Michelle Caplan Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon, United States

Congregant Services (Membership), Development (Fundraising), and Administrative duties.

Portland, Oregon

Beaverton, Or

Provided administrative support to a leadership team of 12 and a broader team of 300+ (located in Beaverton, Memphis and Toronto). Coordinated over 20 Quarterly, Offsite and Leadership Engagement meetings. Managed annual awards program for 3 years for a team of 300 recognizing successful performance for Customer Service and Supply Chain departments. Additional duties include: Managed calendar by planning/scheduling meetings and resolving conflicts Coordinated travel arrangements and expense reports in Concur (Travel Management database) Assisted with event planning and coordinating in collaboration with Nike’s event team Budget tracking for contract workers and other projects as neededPoint person with the Workplace Design Team for department moves to new buildings; coordinated all elements associated with seven moves for 200+ employees

Responsible for lead follow-up and cultivating student registration process to meet semester enrollment targets for online university. Served as student’s primary academic resource and counselor pertaining to course and university issues. Helped create recruitment campaigns to attract students to enroll in various Hodges’ University academic programs.

Beaverton, Or

Recruited to this newly-created position to manage B’nai B’rith Camp’s development and funding efforts. Charged with increasing individual donations, receiving grant awards, enhancing major and planned gifts, and leading the execution of special events. Promoted Camp’s current and future needs to families of current campers, alumni, donors, funding agencies, and others to drive financial contributions.

Portland, Oregon Area

Served as the leader for organizational recruitment, membership retention, distribution of scholarship awards, and addressing collections associated with membership of over 1000 family units. Evaluated Financial Aid requests for membership and education programs. Managed operations for two cemeteries owned and operated by Neveh Shalom, servicing over 40 funerals per year. Coordinated details for families relating to individual burials and service. Supervised cemetery caretaker and maintenance projects. Worked with cemetery committee to address current and future cemetery needs. • Produced all membership-related communications including weekly email blasts, publication of monthly newsletter (The Chronicle) and website updates (www.nevehshalom.org).• Served as staff liaison for membership committee that coordinates three annual all-member events each year.

Portland, Oregon Area

Translated as Honor and Comfort, Kavod V’Nichum provides assistance, training and identifies resources about Jewish death and bereavement practice for Chevra Kadisha groups and bereavement committees in synagogues and communities throughout the U.S. and CanadaSpecial Events Coordinator – Assisted the Executive Director in one year project helping to coordinate the National Chevra Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference in 2009 with over 150 attendees from all over the world. Helped to develop new online course being offered by Gamliel Institute. Served as Board member.

Portland, Oregon Area

Managed recruitment, retention, scholarship awards and collections associated with organization of 1350 member units. Supervised 1-3 person membership services department. Responsible for department budget of $650,000. Reviewed scholarship applications and coordinated individual member payment plans. Conducted user training for membership database billing system (MARKS). Served as United Way contact for training and programs.

Recruitment of incoming students. Traveled to high schools in the area as well as west coast cities promoting the University.

Master'S Degree, Jewish Professional Studies

Ba, Jewish Communal Dynamics

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