Laura L. Higgins Email & Phone Number

Darien, Ct, Us

Greater New York City Area And Dc Metro

Focus: Corporate Sponsorships, Grant Writing, Individual and Major Donor Giving, and Special EventsCurrent and Past Clients Include: Baltimore Symphony Associates, Cathy Kangas Foundation for Animals, Lavelle School for the Blind, Parkinson's Foundation, and many others➢ Collaborate with development and/or event team on the creation of DIY, personal and/or event Peer-To-Peer fundraising strategies that align with the mission and goals of the organization➢ Implement, configure and maintain specific Peer-To-Peer fundraising technology platforms for understaffed organizations➢ Create marketing and communications pieces in order to increase monetary donations, participation and/or retention➢ Work with events team to secure event day materials ➢ Coordinate with development and/or events team on post event follow up with participants, donors and sponsors including creating post event strategy if none is in place➢ Identify new sources of revenue including grants, individual donors, corporate sponsors, planned giving, and special events independently and through Board and Staff involvement➢ Produce grant and sponsorship packages for corporate and foundation development➢ Lead donor and sponsorship acquisition through multiple avenues of outreach including cold calling and networking➢ Cultivate relationships with donors, participants and other organizations to build a strong network of support➢ Collaborate with development and event teams on event/fundraising related messaging including autoresponders, donation forms and surveys forms➢ Manage all communications to ensure message consistency across all channels➢ Create communications plan to provide proper tracking of messaging with flexibility to allow for one off needs➢ Create content for blogs, social media, emails, press releases, and any additional channels as needed➢ Collaborate with team on presentations for development use or for marketing initiatives

Greater New York City Area And Washington, Dc

FOCUS: Blackbaud's Luminate Online Peer to Peer Fundraising with emphasis on DIYCurrent and Past Client List: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, Susan G. Komen, Habitat for Humanity, Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation, Mayo Clinic, Melanoma Research Foundation, PanCAN, Susan G. Komen, and many othersCustomer Success Manager:➢Provide excellent customer service to clients answering questions and providing support for Bloomerang, Classy, Luminate Online, and other NPO platforms➢Work with accounting team to provide renewals for clients with outstanding retention rate➢Collaborate with design and development team to provide upsells to clients including redesigns and enhanced featuresOnline Fundraising/Events:➢Collaborate with development and/or event team on the creation of DIY, personal and/or event Peer-To-Peer fundraising strategies that align with the mission & goals of the organization➢Implement, configure & maintain specific Peer-To-Peer fundraising technology platforms ➢Coordinate with development and/or events team on post event follow up with participants, donors & sponsors including creating post event strategy ➢ Perform QA on projects prior to release to clientProject Management:➢Manage 10-15 projects at any given time ➢Manage up to 4 team members (designer, developers, QA)➢Direct the process of gathering & prioritizing project requirements in collaboration with other team members➢Define, develop, manage & document project schedule/milestones, proactively drive project-related issues to appropriate resolution, & plan for contingencies due to project-related risks➢Coordinate resources & project deliverables & track critical dates & key milestones➢Provide content for Cathexis Blog