Kate Powers Email & Phone Number

East Lansing, MI, US

I serve as a member of the Ele’s Place statewide executive management team as we work to ensure all children and teens have access to compassionate grief support following the death of someone close to them.

I work closely with the Community Board of the Lansing Branch of Ele's Place to provide financial and community support to further our mission. Additionally, I assist my peers across the state of Michigan to strategically ensure financial support of our vision that no child grieves alone. Ele's Place is a community based, peer support program for grieving.

Working closely with the managing directors of the Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Flint branches of Ele's Place, I help to ensure the financial success of the organization. As a strategist and major and planned giving officer, it is my goal to grow support and meet the vision of Ele's Place; that every child in Michigan has access to compassionate.

As a parent, and committed East Lansing citizen, I worked as one of seven trustees who direct policy and ensure the financial stability of the East Lansing Public Schools. I served in many leadership capacities during my two terms, including twice as Board President in 2018 and in 2022.

Lansing, MI, US

Working directly with the President/CEO and the Board of Trustees, I secured funds to support the mission of the Opportunity Resource Fund: to provide loans, through careful and flexible resource allocation, to benefit Michigan Communities. These fundraising opportunities came in the form of individual gifts and investments, corporate and foundation.

East Lansing, MI, US

While raising nearly $5 million in major gifts for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR), Michigan State University's founding college, I also worked in concert with the Senior Director, Dean and other administrative executives to create and publish a case statement which prioritized the College's goals for the University's upcoming $1.6.

East Lansing, MI, US

Working in the College of Natural Science (CNS) at Michigan State University afforded me opportunities to grow my skills as a development professional, specifically in the realm of individual major gifts. Working with the Senior Director, Dean and executive administrators across the college, I was able to secure nearly $10 million in planned and cash gifts.

Reporting to the Michigan FFA Foundation 18 member board of trustees, as well as executive staff at the Michigan Farm Bureau, I acted as the Chief Development Officer for all FFA and Agricultural Education Programming in the State of Michigan. In addition to managing the annual fundraising budget of over $400,000, I also acted as a liaison between the.

Lansing, MI, US

As the entry in to my career as a fundraising practitioner, I worked closely with the President and CEO of the ConnectMichigan Alliance as we embarked on a $20 million campaign to endow volunteerism in the State of Michigan. I developed a skill set for solicitation of individuals, corporations and foundations, as well as strengthening my verbal and written.

Working as a legislative assistant in both chambers of the Michigan Legislature helped to build a strong knowledge of relationship management, organization and communication. In addition to legislative responsibilities, I was able to develop skills in event planning, customer/constituent services and the political process.

Bachelor Of Arts, Social Relations

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