•Authored a Summit County Current Conditions Report describing Demographic Conditions and Trends, Economic Conditions, Transportation Conditions, and Housing Conditions and Trends using data from the U.S. Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.•Researched the viability of universal basic income to address Cleveland’s poverty for Final Project.•Effectively communicated research findings through oral, visual, and written methods.•Explored a variety of research methods and analytical techniques relevant to policy and program evaluation.•Assessed the different types of actors and influences that play a role in policymaking, including administrators, elected officials, nonprofit and community organizations, and community members.•Developed culturally competent leadership skills in Diversity Management coursework.•Met with state agencies, lobbyists, community-based organization representatives, and elected and public officials during a week-long immersion in Columbus, Ohio.

•Created PowerPoint presentations for all incoming students regarding voting, civic engagement, and how to connect with the CSU Community and beyond.•Organized & executed National Voter Registration Day. •Outreach to students through year-round campus-wide voter registration and information tables. •Fostered new collaborations with the CSU Athletics Department and Men’s Basketball Team. •Co-facilitated a student-driven civic forum with the League of Women Voters Greater Cleveland.•Co-authored a Campus Action Plan for student voting engagement. The OCE received Campus Vote Project’s highest recognition awards – Voter Friendly Campus & Highly Established Action Plan.•Increased social media metrics through Instagram and Twitter content creation in Canva.

•Event registration for 400 alumni & guests. Established website forms & printed pieces for registration and payments prior to & during reunion events. Assigned seating for both large gala and intimate gatherings, coordinated on-site accommodations and hospitality needs, assisted with check-in, supervised volunteers, conducted post event record reconciliation and reunion analysis. Made and implemented suggestions for process improvements.•Extracted requested information from Raiser’s Edge for gift officers & trustees by running queries, lists & reports. Collaborated with my director to track progress in all program areas (annual giving, major gifts, planned giving). Compiled regular data updates, created the Annual Report of Giving & pulled segmented mailing lists for direct mail appeals and online solicitations. Planned, coordinated & managed campaigns with Advancement Services, Communications Department & mail house.•Organized & maintained constituent records & data within Raiser’s Edge promptly & accurately. Facilitated additional touch points from program heads to donors making designated gifts. Increased alumni demographic gathering and input into Raiser’s Edge. Alerted Major Gift Officers to new information benefitting the donor fundraising cycle.•Executed the gift processing function of web-based giving, wires, stocks and checks, including recording & reporting of gifts/pledges/pledge payments & sending appropriate gift acknowledgement letters. Gathered information about & reported on endowed funds. Worked closely with the Business Office to ensure accurate allocations & audits.

•Accurately and efficiently entered and acknowledged donations from three simultaneous fundraising campaigns in Raiser’s Edge. Quickly reported on gifts received to the Development Director, Executive Director, Major Gifts Officer, program heads, and the Development Committee for timely acknowledgement and stewardship opportunities. •Under the guidance of the VP of Marketing, implemented the new cohesive branding into marketing collateral and acknowledgement letters thus educating the staff, the Board, and the wider community about the multitude of agency services. Presented to multiple divisions of the agency to ensure a smooth roll-out and process for feedback. Created a catalog and maintained inventory of marketing materials.•Executed new, personalized fundraising strategies in appeal letters across three simultaneous annual campaigns via donor segmentation and asking directly for increased renewal amounts from the previous year’s support.•Prepared the once locally hosted Raiser’s Edge database for cloud-hosting by Blackbaud as well as the addition of Raiser’s Edge NXT. Database administration involved training a team of five users of varying skill levels.•Supported the Annual Meeting event at Landerhaven recognizing outstanding Board Member service.•Co-managed internal employee campaigns for United Way and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

•Cultivated Corporate Sponsorships for events: 500+ person, $315k May Gala Dinner & 500+ person, $265k October Pool Toss. Compiled guest lists & sponsors’ logos. Updated sponsor lists in WordPress. Tracked event budgets & expenditures with Event Planners. Coordinated event volunteers.•Hired & managed part-time Volunteer Coordinator. Within 6 months of new position, 80 new volunteers were added to database with the hopes of increasing Corporate Gifts. Policies & procedures were established to cultivate & manage volunteers as well as the creation of focus groups to foster “a culture of volunteerism” with staff. Supervised data entry volunteer.•Recorded, acknowledged & reconciled $2.3 million with Accounting in 2013. Processed 2,681+ gifts & grants with year-end $70 discrepancy between Development & Accounting. Strive to have Audits generate 0 findings.•Prepared monthly Forecast in Excel for Development & Finance Committees via Raiser’s Edge (RE) reports & reconciliation with Accounting. Provided dashboards to how all campaigns were performing to goal. Reports generated & accuracy of data informed Committees on increasing revenue via best practices.•Mailed targeted appeal letters to previous sponsors requesting increasing previous years’ sponsorship if appropriate. Sponsorships began at $500 for Pool Toss & $2,500 for Gala. Follow-up calls to those solicited presenting the option of contributing to event’s ask in addition to or in lieu of sponsorship. Program ads promoted too.•Mastered 5 additional online fundraising tools to support Peer to Peer Fundraising for Pool Toss Event. Funds were restricted.•Led process improvement between Development’s RE & Accounting’s MIP to eliminate need for Accounting's retyping Development’s gift entry thus decreasing Accounting’s workload & increasing accuracy with reconciliation process.

•Database Administration included entering grants & gifts as well as donor & volunteer information, ensured data integrity, created & ran financial reports, generated targeted mailing lists for newsletters, events, & direct mail, created tables within the database, drafted the Society’s Policies and Procedures guides, exported data, etc.•Processed & individually acknowledged close to 7,000 donations & grants awarded to the Society in conjunction with the Finance Department to ensure proper fund allocation and reporting on $4 million. Acknowledgements written with input from both the Development & Executive Directors.•Grant writing, editing, statistics gathering, budget preparation & reporting on the Society’s four program areas – Homelessness Prevention, Homeless Help Centers, Restorative Justice Ministries, & Thrift Stores. Researched & initiated contact with corporate, individual, and foundation prospects for these programs.•Tracked Development Department expenses & awarded grants to agency budget in Excel & maintained a grants’ calendar to ensure timely grant application & report submissions.•Created projects, trained, & managed 5-6 office volunteers weekly in Microsoft Office applications as well as the Raiser’s Edge Fundraising Database on an ongoing basis.•Assisted with newsletter articles, annual report text & listings, press releases, & brochure publications to create the Society’s brand. Changed marketing strategies to appeal to a wider audience.•Organized an annual event for 400 people at a major hotel. Developed a database protocol capturing increased information about the attendees while facilitating seating assignments. •Coordinated bulk mailings with print shops, volunteers, and USPS to ensure cost effectiveness.