Reporting directly to the Chief Development Officer, and working closely with senior leaders and volunteers across the organization, this role aims to provide visionary leadership to ensure resources are mobilized to adapt to new challenges and needs in the community. Primarily oversee the strategy, success, and growth of $2M annual fund, major gift pipeline building, grant funding, and planned giving. Support, train, and coach staff and board with fundraising best practices and strategic planning to reach goals. Focus on connecting people to the Y’s cause by developing inclusive relationships, partnerships, and collaborations to co-create solutions to pressing social needs.Lead operations by ensuring relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the organization so we can continue to fulfill our promise to the community.Develop and inspire people by supporting the holistic development of self and others so everyone can embrace the Y’s cause, sustain our culture, and inspire others to action.

• Former Membership Coordinator for the Austin Chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)• Silent Auction Co-Chair for Austin SCBWI Annual Conference (2015-2018)

Responsible for rapidly growing and raising significant new revenue through individual, major, and planned gifts. Provide support for ten markets covering the Southeast Region of the March of Dimes.

• Provided strategic direction to a growing tri-lingual elementary school with a focus on individual giving, corporate and foundation relations, community outreach and board involvement. • Re-engaged lapsed donors and encouraged giving through direct interactions, a fresh message and on-the-ground tactics designed to connect constituents to school objectives in a meaningful way.• Reached unprecedented 100 percent parent participation in events and fundraising. FY14 individual giving averaged 70 percent increase over FY13. Average board member donation doubled over previous year. • Collaborated with communications officer and national marketing firm to strengthen school branding and key messaging. Paired with consistent, personal follow-up, these efforts led to a significant increase in foot traffic and subsequent closing rate, resulting in an estimated 40 percent increase of new students over past five-year average. • Created first-time cultivation strategy to initiate corporate and foundation partnerships, identifying previously unexplored areas of strength and potential grant funding for the school. Fostered new relationships and laid groundwork for future asks.

• Assisted senior executives with identifying, soliciting and cultivating major donors for exhibition and program funding from both domestic and international sources. Skillfully presented donor data analysis to leadership in order to drive fundraising strategies. • Managed life cycle of interdepartmental grants, ranging $25K to >$1M, including federal, state and foundation grants, utilizing in-depth knowledge of regulations and reporting requirements to ensure transparency and proper use of funding. • Wrote comprehensive narratives and financial summary reports reflecting impact achieved from endowments, grant funding and individual major gifts. • Working closely with CFO, oversaw budgeting and forecasting for the external affairs department, monitoring revenue and expenses while offering insight and resourceful solutions on a quarterly basis to department heads. • Established and executed a thoughtful stewardship program, providing substantive information and gratitude throughout the year to major donors, board members, foundation and corporate supporters.

• Executed logistics, secured donations, coordinated participants and created materials for principal fundraising events. Maintained positive working connections with vendors and successfully managed volunteers for event assistance. • Engaged in cultivation efforts and implementation of fundraising strategies, including prospect research and donor relationship management. Exceeded team revenue goals of unrestricted funds in FY10 & FY11. • Drafted and edited correspondence and documents, contributed to web content, communication and marketing activities. Increased visibility and awareness of events via multi-media approaches.

• Assisted with the development of policy programming in the New York and global centers, providing on-site logistical assistance with NYC-based events and publishing coverage of programs on the website.• Identified and tracked influential corporations, leaders, experts, NGOs and scholars in the U.S. and Asia, monitoring their impact within the sphere of international politics.

• Led advocacy efforts and initiatives supporting migrant rights and the advancement of women. Provided frontline support, joining the organization in demonstrations and meetings. • Conducted research on migrant labor and health policies in the Asia-Pacific region, drafting a cross-country analysis of data found which was utilized to support future advocacy campaigns.

• Ensured that CEO’s personal and corporate relationships with investors, business colleagues and employees were maintained and cultivated. • Managed extensive domestic and international travel planning, monitored personal finances and drafted correspondence, upholding the utmost levels of trustworthiness, confidentiality and professionalism.

• Oversaw primary management of client files and legal database, executing and recording delivery, retrieval and preparation of files for onsite and offsite storage and disbursement. • Assisted with 60+ employee office relocation, tasked with effective physical and electronic transfer of thousands of files, ensuring accuracy and organization.