an Orientation Leader, my role was to promote the university's resources and welcome incoming students and their guests to the university. During a student's orientation day, I would take student and guest groups on tours on campus and talk to them about important talks as they arrived on campus, such as academic resources, mental health resources, alcohol education, and diversity and inclusion. I facilitated these difficult conversations and answered any questions that these groups would… Show more As an Orientation Leader, my role was to promote the university's resources and welcome incoming students and their guests to the university. During a student's orientation day, I would take student and guest groups on tours on campus and talk to them about important talks as they arrived on campus, such as academic resources, mental health resources, alcohol education, and diversity and inclusion. I facilitated these difficult conversations and answered any questions that these groups would have. After the tours, I would assist students with creating their class schedules and provided them customer service throughout that process. Show less

University Of Nebraska - Lincoln

I worked every home football game fulfilling sponsorships for the Nebraska Athletic Department through providing customer service to clients before, during, and after the game. I assisted in operating our hospitality village for our clients, managing guest appearance events by former players, overseeing the operations of the Allstate field goal net during the game, and helping with tear down for our clients after the game. I also worked home basketball and volleyball games where we would… Show more I worked every home football game fulfilling sponsorships for the Nebraska Athletic Department through providing customer service to clients before, during, and after the game. I assisted in operating our hospitality village for our clients, managing guest appearance events by former players, overseeing the operations of the Allstate field goal net during the game, and helping with tear down for our clients after the game. I also worked home basketball and volleyball games where we would provide services to our clients in our stadium suite and assist with in-game giveaways and promotions. Show less

Independence, Missouri

In my summer as a Marketing and Promotions Intern, I was responsible for prospecting for potential group ticket package buyers. I also analyzed demographic data of the over 800 season ticket holders and over 5,000 single game buyers to see where marketing efforts should be targeted and other areas that had potential. In my free time, I came up with an exclusive package for high schools and collegiate institutions to attend a game, get an arena tour, and hear from team executives. This package… Show more In my summer as a Marketing and Promotions Intern, I was responsible for prospecting for potential group ticket package buyers. I also analyzed demographic data of the over 800 season ticket holders and over 5,000 single game buyers to see where marketing efforts should be targeted and other areas that had potential. In my free time, I came up with an exclusive package for high schools and collegiate institutions to attend a game, get an arena tour, and hear from team executives. This package was aimed at sports administration classes and programs to get an in-depth look at minor league sports operations.Throughout the summer, I was also given the responsibility of facilitating various marketing booths at events in the Kansas City area. We handed out ticket information and provided giveaways for those that engaged with us at the booth. I was also the team representative at the Blue Springs Police Department Summer Sport Camp, where I was in charge of organizing street hockey games and drills for the camp participants. Show less

Master Of Sports Administration

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Management

Activities and Societies: Beta Theta Pi, Sports Business Association, Dance Marathon, Honors Program Peer Mentor