Melissa Bauer Email & Phone Number

Powder Springs, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia

Member of the senior director team of Individual Giving and Membership Services at Public Broadcasting Atlanta with a portfolio with an annual budget of $1.4 millions dollars. I also have been selected to serve on a Corporate Council that drives strategy and revenue for radio pledge drives. Manage, Cultivate and Steward donors with giving capacity of five.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Dynamic senior executive professional in a large chapter office of the American Lung Association, a nonprofit with an overall chapter annual budget of $2 million dollars. I oversee two national ranked top 10 signature.
• Successfully lead development team responsible for the largest challenge stair climb event in the southeast with over 850 registered participants
• Successfully lead development team responsible for the highest grossing Run/Walk event in the southeast
• Increased individual participant fundraising average by over 40% by creating, developing and fostering relationships through creative programs and incentive offers
• Recruited new high level fundraising teams through aggressive marketing and strategic alignments with partners which have a broad reach in Atlanta community
• Lead and mentored development staff to achieving over 120% of 2016 fundraising goals

Greater Atlanta Area

• Most senior fundraising professional in a large chapter office of a national diabetes nonprofit with an overall chapter annual budget of $1.5 million dollar. I oversee an organizational Top 7 cycling program with 2.
• Successfully lead one of the largest one day cycling events in Georgia with over 800 registered cyclist and 6 route lengths
• Increased individual participant fundraising average by 15% by creating, developing and fostering relationships through creative programs and incentive offers
• Recruited 41 new fundraising teams through aggressive marketing and strategic alignments with partners which have a broad reach in the cycling community
• Maintained fundraising of $650,000 during a transitional and rebuilding year in 2014
• Completely revamped Tour de Cure day of event experience, including local celebrity speakers, sponsorship activation and mission messaging with an impactful and empowering opening ceremony

Greater Atlanta Area

• Expanded Public Outreach Program to outlying key cities: Savannah, Augusta, Macon, Warner Robins, Columbus and Albany
• Grew key National partners contribution by 42% in 2012
• Achieved 138% of anticipated fundraising goal through aggressive engagement/stewardship of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic families
• Initiated program to incorporate key endocrine practices into the outreach network through collaboration with pharmaceutical representatives
• Formalized Mentorship Program by producing a Mentorship Manual and metrics
• Increased grant revenue by 32% in fiscal year 2013 and by 15% in fiscal year 2012 by identifying foundations with similar community objectives and goals

Kennesaw, Georgia

• Through innovative programming achieved 105% of a $10 million goal in fiscal year 2011
• Created and implemented companywide procedural manual for credit processes
• Analyzed and reported monthly volume goals and budget
• Recruited and prospected new vendors
• Mentored new administrative team members
• Fostered new vendors to integrate them into company processes and procedures

Achieved 105% of annual goals for increased event activity Project Manager for 75% of all special event contracts Recruited and hired event staff Directed and mentored wait staff Marketed event facility at local trade shows Collaborated with local hotels to promote events

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration, Management And Operations, 3.67

Maintained GPA of 3.67 while working full time and attending school.

Concentration In Nursing

Completed first year of registered nursing program

Education record

Education record