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Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Leading strategic partnerships to grow AARP Foundation's work to end senior poverty.Executing an organization-wide DEI initiative to create equitable culture, systems, and processes to better develop and deliver culturally relevant solutions to address systemic inequity.Successfully leading an organization-wide LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group of 120+.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed the identification, selection, accountability and performance assessment of a portfolio of grantees serving older adults with low income via AARP Foundation grant competitions.Grantmaking
• Proactively created and managed grantmaking strategies, applying the lean start-up methodology to a philanthropic context, resulting in grant investments that scale effective programs to serve thousands of low-income.
• Oversaw the identification and selection of a $10.5M+ portfolio of 30+ grantees via grant competitions and directed grants, leading to successful execution of grantmaking priorities.Grants Administration
• Designed and launched new tools to manage grantee programmatic and financial progress, resulting in strong grantee performance, while proactively troubleshooting any grantee performance issues.
• Provide technical assistance to grantees regarding reporting and performance assessment, leading to grant programs that advance strategic objectives and align with organizational dashboard.Leadership and Personnel.
• Managed interns as direct reports, resulting in meaningful contributions to grant making strategy and external communications (e.g. webpages and collateral).

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Relationship Management and Fundraising
• Identify and manage relationships with 140+ prospective donors, totaling $6 million+ in potential funding, resulting in new sources of program support.
• Raise over $500,000 annually in funding from institutional and individual donors, leading to strong donor renewal rate.
• Proactively secure and organize meetings with prospective donors, compellingly communicating organizational mission and program highlights, leading to greater program visibility and funding. Grant Management and.
• Manage application process for several state governmental grants, working across Finance, Grants Management, and Program teams to ensure success of funding applications.
• Liaise with colleagues across a matrixed organization to ensure government and foundation grants meet all deliverables, reports are filed accurately and on time, and strong relationships are maintained. Grant Writing.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Relationship Management and Fundraising
• Stewarded a portfolio of $2 million+ in funding from more than 10 institutional and corporate donors, as an external face of Experience Corps, leading to strong donor renewal rate.Development Operations and Strategic.
• Managed organization-wide fundraising pipeline among colleagues in National office as well as Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and DC branches, resulting in efficient cross-team collaboration.
• Analyze organizational budgets in tandem with Finance team, increasing revenue forecasts’ accuracy.
• Implemented and managed new departmental processes for grant tracking, donor/prospect relations management, and gift acknowledgments, helping improve internal efficiency and donor experience.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Fundraising
• Managed relationships with 15+ institutional donors and a portfolio worth in excess of $2 million for leading child advocacy nonprofit.
• Created and implemented cultivation and stewardship strategies leading to targeting and diversified revenue streams in New York, Illinois, and Ohio offices.
• Led team stewardship strategy to ensure meeting and exceeding of all funder deliverables. Grant Writing and Donor Communications
• Wrote over 60 compelling grant proposals and reports, generating over strong donor renewal.
• Created and delivered 15 presentations in meetings with national foundations and corporations.Personnel Management and Leadership Development

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Relationship Management
• Successfully interfaced with all program donors and prospects (individuals, corporations, and foundations) via individually tailored stewardship and cultivation strategies, resulting in strong donor renewal rate and.
• Spearhead new internal projects, including donor communications and collateral redesign, resulting in use for several Brookings Board meetings; managed program-wide impact tracking system.Grant writing
• Write persuasive, original narratives for grant proposals and reports to national and regional foundations, resulting in securing numerous multimillion-dollar grants, which make up the majority of program’s budget.
• Lead creation of fundraising strategy, resulting in the Program meeting and exceeding its fundraising goals the last two fiscal years; prepare fundraising meeting briefing materials for senior staff; work with.
• Successfully planned, coordinated and executed over 10 high-level, private donor events and Brookings public events; secure and manage relationships with high-profile speakers (e.g. Governors, members of Congress.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Persuasive Writing and Analytic Problem Solving
• Analyzed thousands of complex financial and strategic planning documents to strengthen attorney’s case theories and collect and organize evidence during investigations, in anticipation of litigation.
• Researched over 30 company merger filings and submitted written and oral recommendations to assigned attorney and Section Chief to ensure that proposed mergers and acquisitions did not create antitrust concerns.
• Developed and contacted prospective interviewees; assisted attorneys in conducting hundreds of in-depth interviews.

• Drafted more than 15 multimillion-dollar advertising proposals and presentations for meetings with Fortune 500 clients.
• Quantitatively analyzed advertising campaign performance and assisted in administrating appropriate changes to ensure successful delivery of signed advertising deals.

Rome Area, Italy

• Created and executed strategy to elicit international publicity for the museum, forging new relationships with over 30 college professors and religious groups, generating press attention and a print advertising campaign.

Albany, NY

• Prepared, facilitated, and attended more than 10 successful press conferences.
• Enhanced Regional Representative’s media plan for local press coverage of the Senator by suggesting original ideas for the Senator to address in local press conferences.

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Non-Profit Management & Corporate Social Responsibility

University Fellowship recipient

Graduate Certificate In Non-Profit Management

B.A., Government; Economics

Activities and Societies: Model United Nations/European Union Club President; Debate Club, WHCL Radio show hostSenior Thesis: “Digital.

Rome Campus -Study Aboard, Italian, Art History, Economics

Activities and Societies: Internship at Le Case Romane (The Roman Houses).

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