Maria Wolfe, Mba Email & Phone Number

Brentwood, TN, US

Nashville, Tennessee, US

• Advancing Centerstone’s mission through brand awareness, donor engagement, social/community/corporate engagement, fundraising, special events, volunteer management, and the overall donor experience for Centerstone - a.
• Create and execute fundraising events (luncheon, concert, 5K/10K, and private donor gatherings) with 12 to 1,000 attendees – with the purpose of raising funds, building relationships, and increasing awareness of the.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward gifts from major donors, board members, corporations, and foundations.
• Collaborate with executives, board members, service area leads, and community chairs to identify funding opportunities, open doors, and strengthen funder relationships.
• Recruit, coach, and manage a team of Directors of Advancement across the organization and provide support to staff regarding development. Promote a culture of philanthropy within the organization.
• Guide, recruit, develop and engage fund development committees of the Board of Directors.

Nashville, Tennessee, US

• Led the marketing/communications, community engagement, volunteer, and development team: annual giving, planned-giving, special events, volunteer engagement, foundation relations, and corporate partnerships to increase.
• Led special events with 250 to 500 attendees – to raise funds, increase awareness, and build relationships.
• Built lasting and collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders in addition to managing a donor portfolio of major donors, corporate funders, and grantors.
• Recruited, coached, and managed a staff team of 6: fund development, event management, marketing, digital media, branding, media relations, content strategy, and volunteer management.
• Guided, recruited, developed and engaged fund development committee of the Board of Directors.
• Led branding efforts – oversight, strategy, proposition, positioning, marketing, and execution.

Nashville, TN, US

• Led fundraising initiatives (major donors, campaigns, special events, corporate partnerships, media relations, advocacy, and volunteers), marketing, and communications to raise $3MM annually. Increased philanthropic.
• Stewarded a portfolio of major donors who were a part of the YWCA’s Fulcrum Society.
• Created and launched the planned-giving Gertrude Caldwell Legacy Society.
• Planned and managed impactful, complex fundraising events with 12 to 1,500 attendees – with the purpose of raising funds, building relationships, and increasing awareness of the YWCA’s mission.
• Recruited, coached, and managed a staff team of 8: fund development, event management, and marketing.

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

• Led integrated multi-channel marketing and digital communications efforts for the Valley of the Sun JCC, Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix and Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus.
• Increased membership and philanthropic support for the JCC and Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix.
• Developed membership promotions, best practices and standards.
• Rebranded the JCC and Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix.
• Marketing efforts included: external communications, analytics, environmental design, web development, public relations, digital and social media strategies.
• Increased membership acquisition by 25% year over year, in less than four months.

Nashville, TN, US

• Led an internal agency staff team of 12+ and supported 30 locations through marketing, membership, branding, program, and fund development efforts in a $100MM organization.
• Increased the Y’s membership base by 90% and acquisition by 140% – leading service delivery, pricing strategy, member experience, retention, program consistency, staff trainings, and best practices for 30 locations.
• Directed integrated fundraising, marketing, and communication efforts including storytelling, social & digital media, email, content marketing, CRM, direct mail, web development, mobile, trade shows, sponsorships.
• Recreated the Y’s corporate partnerships which grew by 30% in three years – through the creation of a corporate partnership team and engaging community relationships.
• Directed the Y’s rebranding/repositioning efforts – oversight, strategy, and execution through visual identity, style guides, voice, value proposition, positioning, education, awareness, and marketing.
• Led comprehensive long and short-term marketing strategies using competitive analysis, trends, customer data and segmentation, insights, and analytics to provide strategic and tactical direction aimed at increasing.

Nashville, TN, US

Nashville, TN, US

Nashville, TN, US

Mba, Marketing Concentration

Bachelor Of Fine Art, Visual Arts