Laura Kaufmann Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, Us

Drive program development, design, and expansion for the world leader in international education and exchange, collaborating closely with global corporate, foundation, and government partners, such as Ford Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Cargill, GE, and Open Society Foundation, to position programs with grantmaking, philanthropic, and business goals.+ Secure over $25 million in revenue annually, writing and executing an average of two to fiveproposals per week.+ Pivotal to design and development of dozens of international programs that provide educational opportunities for over 29,000 students, professionals, NGO leaders, and scholars.+ Developed and executed strategic prospect research and communications plan to target 30 new corporate and foundation prospects in collaboration with senior management.+ Led development of more than 25 evidence-driven case studies and capability statements customized to promote services to target sectors and specific prospective clients.+ Collaborate regularly with teams and colleagues across IIE’s 18 global offices in all world regions, including serving as the primary point of contact for IIE’s Beijing, Hong Kong, and New Delhi offices to advance regional development strategies and respond to proposal solicitations.

New York, New York, Us

Directed sponsor management with key philanthropic partners, including implementation of IIE’s contractual obligations and keeping with sponsor’s program goals through interpretation and implementation of policies and objectives. Key contact with sponsors such as the Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and MacArthur Foundation on various travel and learning fund grants projects.+ Prepared over 500 grant contracts, conducted due diligence, monitored grant progress and made payments ranging from $1,000 to $50,000.+ Oversaw multi-million-dollar grants and prepared spreadsheets, financial analysis and reports using IIE’s financial reporting and SAP systems.+ Piloted partnership with MacArthur Foundation to manage travel and learning fund program, with success in quadrupling the award to $400,000 after the pilot year.

New York, New York, Us

Supported the Artist Protection Fund team as part of the Grow with IIE initiative.

New York, Ny, Us

Led full life cycle of program development for projects in global cities, with particular focus on Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, overseeing applications, assessments, budgets, sponsorship agreements, reporting, and evaluation. Planned and executed strategy, publicity, and logistics for overseas conferences.+ Designed and implemented eight global leadership training programs and events with over 1,000 pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders participating.+ Wrote grant proposals for foundations and major donors, resulting in $750,000 in grant awards.+ Led content gathering and execution for cause website, including travel to sites, raising over $25,000 in small gifts.+ Pivotal in developing infrastructure, staffing, networks, quarterly budgets, and financial statements for regional office partner in Europe.

Charleston, South Carolina, Us

Conducted multi-channel marketing campaigns and implemented strategy to engage core audience of technology users at nonprofit organizations.+ Worked effectively with sales teams to create demand, build pipeline, and generate requests for proposals amounting to $30 million.+ Planned and marketed trade shows and events with emphasis on reaching business goals; helped generate ten new leads from two networking seminars.+ Supervised two marketing interns.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Conservation Biology

M.A., International Relations And International Communication

B.A., English

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