Leslyn Mitchell Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

The Partnerships & Advancement Division (P&A) is the fundraising division of the National Urban League.As Vice President (Operations) I manage the following functions:• Provide Management support to EVP and Chief Development Officer on financial recording and reporting;• Manage the P&A Operations team to execute the policies, processes and procedures for an effective Partnerships & Advancement Division;• Budget Tracking and analysis of Corporate, Foundation and Individual Giving Portfolios;• Managing new corporate partnership enquiries by taking initial meetings and routing for appropriate follow-up.• Preparing key management reports for internal and external audiences, including quarterly reports to the Board of Trustees, Annual Report Listings and Financial Tracking analysis.

New York, United States

Worked closely with the Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer, and the Partnerships &Advancement Division to develop and execute winning fundraising strategies and plans.• Collaborated with leaders across a complex national, multi-tiered organization including Finance andPrograms Departments to develop annual fundraising targets, and measure their results.• Authored key analytic reports, metrics, and scorecards used to measure and communicate the productivity and effectiveness / challenges of fundraising strategies and campaigns.• Developed, packaged and presented high-level financial reports / dashboards to internal and externalstakeholders including the Board of Trustees, individual, corporate and foundation donors.• Orchestrated operational meetings to drive cohesion within the organization.• Managed the Constituent Records Management System comprised of 100,000+ records.

New York, New York, United States

Developed and implemented effective fundraising systems and processes, including operations manuals,procedures and checklists, donor acknowledgement, recognition and cultivation.• Involved in all aspects of resource development including partnership development, prospecting, reporting,donor cultivation, and stewardship.Highlighted Contributions & Achievements:•Developed and tracked metrics for moves management against annual goals, includingidentification, cultivation and stewardship, especially for new business.• Oversaw gift processing and reconciliation to ensure financial accuracy.• Developed strong leaders though ongoing coaching and mentoring on best practices. Supervise theManager of Data and Analysis and Manager of Operations to support key data and administrativesupport for data management and operational procedures.• Created inroads and secured strategic and mutually beneficial partnerships with key organizations.

New York, New York, United States

Supported senior management in achieving fundraising goals for Individual, Foundation and Corporate portfolios by identifying, researching and qualifying prospects for solicitation using relevant databases.• Wrote comprehensive reports of fundraising research and market trends to enable the Development Teamto appropriately solicit gifts.• Evaluated research progress towards fundraising objectives using dashboards, action reports, funding and lapsed donor reports utilizing Raiser’s Edge database.

New York, United States

Monitored and provided technical assistance to 33 affiliates providing housing counseling services in 24 states, under the approximately $1 million Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Counseling grant.• Managed HUD’s annual counseling grant application, including reviewing the proposal, creating andcoordinating the work plan, data collection and vetting from affiliates, grant writing and grant submission.• Manage grant payments and provide contractual oversight for grants management; wrote annual andquarterly progress reports.