I have been working within the non-profit sector now for over a decade, starting off as a face-to-face and events fundraiser, I quickly worked my way up to managing several high performing teams across various countries. More recently, I have pursued another sector of the industry and have taken the skills and experience from my previous role into Individual Giving, Major Gifts, Events and Donor Relations where I have built a successful portfolio of consistently improving fundraising foundations for various organisations across the sector, including Humanitarian, Medical, Sport and The Arts. In my current role as Individual Giving Manager at Coastal Jazz, I lead fundraising campaigns and donor stewardship initiatives for Vancouver’s renowned Vancouver International Jazz Festival and other year-round events, recently named "Best Festival" by the Georgia Straight. I’m committed to ensuring that Vancouver's vibrant arts community continues to thrive with high-quality, accessible performances, provide educational opportunities to Vancouver's Youth Musicians and ensuring accessible access to high quality live performances. I led several initiatives which have increased Coastal Jazz's fundraising abilities and consistently overseen growth within the organisation.Alongside my work at Coastal Jazz, I wanted to gain experience in various areas to enhance both my knowledge and skillset but also use my background to support small and medium sized non-profits establish strong fundraising strategy, provide fundraising coaching to teams, support with implementation of high performing fundraising campaigns. My work through LR Strategies, a boutique consultantcy has been able to provide services and raise significant amounts of money for my non-profit partners, whilst also ensuring that they are given the tools and knowledge to be able to carry this on post-contract. If my experience would align with your organisations goals and you are looking to bring someone into the team who can help elevate your fundraising, please feel free to get in touch.