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Chicago, Il, Us

Key Accomplishments:- Established relationships with five new cancer centers, increased program funding in first year, and more than doubled program funding in second year.- Negotiated and integrated new group into organization, quadrupling support revenues.- Improved grant making process, and established Scientific Advisory Committee to oversee grant proposal review and recommendations. - Increased number and geographic representation of board of directors, and implemented board committee structure.- Designed and facilitated board-led strategic planning process and resulting document, unanimously approved by board.- Doubled staff team, and created HR procedures such as annual goal development, performance review process, and staff handbook.- Initiated social media marketing strategy and quadrupled social media presence in less than 2 years.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Key Accomplishments:- Led $2 million organization, managing expenses and staff effectively to achieve operating goals on an annual basis. - Created grant funding program to eight Chicago area Habitat affiliates, providing $4 million in capacity building support over five years, 14 times the amount provided in the previous five years.- Initiated multiple shared services with local affiliates towards cost efficiencies, including combining auditing services, fundraising databases, websites, and human resources function.- Leveraged new marketing strategy and brand platform across region and developed two marketing campaigns to promote brand, increasing unaided awareness from 1% to 3% in the region.- Collaborated with area Habitat affiliates to complete first ever 4-day home build event in downtown Chicago, raising over $1.2 million, with 505 volunteers constructing 442 wall frames to build 13 homes.- Advanced relationships with multiple media outlets to solidify 70 media stories in the past fiscal year, resulting in over 200 million media impressions, over a 24-month period.- Built organizational infrastructure, including: completion of first strategic plan, establishment of first office, development of board, finance and HR policies, first audits and 4 annual reports, and recruitment of new staff, 10 board and 12 advisory council members.

Evanston, Il, Us

Key Accomplishments:Rebuilt Marketing and Development Departments, organizing staff of up to 12 members to:- Spearhead Annual Fund drive that generated over $1 million and exceeded previous year by 11%- Generate $1.5 million in Major Gifts Initiative, 75% of which derived from new major donors - Develop and implement membership promotion efforts that resulted in 30% boost in new membership relative to previous year- Significantly promote YMCA during yearlong anniversary and accelerated local implementation of a national rebranding effort- Initiate, build and facilitate broad community collaborative targeting systemic changes to combat childhood obesity.

Chicago, Il, Us

Key Accomplishments:Built Major Gifts Program infrastructure and staff, raising $47 million to support $200 million campaign. Cultivated donor and solidified $500,000 Museum gift within 18 months of engaging them in life of Museum. Led cross-functional museum-wide team, reporting to CEO, to design and integrate institutional operating plan.

Chicago, Il, Us

Key Accomplishments:Led and managed 26 client teams focused on $10 - $200 million campaigns that ultimately raised $400 million collectively for clients. Identified and assisted client in cultivation of new donor prospect resulting in $500,000 lead donor to campaign. Managed all other consultants within Chicago office of organization.

Lake Forest, Illinois, Us

Key Accomplishments:Managed portfolio of 200 major gifts prospects with targets of $50,000 and above in 9 states during successful $65 million campaign. Cultivated, solicited and closed first $50,000 major gift, solicited 11 new $1,000+ Annual Fund donors and met with 138 donor prospects in first year. Oversaw design and development of college's first campaign website.

Evanston, Il, Us

Key Accomplishments:Created rationale supporting greater efficiency for foundation budgets totaling $10 million dollars. In charge of foundation financial analyses for presentation at Board of Trustee meetings. Led foundation handbook review and worldwide distribution, resulting in an overall improvement in processing time of two months. Improved HQ relationship with international foundations connected to Rotary.

Key Accomplishments:Taught in two colleges in two cities in China, both written and spoken English. Editor for Conversational English booklet for future English Teachers to China.

Mba, Organizational Behavior, Nonprofit Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics, Accounting