Mari-Lee Baxter Email & Phone Number

Fort Lauderdale, Fl

Oversee all Broward Education Foundation operations in order to provide overall coordination with external partners for specific programs. Manage Tools for Schools Broward, College Bound, Education First Campaign and Marketing for the Foundation.

Responsible for fundraising, grant writing, marketing, Tools for Schools Broward, social media, Education First Campaign, special events and public relations. Support Broward Education Foundation Board of Directors in the following committees: Marketing, Events, and Strategic Planning.• Program management and perform key operating tasks for Tools for Schools Broward, Education First Campaign and Marketing• Solicited and secured major donations from Target, Office Depot and Pirtle Construction to complete the renovations for Tools for Schools Broward• Strategically planned and executed re-launch/re-branding of Foundation’s website • Supervise and develop high potential staff at Tools for Schools Broward • Led cross-functional terms on major projects, interns and special contractors• Effectively write fundraising proposals, concise grant applications, descriptive project overviews, newsletters, and various forms of correspondence, as well as develop catalogs, brochures, annual report and flyers• Effectively integrate the efforts of multiple constituencies such as program sponsors and business community representatives, media contacts, and School Board members by serving as a liaison between school district, community, and business/industry in BEF activities to accomplish the key tasks of resource raising• Track the progress and performance of various Foundation programs and then determine value by comparing and contrasting with competing or complementary programs• Effectively coordinate, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of the program events by working directly with corporate community leaders and their representatives on program implementation, to include fundraising, recognition events, grant readings and more• Speak publicly to generate awareness of and support the program

Responsible for planning and providing direction/oversight for all Deliver the Dream Family Retreat Weekends.

Masters, Marriage And Family Therapy

Graduate School

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Psychology