•Key member of a small team who executes 35-40 fundraising and donor cultivation events annually, ranging from intimate donor luncheons with the Executive Leadership Team and top scientists to large-scale galas with more than 800 attendees.•Supports event processes and procedures including collateral, committees, sponsorships, auctions, raffles, volunteers, event communications and wrap up.•Manage, track and communicate all vendor details and floorplans, external and internal, ranging from 10-40 vendors per event. •Manage the strategic direction and growth of the VAI Jboard Advisory Council and Jboard membership program, consisting of more than 80 young professional leaders in the West Michigan community. •Drive growth for the VAI Corporate Partnership program, managing event sponsorships and benefits for each partner.•Oversee the auction platform, executing logistics for 10+ auctions ranging from 20-70 items each, generating close to $150,000 in revenue since implementing this process.

•Conducted inventory of development marketing collateral, both digital and print, in support of rebrand campaign after healthcare system merger. •Drafted donor enews, acknowledgement letters and other communications, featuring patient stories and impact of funds raised by annual donors contributing more than $10,000.•Raiser’s Edge Database management including input of donor data and exports for development communications.•Comprehensive support of signature events including golf outings, Red Tie Ball at the Fox Theatre and Wine for the Spirit at the Henry Ford; volunteer management, registration, load in and load out for events team.

Assisted in planning of annual fundraising event: LaughFest – a comedy festival held in Grand Rapids.Researched and gathered articles from social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc) that document the purpose of Gilda’s Club and the LaughFest event.Composed ‘draft’ press releases for local archives about the Gilda’s Club mission, programs and history.Engaged in community outreach and obtained company sponsorships for LaughFest information booths.Volunteered on the VIP Greeting Committee at LaughFest. Researched 2014 participating artists and compose program mentions, such as biographies and headshots.Developed a PowerPoint presentation that was shown at the LaughFest 2014 pre-show for VIP members. Take a look at LaughFest: http://www.laughfestgr.org.