Laura Proto, Cfre, Lsw Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Foundation liaison to Community Health, Women's Health, Behavioral Health, Spiritual Health, & The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health. Responsible for all grant applications and grant project management for the Cincinnati Market.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Built and managed a portfolio of over 100 major gift donors, engaging in cultivation, stewardship and wealth screening. Assisted development team to raise over $1.1M, including tripling net revenue for signature fundraising event-Bust A Crust! Worked with team to project manage grant applications, researching and applying to government funders, corporations and foundations, resulting in over $750,000 awarded.

Cincinnati Area, Ky

Sought, developed, and managed hundreds of donor and patron relationships to increase theatre attendance and revenue; generated $1-2M annually benefiting theatre operations through grants, corporate and foundation giving, individual giving and events; assisted in closing the last $2M of gifts in inaugural $7.2M capital campaign for building expansion; Ohio Arts Council’s Governor’s Award, awarded 2019 for Excellence in Art Education

Columbus, Ohio Area

Responsible for development and marketing/communications team, in order to promote mission centric philanthropy, including the growth of: annual fund, events, major gifts, grants and planned giving; project managed new branding and marketing strategy with advertising agency; team lead in new strategic plan

Columbus, Ohio Area

Provided direct support to Foundation Board of Trustees; directed work of Foundation staff in achieving fundraising targets for all areas of development, including: grants, annual giving, events, planned giving, capital campaigns and major gifts; oversaw the development of fundraising promotional and solicitation materials, gift recognition activities, social media, newsletters, annual report and website.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Built and oversaw an annual community-wide appeals strategy and program; developed donor qualification program; served as resource for strategic fundraising opportunities in the community; ensured appropriate donor recognition; supervised grants program, management of social media, annual report, newsletters and website; special events planning and implementation, board recruitment and annual associate giving campaign

Columbus, Ohio

Responsible for grant proposals, grant awards and corporate sponsorships, community relations, project management, prospect research, donor cultivation and stewardship, initiative building and community liaison

Columbus, Ohio

Responsible for client screening, intake and referralsAssisted with grant writing and reports, community outreach, public relations, workshop implementation

Columbus, Ohio

Community Leadership Program

Columbus, Ohio

Teacher of Child Abuse Prevention Classes to Childcare ProfessionalsProvided referrals to professionals

Columbus, Ohio

Completed VAWA grant project, created 20 page informational/legal booklet in English, Spanish and Somali on sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking to be given to crime victims.

Columbus, Ohio

Coordinated Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence ProgramTrained emergency department physicians and nurses on sexual assault and domestic violence statewide protocolsTrained volunteer patient advocates to provide crisis counseling to survivors in the emergency departmentProvided educational programming to OSU campus and local communityGrant writing, grant reviewCollaborator: Franklin Co. Protocol for Sexual Abuse Survivors

Ba, Sociology, Justice Education

Activities and Societies: Assault Prevention Specialist & Volunteer: Sex Offense Services, South Bend, Indiana Facilitator: Rape Support.

Ma, Women'S Studies

Activities and Societies: Volunteer: Women Helping Women, Cincinnati, OhioPresented paper: "Rape Awareness among High School Students.