Lori Wilson Email & Phone Number

Summit, New Jersey

Grant research, funder prospect outreach, and grant proposal writing

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

- Participate in Board meetings, strategic planning sessions, development efforts, and events- Serve on Fundraising and PR/Marketing Committees- Serve as Grow with Google program administrator - a workforce development scholarship program in partnership with Google

Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, United States

- Support staff marketing efforts by creating press releases, e-newsletters, social media posts, website content using WordPress, and other communications content for the Museum of Coastal Carolina and the Ingram Planetarium- Assist with community and fundraising events- Staff Admissions desk and Touch Tank

Summit, New Jersey, United States

Collaborate with and support Family Promise regional directors and other National office staff, as needed, including:• Assisting National office staff with programs involving corporate partners, e.g. Progressive Insurance and Google• Representing the National office as the primary contact for Family Promise's Grow with Google workforce development partnership• Providing organizational development services that support Affiliate expansion and facilitate Affiliate problem-solving, continuous process improvement, and strategic planning • Facilitating workshops and providing consulting services on community partner recruitment, board development, fundraising (including grant writing), volunteer management, and other aspects of Affiliate operations

Morris County, New Jersey (Three-Year Hiatus Due To Out-Of-State Relocation) - Volunteer

• Served on the Leadership Team (Board) as 2021-2023 Grant Administration Committee Co-chair, regularly contributing to Impact continuous process improvement and co-leading efforts to ensure grant recipients' grant agreement compliance• Worked directly with $100,000 grant recipients, guiding them through the grant administration process, documenting their progress toward budgeted outcomes, and representing them at Grant Administration Committee meetings• Collaborated with Leadership Team President and Communications Chair to design, collect content, and write/edit copy for a 10th-anniversary publication regularly used for membership recruitment and nonprofit outreach that highlights 25 grant recipients' Impact-funded programs • Twice led grant application review process, as Grant Review Committee Co-chair, for $44,000 - $100,000+ grant awards• Organized and led grant applicant site visits: interviewing applicants, touring facilities, writing and distributing summaries, leading committee discussions, and collecting additional information that contributed to decision making• Contributed to streamlining grant application review and grant committee member recruitment processes, developing documents and procedures to ensure compatibility with Impact 100 Garden State’s mission

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Led grant research and writing efforts that yielded grant awards ranging from$5,000 - $200,000, including Bank of America's Neighborhood Builders Program• Streamlined grant writing process by: developing topical application contenttemplates, maintaining grant calendar, utilizing Raiser’s Edge to manageapplication deadlines and outreach efforts, and collaborating with coworkers toidentify and pursue new grant opportunities• Developed and wrote content for a variety of internal and externalCommunications• Maintained private foundation pipeline, establishing new and maintainingexisting relationships with funders• Assisted with donor cultivation, engagement, and gift solicitation• Assisted with programs and fundraising events• Collaborated with Development team colleagues

Paramus, New Jersey (Departure Due To Out-Of-State Relocation)

• Supported Diabetes Foundation Inc.’s community outreach efforts to raise community awareness; acquire more donors, volunteers, and advocates; and expand services in additional counties • Assisted with fundraising efforts, including events and grant writing

Morris County, New Jersey

• Led efforts to recruit, train, and engage community and individual volunteers • Developed volunteer training materials and regularly facilitated training sessions• Collaborated with Executive Director to design and present a Generational Poverty Workshop at Family Promise’s National Conference• Contributed to grant writing and management efforts• Maintained Salesforce.com database • Utilized Organizational Development experience to assist with business process analysis and strategic planning

Morris County, New Jersey, United States

• Coordinated staffing of approximately 92 volunteer shifts annually, including volunteer recruitment, scheduling, training, ongoing support, and engagement efforts• Wrote and distributed written communications: newsletters, training materials, volunteer handbook, and social media marketing• Initiated donation drives to procure supplies needed to host homeless families• Collaborated with social workers at Family Promise of Morris County to develop mentoring program and mentored a young woman in the program• Coordinated client assistance, including assisting homeless families with apartment searches, move-in, coordinating special events, and providing supportive companionship

Montclair, New Jersey

• Met with employees seeking assistance, individually, in small groups, or with entire departments, to discuss and resolve organizational concerns• Planned and facilitated training sessions, including customer service best practices, when organizational analysis determined that such interventions may improve departmental effectiveness• Developed, tested, and administered customized internal assessment instruments used for diagnostic purposes, including measuring employee engagement• Analyzed data collected from assessment instruments and prepared reports, graphs, Power Point slides, and other approaches to communicate findings to departments• Facilitated business process reengineering meetings as part of campus-wide enterprise resource planning project

Masters Of Arts, Counseling, Human Services, & Educational Leadership - Concentration In Educator/Trainer

Activities and Societies: Alpha Epsilon Lambda - Graduate Students Honor Society

Executive Education Certificate In Nonprofit Leadership

Fordham Center for Nonprofit Leaders Joint collaboration of the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service and Gabelli School.

Bachelors Of Science, Information Systems Management

Journalism

Activities and Societies: Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Editor of The Dormer campus newspaper

Grow With Google Career Certificate Program Courses, Digital Communication And Media/Multimedia

Certificates Of Completion: Implicit Bias And Discrimination In Housing