Lisa Kennedy Email & Phone Number

Reporting directly to the president, I am responsible for the day-to-day management and administrative functions supporting FCEF development and fundraising efforts.

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing all fundraising including, multiple funds and campaigns, donor relations, and special events. Work closely with the President/CEO and the Board of Directors in all development and fund raising endeavors, communicate with constituents via email, phone and social media. Research, recruit and recognize donors and volunteers, build and maintain relationships, create marketing collateral and forms. Oversee fundraising software and reporting, and liaise with accounting as needed.• Integrated digital marketing with fundraising, increasing efficiency and decreasing costs• Launched two new annual fundraising events grossing more than $12K in first year• Introduced new sponsorships at annual charity golf classic, grossing $70K+ in first year• Increased number of new individual donors by 156% and new organizational donors by 167% in last two years compared to previous two years (315 individuals up from 202, and 102 organizations up from 61)

Dallas, Tx

Provide administrative and business support to the development team, CEO, Board of Directors, and Volunteer Manager of Dallas’ most creative children’s museum. Maintain calendars, board/staff liaison, interface with other organizations, customers, and government and community officials; create and administer event registrations, create forms and surveys, heavy Internet research, analysis, and reporting, collaboration and fulfillment of annual campaign printed collateral. • Slashed office equipment costs by 19% while delivering superior quality results• Increased field trip bookings by 212%• Developed policy and procedure development for booking special events• Increased brand recognition and cut costs by standardizing stationery• Increased efficiency and reduced labor hours through increased software training

Arlington, Texas

Provide support to the Senior Pastor and other pastoral staff of a large congregation. Constituent and gift management, forms creation, heavy database use and reporting; maintain multiple calendars, design and print in-house marketing pieces.• Oversaw creative work on pictorial member directory• Slashed office equipment costs while delivering superior quality results• Enhanced appearance and cut costs by standardizing stationery• Created interactive spreadsheet to track company-wide expenditures and budgets• Developed paperless environment reducing waste and saving resources

Arlington, Texas

Provide business support to Arlington’s foremost provider of shelter, employment programs and transitional services for those impacted by homelessness. Maintain donor relationships and records, communication, grant writing, and coordinate the annual charity gala including catering, AV, venue, entertainment, silent auction, design of invitations and programs. • Increased online presence by revamping website • Saved money by centralizing office supply purchasing

Arlington, Texas

Provided administrative and business support in a local location for one of the nation’s largest retailers. Maintain office supplies, special orders, store level human resources and payables, customer service, special projects, and reporting.• Initiated e-marketing to local customers resulting in increased visibility and sales

Provided marketing support for one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of spray-foam insulation. Generate reports, correspondence and presentations, design and proofreading of marketing materials; travel, trade show and training seminar coordination for sales team, executives, and new contractors.• Coordination of 60+ trade shows annually• Creation and administration of 100+ web sites; domains and E-mail accounts

Began in the mailroom and worked up to the assistant to the CFO with marketing and affiliate relations along the way. Travel coordinator for the Telly award-winning “TruthQuest: California” production crew, contract creation and administration, policy and procedure development, database management and reporting, office supply and premium purchasing, corporate purchasing card administration, vendor/utility relations, building access management, key operator for copiers, facility tour guide, trade show coordination.• Enhanced relationships with affiliated stations• Increased brand recognition by development of Style Guide • Created interactive spreadsheet to track departmental expenditures and budgets• Advised on purchasing of office furniture and equipment to increase efficiency

Studied Liberal/Fine Arts

Adobe Illustrator, Ms Powerpoint And Excel

High School Diploma