Laura Kinter Email & Phone Number

Remote

Greater Chicago Area

Career accomplishments: Reimagined, redesigned, and executed a new business & programming model based on feedback from our survivor community, partner organizations, and funders. Acquired the first foundation, city, state, and national funding for Awakenings. Created and launched Awakenings' first earned revenue strategy heavily focusing on cross-sector partnerships. Built a trauma-informed work culture rooted in compassion and collaboration. Designed and executed a city-wide awareness campaign using survivor artwork.Ongoing responsibilities: maintain and execute Awakenings' strategy and operating budget, oversee planning, execution, and evaluation of programs to maintain excellence and effectiveness, cultivate and maintain funding relationships (individual, foundation, government, corporate), work closely with Board of Directors on resource cultivation, finance, and strategy, supervise and coach director-level staff, oversee facility operations, oversee bookkeeping and other administrative roles.

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Provide leadership for staff, interns, volunteers, associate board, and board of directors. Oversee planning and execution of fundraising events. Oversee resource development, including corporate, city, state, and family foundation grants. Oversee budget, fundraising, and donation reporting. Execute all administrative tasks including payroll, occupancy costs, insurance, IT, outsourced professional services, and bookkeeping. Coordinate all marketing and public relations initiatives.

Greater Chicago Area

Coordinated and executed all marketing campaigns and initiatives. Managed all community outreach and audience building. Planned and executed all gallery events and their evaluation. Began fundraising through events and campaigns.

Greater Chicago Area

Created and managed social media accounts, mailing list and newsletter. Began cultivating an audience through grassroots community outreach. Created and maintained a media list, wrote and sent out press releases. Created and established more diverse programming and partnered events. Took the lead on planning, promotion, and evaluation of events.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Teaching Assistant for Social Sector Strategy and Structure, taught by Christina Hachikian

As the preparator's assistant, my duties included Installing/un-installing exhibits, shelving and frame construction and deconstruction, general gallery construction, assisting curator, and digital archiving.

Bachelor Of Arts, English And Film

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Strategic Management