Meredith Richard Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Chicago, Il

• Manage all aspects of individual giving, including planning, prospect research, data analysis, reports, fundraising appeals and campaigns• Work with the Associate Board to develop, execute and manage fiscal year strategies for achieving engagement and fundraising goals, including the annual Play On benefit concert raising over $50,000 and the student leadership institute• Oversee the Merit Parent Association, Merit Alumni Activities, and stewardship of student scholarships• Assist with the annual gala, special development projects, grant writing, and corporate sponsorships

I worked to plan and deliver programs that support our mission to cultivate and support young nonprofit professionals in the Triangle by fostering networking, skill-building, and resource-sharing.• Planned and ran two-day annual board retreat, assisted in planning and running monthly board and executive committee meetings• Oversaw work with diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant to revise board recruitment process• Presented at local and national conferences on change management, how to run a conference, and board culture

• Assisted in strategic planning, financial management, board recruitment, and governance of the organization• Planned and delivered monthly professional development events that support over 5,000 young nonprofit professional members • Secured over $10,000 in corporate sponsorships for our annual conference in 2018 with over 200 attendees

Carrboro, Nc

Musical Empowerment (ME) is a growing multi-chapter nonprofit that provides free, one-on-one music lessons, instruments, and mentoring to over 290 children in under-served communities who meet with their college student teachers every week.• Expanded ME from one to six university chapters, increased collegiate volunteers from 110 to 300 and K-12 student participants from 120 to 290, and grew annual budget from $18,000 to $270,000 over four years• Established national headquarters, board of directors, and chapter governance model, trainings, and policies• Worked with programmer to build custom software to manage organization-wide operations, data, and reports• Developed and implemented 3-year strategic plan to guide program development and organizational growth• Implemented organization-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and initiatives, including the plan and launch of the organization's first HBCU (Historically Black College or University) chapter at North Carolina Central University• Secured over $500,000 in multi-year funding in the past year alone from foundations, corporations, and individuals• Wrote over 50 grant applications and proposals to a variety of funders• Created the annual Strike a Chord with ME peer-to-peer fundraising and marketing campaign raising over $20,000 annually• Developed the first-ever annual report, bi-monthly e-newsletters, quarterly direct mail newsletters, and fundraising appeals

Chapel Hill, Nc

• Oversaw day-to-day operations of student-run nonprofit, committee leaders, and led weekly executive committee meetings• Created strategic plan to launch the NC State Chapter and other future chapters• Developed the organizational financial bookkeeping system and prepared the annual budget for approval to the Board• Presented in front of a variety of audiences and judges at several local and statewide pitch competitions • Planned and ran Board of Directors meetings, and provided Board with quarterly reports and regular updates• Communicated with parents, teachers, students, donors, community partners and other stakeholders about our programs and impact via newsletters, email, social media, meetings, etc. • Coordinated fundraising events and opportunities• Taught volunteer piano and voice lessons to students ages 8-12 once a week

• Helped file 1023 form, bylaws and other legal documents to obtain nonprofit 501(c)(3) status and incorporate• Created marketing materials including flyers, social media, and pitches given in classrooms around campus• Implemented a marketing strategy which doubled the number of teacher volunteers and students

• Provided marketing and communications services to RMHC Global• Helped edit and select marketing materials to be used in the 40th anniversary global marketing campaign• Developed content for, monitored, and posted on RMHC Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

Oak Brook, Il

• Built an inventory of more than 150 stories from around the world and selected the top 30 stories used in a global marketing campaign• Developed strategic plan and editorial content for RMHC CEO and COO Twitter accounts• Wrote the social media guidelines that govern the social media activity of more than 290 chapters worldwide• Performed an audit of all of the Facebook accounts for over 200 chapters of RMHC around the globe to assist the transition to Facebook Global Pages• Created content for, posted on, and monitored social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

Chapel Hill, Nc

• Provided customer service to patrons at a variety of performances• Greeted and directed patrons, handed out performance programs, showed patrons to their seats• Helped to orient and train new House Staff members on performance procedures

Lemont, Il

• Helped coordinate golf tournaments throughout the state of Illinois.• Prepared tournament paperwork, scorecards, scoreboards, and supplies for golf tournaments• Wrote tournament summaries and updated IJGA website with stories and pictures from each event

• Performed a variety of customer service activities for movie patrons including greeting and directing customers, selling movie tickets and concessions, cleaning theaters, and restocking inventory as needed

B.S. Business Administration, Concentration In Marketing, Second Major Music, Business Administration And Management, General

Certificate In Nonprofit Management

Courses included the following areas of nonprofit management: Nonprofit Organizations: Board Development and Governance.

High School