Kristi Bieber, Mba Email & Phone Number

Redondo Beach, Ca, Us

Redondo Beach, California, United States

- Hired to rebuild RBEF staff and strengthen community relationships- Create and manage comprehensive communication and stewardship plan for all donors- Develop and create all communications materials including annual giving strategy and collateral- Develop and create e-communications and social media campaigns- Collaborate with corporations to create meaningful funding opportunities for support of student projects- Oversee all aspects of grant program, including identifying prospects, writing proposals and writing grant reports- Liaise with local school board and district leadership to ensure funding needs are met and RBEF program serves the best interest of the students and families in Redondo Beach- Manage RBEF Board, including Board development, onboarding, stewardship and committees- Manage and steward relationships with all RBEF volunteers- Plan and execute large-scale events, such as annual golf tournament and spring gala- Manage staff- Oversee all budgets and required IRS audits

- Provide fundraising and development communications consulting services to local, small non-profits without robust development teams - Work includes grant research, annual appeal messaging, board training and development writing

Director of Development, UCR Bourns College of Engineering (June 2021 - Present)- Identify, cultivate and solicit major gift donors on behalf of the Bourns College of Engineering- Collaborate with colleagues in Annual Giving to create Engineering-specific campaigns, both electronic and print- Work with BCOE leadership to create BCOE Women in Philanthropy program- Serve on campus-wide committees for donor communications and donor recognitionRegional Director of Development, LA/Ventura Counties (August 2017 - May 2021)- Represented UC Riverside in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, working with alumni, parents and other supporters to grow philanthropic gifts to UCR

Greater Los Angeles Area

Teach course in the Fundraising certificate program, including:- Fundraising in Times of Crisis (Summer 2021, Fall 2021)- Getting the Gift (Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2020)- Fundraising Strategy and Donors (Winter 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Winter 2021, Winter 2022)- Major Gifts (Spring 2017 and 2018)- Donor Stewardship and Recognition (Summers 2016 and 2017)

Greater Los Angeles Area

Teach grant writing course as elective for the MBA program.

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

- Develop strategic, sustainable fundraising program for MCU with focus on donor relationship building- Serve on President’s Cabinet and advise President on advancement strategies for the University- Manage development staff and their activities including individual giving, planned giving, foundation and corporate relations, donor stewardship and advancement services- Work closely with the Board of Trustees, and serve as lead staff for the Board’s Development Committee- Manage departmental budgets- Created strategic development plan presented to WASC as part of the re-accreditation process- Implemented first crowd funding campaigns for MCU, including creating all marketing materials and social media campaigns- Create individual cultivation and stewardship strategies for top-tier donors- Develop marketing campaigns for various giving opportunities, both electronic and traditional print campaigns- Write proposals and LOIs for various grant-making foundations- Work with foundation representatives to properly steward and report on grants- Create video content for various University campaigns, including scripting and editing- Write donor event speeches for President- Collaborating with academic leadership to develop grant-writing course for MCU graduate students

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Expanded individual giving program, including outreach to alumni, parents and community members and solicitation of individuals within these constituencies - Lead development team during their highest fundraising year in recent history of $9 million – three times the amount raised in an average year- Created individualized giving and stewardship strategies for top-tier donor prospects- Wrote taking points and briefings for development events for the President and other key senior staff and board members- Managed all activities of the Otis Board of Governors- Managed Institutional Advancement Committee of the Board of Trustees- Developed and implemented a marketing strategy for key giving programs including planned giving opportunities, leadership annual giving and campaign giving; Create a segmentation strategy for marketing efforts to reach optimal ROI for target groups- Increased giving from individuals at the Patron’s Circle level of $1000 and higher; First year increase was 70% and second year increase was an additional 40% - Served on team to create marketing strategies for comprehensive campaign- Directly supervised 6 staff members, including Directors of Alumni Relations, Advancement Services and Annual Giving- Took on the duties of Vice President of Institutional Advancement during leadership transition, including staffing Board of Trustees and President in IA activities- Managed departmental budgets

- Oversaw all aspects of the $1.5 million annual giving program including program budgeting, solicitation, cultivation and marketing of annual giving opportunities- Managed a team of over 40 parent volunteers fundraisers and 15 student fundraisers- Developed strategies to increase gift amounts from leadership-level donors and move them to major gift solicitations - Created all annual giving-related messaging, including Headmaster messages to the community, event talking points, direct mail messaging and electronic/social media messaging- Analyzed various direct mail pieces to determine return on investment and efficiency of piece; Use this information to create strategic plan for direct mail in subsequent years- Managed annual fund expense budget

- Created strategic development plans for clients to help them reach their financial goals- Managed all contact with foundations and corporations for clients, including creating talking points as preparation for meetings between client and funders- Prepared all grant reports to foundations and corporations on client activities

Asst. Director of Development, School of Theater, Film and TV- Identified, cultivated and solicited major gift donors at the $50,000 level and higher- Solicited corporate and foundation sponsors for the annual student film festivalDirector of Special Gifts, School of Engineering- Built and grew Engineering Annual Giving Program; Increased annual giving dollars to School by 33% in first year and an additional 20% in second year- Worked with leadership annual donors to increase giving to the major gift level; Closed several major gifts in the $50,000 - $1,000,000 range, including planned gifts- Created and implemented strategic marketing plan for annual giving programDonor Relations Manager- Worked with senior management to create stewardship standards for the University- Created personalized donor reports for major gift donors to UCLA- Served as project manager on print and electronic marketing pieces for Campaign UCLA - Advised directors of development on donor relations and stewardship related projects

- Create and implemented stewardship program for University- Manage annual donor reporting process- Work hand in hand with Office of Financial Aid to ensure that scholarship awards were made within the parameters of the donor contracts

- Oversaw all donor reporting for the School of Humanities and Sciences- Served as School representative on University-wide stewardship committee - Wrote articles for Humanities and Sciences alumni newsletter

Bachelor Of Arts, Theater

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Organizational Leadership

Mba, Business Administration

Capstone Project: Creating a non-profit fitness company that would support differently-abled individuals working out in traditional gyms.

Master Of Arts, Theater

Research Focus: Arts Education; Theater as a tool for teaching early elementary students

Education record