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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Grand Rapids, MI

Greater Seattle Area

• Oversaw all fundraising activities in collaboration with Producing Artistic Director (PAD) and key staff. FY16 fundraising activities are expected to generate $1.15M, a 52% increase over FY14.
• Set and coordinated overall strategy for Individual Giving, including direct mail and email solicitations, donor stewardship and reporting, prospecting, social media communications, and events.
• Created and executed personalized solicitation and stewardship strategies for Major Donors ($1,000+) in cooperation with the PAD; Ensured all steps were thoroughly documented.
• Lead planning and execution of two annual fundraising events and several donor stewardship events.
• Organized and implemented special fundraising campaigns, as needed.
• Supervised Grantwriter; provided guidance on Institutional Giving priorities, research, proposals, and reporting.

Greater Seattle Area

• Maintained all Individual Giving Manager duties, while gaining the following additional responsibilities:
• Managed a relationship portfolio of 185 donors and prospects, moving each relationships toward a more invested personal and financial commitment to Seattle Opera.
• FY14 cultivation and solicitation strategies resulted in a 31% increase in total contributions from managed relationships.
• Managed The Sowing Circle, an affiliate group comprised of current donors heavily engaged in Seattle’s nonprofit and political communities.
• Gathered research on large pools of donor prospects through various investigatory and screening methods; compile findings for colleagues, trustees, and leadership staff.
• Coordinated the department's three-year strategic plan, working with senior staff members to ensure uniformity and accuracy.

Greater Seattle Area

• Managed a relationship portfolio of approximately 100-150 major gift donors/prospects.
• Developed cultivation and solicitation strategies for the portfolio of major gift prospects, collaborating as appropriate with trustee and non-trustee volunteers and leadership staff.
• Actively cultivated relationships with potential major gift prospects through regular personal contact, moving them in a timely fashion toward solicitation.
• Solicited prospects for major gifts; provided strategic support to company leadership and volunteers in their solicitation activities.
• Provided effective stewardship to major gift individual donors; reported on results of their support, and developed and documented plans for continued engagement. Performance metrics included, but not limited to.
• Collaborated with trustee and non-trustee volunteer solicitors by engaging them in all stages of the individual giving cycle, including face-to-face visits.

Evanston, IL

• Maintained all Office Manager duties, while gaining the following additional responsibilities:
• Designed and implemented creative and innovative marketing strategies.
• Cultivated and oversaw all volunteer activities.
• Organized and facilitated an annual year-­‐end auction event.
• Managed the organization’s Annual Fund campaign.
• Prepared written proposals for public, private, and corporate funding support.

Evanston, IL

• Organized and coordinated procedures to meet the needs of both the organization and its constituency base in the following areas: auditions, rehearsals, billing, contracted and self-­‐produced performances, concert.
• Provided administrative support to the Board of Directors and Artistic Director, as needed.

Grand Rapids, MI

• Provided milieu therapy and direct supervision for adolescents in a residential treatment program.
• Implemented treatment plans in cooperation with Master’s level therapists.
• Participated in a multi-­‐disciplinary team.

Grand Rapids, MI

• Oversaw programming for a YoungLife program in a local middle school.
• Planned and lead weekly youth events in cooperation with parents and school administration.
• Directed the work of six volunteer leaders.

Ma, Arts Administration

2006 Ba, English

2004 Semester Abroad | London