Mark Lighthizer Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Perform initial consultation and needs assessment to determine vision, budget, and outcomes
• Timeline and benchmark goals to ensure success of personalized client solutions
• Services provided include (but not limited to) interior design, spatial planning, creating filing and organizational systems, and reducing (selling or donating) unwanted items
• Maintain ongoing business activities: marketing, branding, finances, and customer support

• Planned and organized the first ever Irvington Children’s Art Show fundraising event, which included a private reception for 50+ partners and donors and a public event of 385+ attendees
• Managed point of sale system for Art Show auction
• Engaged 212 nonprofit and business partners from the Irvington community to support ICS operations and educational programs
• Coordinated internal communication with 1000+ parents, faculty, and board members to support daily development functions

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Developed fundraising strategies for more than 500 foundations and United Way agencies in five-state Crossroads Division
• Created and maintained Salesforce accounts for appropriate agencies, donors, or contributors, detailing key points of contact, grant cycles and deadlines, and giving profiles
• Communicated actions steps with 40+ development officers in the Crossroads Division and trained them on using the accounts and information provided in Salesforce to secure funding
• Wrote and submitted grants to 30+ private foundations and United Way agencies in Indiana, securing more than $500,000 in annual funding for Red Cross chapters in Indiana
• Planned recognition events for donors and volunteers to honor their gifts of time and service

Indianapolis, Indiana

• Supported the Director of Research with administrative duties, conference and travel planning, and various research related tasks
• Researched and collected data on publicly announced charitable gifts of $1 million or more and published donation details on Million Dollar List website
• Curated news articles related to philanthropy and the nonprofit sector for Giving USA

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

I was a Sam H Jones Community Partner Scholar through IUPUI's Center on Service and Learning. This experience gave me skills in grant writing, donor stewardship, marketing, event planning, and building a comprehensive fundraising program.

Horizon House

- Created a comprehensive volunteer database- Learned how to effectively use Raiser's Edge- Conducted prospect research - Assisted in the coordination and planning of the annual fund- Managed donor stewardship efforts

Master’S Degree, Philanthropy And Nonprofit Management, 3.85

Activities and Societies: Philanthropic Studies Society,

Bachelor'S Degree, Philanthropic Studies, Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Philanthropic Studies Society-Undergraduate Representative

Liberal Arts, Anthropology, Exercise Science