Michael Trabert, M.Ed. Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Portland, Oregon, United States

- Led the strategic implementation of all systems for the Philanthropy department including Salesforce, EveryAction, Asana, and Google Workspace with the goal of optimizing the team’s donor relationship management.- Leveraged Asana to drive project management for the US Philanthropy team and the bi-annual International Matching Gift Campaign.- Oversaw all aspects of the Direct Mail program including onboarding and growth of the new program, meeting all fundraising goals. - Researched, selected, and implemented several fundraising and marketing solutions, including EveryAction and WealthEngine with the goal of optimizing donor prospecting and cultivation.- Managed a portfolio of 100 major donors worth approximately $1,000,000 a year.- Built custom objects, reports, dashboards, and fields within Salesforce to optimize donor management for the Philanthropy team.- Orchestrated the implementation of all APIs between systems with a focus on the relationship between Salesforce and EveryAction.- Managed the Operations Coordinator in charge of all day-to-day donor data maintenance consisting of building custom reports, importing checks, and all other donor data needs. - Consulted internally with other departments in the use of Salesforce and leveraged that synergy to gain better use of data across the organization.- Evaluated and maintained all aspects of the development operations ecosystem.

Portland, Oregon, United States

- Cultivated and solicited a portfolio of 250 major donors and major donor prospects worth approximately $2,000,000 a year.- Managed the Major Gifts Officer in charge of Animal Equality’s Foundation applications as well as their own portfolio of 150 major donors.- Orchestrated bi-annual international matching gift campaigns, meeting all fundraising goals.- Led the Development Team’s operation strategy consisting of Salesforce, EveryAction, and management of all other third party solutions.- Managed the Operations Coordinator, in charge of maintaining all data systems, reporting, and API’s between third party vendors for the Development Team.

Greater Denver Area

- Raised $2 million in revenue each fiscal year with the national corporate philanthropy team. - Managed key national grant relationships including Bank of America, Google, and Adobe.- Collaborated with multiple departments and the national board to develop and implement fundraising strategies.- Partnered with the CEO and Director of Corporate Engagement to cultivate, solicit, and steward national prospects.- Spearheaded new business campaign to identify and qualify potential partners for strategic fit and alignment to initiatives.

Houston, Texas

- Managed portfolio of 30+ volunteer partnerships with the goal of increasing engagement with prospects and funders.- Increased total partnership volunteer engagement by 203 percent in two years.- Founded the Citizen Schools Texas Board of Advocates to act as a pipeline to the regional board while also leveraging their network to expand the Citizen Schools mission to new partners.- Designed and oversaw strategic year-round partner cultivation plan, leveraging volunteers and Citizen Schools’ champions to cultivate new partnerships and grow existing partners.- Served as spokesperson for Citizen Schools Texas across all communication streams: emails, meetings, presentations, marketing collateral, social media, newsletters, events, and conferences.

Houston, Texas

- Engaged portfolio of 12 corporate partners through volunteer opportunities, civic events, and appreciation events designed to attain multiple goals such as funding, new internship roles, new clients, mission awareness, and brand recognition.- Developed and managed relationships with corporate clients to ensure retention and growth of internship opportunities.- Implemented recruitment campaigns at targeted schools through partnerships with school leaders to find driven high school seniors who will work for Genesys Works in internships at Fortune 500 companies.- Directed, managed, and coached a team of 25 interns throughout year to assure that they grew as individuals, stayed on track for college, and provided value to corporate clients.- Designed and delivered nationally-implemented professional development curriculum to interns and Genesys Works staff with the goal of strengthening professional and life skills.

Houston, Texas Area

- Engaged more than 300 at-risk middle school students in hands-on learning experiences.- Orchestrated multiple events for community members, funders, and students.- Received, with staff team, "Outstanding Campus" award given to the highest achieving Citizen Schools campus.

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Becket, Massachusetts

Summers only.

M.Ed., Out Of School Time

Ba, Journalism With Film Certificate

Activities and Societies: Contributing Columnist for school newspaper 'The Daily Collegian' Marching Band Hoop Band