Madeline E. F. Shaffer Email & Phone Number

- Manage ISW's major gift, corporate, and foundation pipeline by identifying, cultivating, and maintaining donor relationships- Strategize donor-centric annual ISW engagement activities, giving opportunities, and stewardship for individual donors, foundations, and corporations- Coordinate donor communications and both virtual and in-person events

- Identify, cultivate, and maintain donor relationships at the annual giving, major gift, and planned giving levels to support the Education Abroad Program, Capital Internship Programs, and Pre-College Programs- Strategize with campus & community partners to encourage alumni engagement and giving opportunities from individual donors, foundations, and corporations- Manage stewardship, communications, and events to cultivate new and existing prospects- Manage a team of Development Analysts and Assistants to support program goals

Santa Barbara, California, United States

- Construct and manage all donor-facing communications for the University Library including the giving website, quarterly e-newsletters (AP Style), annual solicitations, impact reports, and stewardship reports- Build community outreach strategies that involve event planning, donor storytelling, community collaboration, and targeted correspondence- Manage operational tasks to streamline donor pipeline, including donor research, solicitation tracking, and gift processing

Santa Barbara, California Area

- Composed and edited 7+ Smart City urban planning proposals to maintain tone consistency, using company branding requirements- Liaison between multiple corporate teams, including technology providers, engineering firms, and electrical subcontractors- Managed QA/QC of inventory and photometric data for >15,000 streetlight assets for municipalities and private companies along the East Coast

Silver Spring, Md

- Designed and implemented company-wide Communication Training Program- Developed user-friendly educational website content for the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) - Primary liaison for manufacturers, participating vendors, or general public inquiries on behalf of the DLC and ENERGY STAR green certification programs

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Provide expertise on the subject of introductory geology during laboratory classes- Prepare lesson outlines and materials, laboratory equipment, and demonstrations for subjects such as topography, mineralogy, plate tectonics, oil/gas exploration, soil subsidence, etc.- Instruct students in the use of laboratory equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Assisted in archaeological collections management by completing inventory and updating artifact storage for >3000 artifacts- Prepared 2 data appendices used as statistical references for socio-natural vulnerability simulations- Wrote 4 white papers for non-technical audiences regarding vulnerability simulations and cultural geography of Boreal and Sub-Saharan areas, and presented results for the American Anthropological Association- Provided expertise on ethnographic adaptation strategies for climate change policy in support of an interdisciplinary National Science Foundation research grant, in collaboration with the Arctic Council- Assisted in writing and editing blog posts for the “Rogers Archaeology Lab” that detailed our research

Master’S Degree, Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Activities and Societies: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Royal Geological Society of Goleta, Association for Women.

Bachelor'S Degree, Archaeology

Activities and Societies: GW Classics & Archaeology Club GWU Cheer Team Capitol Archaeological InstituteMinor in Geology