Lynn Spearman Email & Phone Number

Greater New Orleans Area

Bringing 15 years of experience in nonprofit development, marketing, and communications, I offer support to non-profits nationwide in ways to grow your giving, amplify your impact, and connect with donors and potential donors. My specialty services include (1) grant research, writing, and impact reporting; (2) business writing (blogs, newsletters, case statements, proposals and appeals, annual reports); (3) marketing (content creation, social media and website management, copywriting, graphic design); and (4) donor communication (donor communications audit, donor stewardship plan and material creation, strategic storytelling).Whether you want to expand your reach, infuse a fresh approach to your marketing materials, re-energize your donor engagement, inspire more individual and foundation gifts, bring a new perspective to connecting with your communications, or find a better way to tell your story, I can help.

New Orleans, Louisiana

As part of the Senior Leadership team at Audubon Schools, I direct and oversee the development, marketing, and communications initiatives for our organization, including two schools on three bustling campuses. I am responsible for creating and executing annual strategies in fundraising and communications. Since assuming this role, I have raised over $3M in funding, completed a rebranding of our organization and our schools, spearheaded two website re-designs, created and managed social media platforms, streamlined communications, and created content for all marketing and communications initiatives. As a team leader, I work with the Communications Coordinator to ensure that our organization and school communications reflect the culture, creativity, and community that we cultivate every day.

Greater New Orleans Area

As a full-time fundraising coordinator for MDA my duties included prospecting potential new partners, cold calling, networking, expanding current partnerships, managing multiple fundraising events and programs simultaneously, grant writing, and assisting with developing and achieving an annual fundraising budget (exceeded goal of $560,000 in 2013 by $50,000; exceeded goal of $628,000 in 2014 by $10,000).

Greater New Orleans Area

Account/Program Management:➢ On-going Client Communication & day-to-day account management from signed contract through execution and final billing.➢ Tracking of changes and add-ons throughout the program by continually and proactively defining/confirming program elements with client; making addendums to contract as needed➢ Coordinating site visits with client and sales team ➢ Scheduling/Coordinating all operational and logistical elements for programs and/or sales initiatives➢ Providing part-time Staff with agendas, SOSs, signage and anything else needed for execution of program➢ Acting as point person and primary contact for clients, vendors, and site managers➢ Program Execution➢ Final Billing and ReconciliationVendor Management:➢ Creating, reviewing, and confirming all details of vendor agreements ➢ Ensuring that all elements of the contracts are upheld throughout execution of the program➢ Keeping up with price adjustments as well as changes in services & policies➢ Reviewing and paying vendor invoices in a timely manner➢ Negotiating discounts, commissions and/or special pricing ➢ Documenting all vendor notes and holds in CRM Database Proposal Development Management (when needed):➢ Work closely with Sales department to pursue client leads➢ Creating Proposals, budgets and pricing grids for assigned programs➢ Identifying, researching and developing new opportunities for events; activities; team building events and recreational activities through contact and communications with local office staff ➢ Provide creative written descriptions of new events/activities to accurately portray the vision and experience➢ Update the tariff as needed ➢ Work within a specified budget during the planning process

Greater New Orleans Area

- Maintained membership database for various non-profit medical organizations throughout the Gulf Coast region - Processed all new member applications and status changes of current members - Collected and processed dues payments- Organized and executed various recruitment campaigns - Researched prospective member information for each client - Developed contact lists and marketing collateral - Coordinated and executed each campaign, tracking progress and development- Managed the conventions, strategic development meetings, seminars and special events planning for each client, including securing venues and sponsorships, designing all marketing and public relations collateral, managing budgets, organizing travel, collecting reservations and payments, soliciting sponsors, establishing strategic partnerships, coordinating with board members and outside vendors, and other logistical duties - Assisted with developing and maintaining all client websites, including social media sites

Acted as marketing representative for Robb & Stucky Interiors in the Bonita Springs/Estero areaMaintained monthly budgets for donation, seminar, and event expensesPlanned and executed weekly design seminars for local communities as well as the general public Wrote copy for all seminars and events for newspaper, website, and in-store publicationsOrganized and executed all events, both in-house and offsitePlanned events for local non-profit and community organizations, as well as business-driven events for realtors, designers, and customersActed as the sole event point personCoordinated services with outside vendors as well as within the corporationSupervised the involvement of staff and volunteers for each eventDeveloped progress reports to present during our weekly managers meetingsMaintained expense reports for budget purposesManaged a company-wide realtor referral program for my specific marketEstablished and maintained broker/realtor relations via networking and cold-callingGave presentations explaining the program and encouraging participationManaged each realtor's commission points earned from each referralWorked with other marketing coordinators to develop incentive programs designed to increase realtor participation and referral business Coordinated with all designers and sales staff regarding their marketing efforts (participating in seminars, attending networking events, etc.)Worked with various local non-profit organizations to coordinate donation efforts as well as private fundraising eventsAssisted in production of marketing collateral materialsDeveloped weekly reports on the progress of my department, including business generated from seminars, events and realtor referrals; new ideas or suggestions for business development; and information about upcoming marketing and business development efforts

Master Of Science (M.S.), Sport Management

Bachelor Of Science Degree, Marketing; Advertising