Lauren Weston Email & Phone Number

Palo Alto, CA, US

Client list includes:Families in Action for Justice Fund  Full Circle Fund  New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund  Feather River Camp  Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir  Saga Education  Matrix Family Resource Center  City of Rancho Cordova, Sacramento Children's Museum  Reading Partners, NY  Lindsay Wildlife Experience  Education Outside  Friends of.

Join our growing community of over 100 local and international authors by submitting your story – we would love to hear from you. Or come visit one of our monthly dog walks via Meetup, joining a group of 1100 dog owners and lovers.

Chicago, IL, US

Built a flagship Bay Area giving program with a dedicated portfolio of local supporters that are globally minded. Created and implemented a thoughtful prospect and cultivation process for deepening West Coast relationships. Built both an Advisory Council and a young professional's group, Leaders in Motion, with local supporters. Increased revenue over 60%.

Oakland, CA, US

• Oversaw National Development and Communications Departments: Supervising an Individual Giving Manager, Institutional Giving Manager, and Communications Associate, this role worked with senior staff, National Board of.
• Identified, cultivated, solicited, and stewarded individuals, major foundations, and corporations for support of Breakthrough’s vision and mission.
• Developed a major donor strategy, developed and maintained ongoing relationships with major donors.
• Created and executed a strategy for a large, diversified, and sustained base of ongoing philanthropic partners including individuals and foundations.
• Developed and executed Breakthrough’s annual development plan to support operations and new potential projects and initiatives. Oversaw all fundraising and donor events and activities, including annual fundraiser.
• Contributes to growing Breakthrough’s regional development presence among affiliates.

• Implementing a Museum investment campaign to provide for future growth. This included further expansion of educational offerings, especially STEM related museum activities for Northern California youth, as well as.
• Collaborated with and acted as a guide for the Executive Team including the President & CEO and Board members and committees in developing institutional fundraising capabilities and implementing major gift strategies.
• Created institutional fundraising plans and goals that articulates focused strategies, including projected revenues and expenses each fiscal year.
• Developed and implemented appropriate cultivation strategies that included leveraging detailed prospect research to progress prospects toward solicitation and closure of major gifts including the stewardship and.
• Directed Development department and Membership staff and activities involved in ongoing operational fundraising efforts including sponsorship, annual campaigns, fundraising events and membership programs.
• Recruited, developed and oriented volunteers to assist in fundraising activities in coordination with the Executive Team, including the President & CEO and the Board of Directors.

Oakland, California, US

• Redesigned the organizational structure of the development department, incorporating higher level expectations in job duties for the Foundation Relations Manager position, Development Coordinator, Media Relations &.
• Absorbed duties of Chief Development Officer when the role reverted to a Major Gifts Officer position, absorbed duties of Stewardship Manager which was a supportive role to Major Gifts, then absorbed Major Gifts.
• Organized and implemented a consolidation, based on BBBS best practices for large metro areas across the nation, for four young professional affinity groups, overseeing 60 volunteers with expectations on budgeting, 3rd.
• Led the design and implementation of a social marketing plan for five constituent groups, redesigned all external communications like televised interviews through media partners KTVU and Clear Channel, and led staff.
• Spearheaded the creation of a data driven moves management system that incorporates multiple solicitors, specifically for tracking major donor, corporate, foundation and media partners. (Full team collaboration.
• Revamped the annual fundraiser, Big Event, with increased revenues over previous years.

Menlo Park, CA, US

• Completed fiscal year by raising reserve funds above FY revenue expectations. Reorganized and led a staff of six (Director of Strategic Partnerships, Development Associate, Reporting Analyst, Director of Grants.
• Provided leadership and technical support to Board and staff for the annual campaign; created reporting system to provide to-the-minute analytics.
• Stewarded all incoming donations, created a streamlined stewardship checklist/calendar to aid success of staff and board solicitors.
• Designed a three phase Major Gift prospecting plan, guiding board cultivation.
• Oversaw $2 million in foundation, government, and city grants.
• Partnered with pro bono external organizations and internal staff, board, & volunteers to identify and redefine key messaging that was used to create new marketing collateral and web & social media content.

Chicago, IL, US

• Focused on community based relationship building to promote the capital campaign process, including prospect research. Worked heavily in board development, cultivating and confirming one third of the total board..
• Led capital planning preparation, cultivation, and development, while partnering with staff and volunteers in strategic planning and goal setting, for a $38 million capital campaign. Participated in an Association-wide.
• Successfully designed and completed two annual Board Development Campaigns; included creation of all materials & retreat agendas.Created a phased communications plan (newsletters, signage, branding, and messaging).
• Member of the Communications AST that created Association-wide Best Practices, design guidelines, branch branding and annual marketing plans. Member of the Website Cohort that designed and implemented an association.
• Wrote for more than $2,500,000 in RFP and NOFA proposals for state, foundation, and corporate dollars. Achieved granting goal two years in a row. Trained staff on creating measurable outcomes for program design..

Sacramento, CA, US

Organized 60+ volunteers and staff for campaign activities: Phone banks, precinct walks, press events, forums, and community organizational rallies. Created and managed targeted, direct mail program including calendaring drop dates for Absentee and Election Day voters.

A public art campaign that utilized thousands of New Yorkers, community partners, public schools, and corporate entities in celebration of 100 years of the cab in New York.

Sacramento, CA, US

• Oversaw and implemented multiple fundraising and community events, land use entitlements, ballot measures and political races. All campaigns included direct mail, constituent research & tracking, polling, data.
• Coordinated & facilitated the ‘05 & ‘06 annual Celebrate Natomas! CommunityFestival and the ‘05 & ‘06 SCOE Project SAVE golf tournament, exceeding goals.
• Lead fundraiser for Ca. Young Democrats and the CYD Women’s Caucus. Served asthe CYD Convention Chair for the Democratic Party Convention.

Davis, California, US

Held an 81% pledge rate for unrestricted gifts with all donor levels, including Major Gift donors. Taught new training techniques and worked in caller recruitment.

Executive Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

M.S., Fundraising And Philanthropy

B.S., International Relations

A.A., General Eduation