Nancy Ritz Email & Phone Number

Chicago

Freelance writer and researcher, developing fundraising appeal letters, advertising, and grant proposals for nonprofit and corporate clients, including:• American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, Glenview, IL• Ardent Communications, Deerfield, IL. Clients include:• American Association of Diabetes Educators• American Brain Tumor Association• Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund

Managed executive offices of a 265-bed hospital, supervising a staff of three executive assistants. Helped facilitate smooth transition for new executive team as the result of the purchase of Rush North Shore Medical Center by NorthShore University HealthSystem. Reported directly to the Acting President.

• Managed executive offices. Reorganized and streamlined support staff reporting relationships. Hired three new executive assistants and built them into an effective team.• Provided highly-confidential support to hospital president during hospital’s search for a new capital partner. Drafted all communications about the process to internal and external audiences.• Implemented annual trustee dinner, including oversight of logistics, drafting of speeches for president and board chair, and development and implementation of commemorative videos/programs.• Drafted institutional communications for president and management staff on issues including quality, patient safety, patient satisfaction, smoke-free campus, annual United Way appeals, Nurses Week, Hospital Week, Volunteer Week, patient-centered care, and the hospital’s Magnet Recognition journey.

• Directed philanthropy department and all of its programs.• Supervised a staff of two professional fundraisers and developed and managed an annual operating budget of $650,000.• Raised $2.7 million in fiscal year 2006 and $3.4 million in fiscal year 2007, surpassing $1 million in fiscal year fundraising progress for the first time in hospital history.• Consistently improved fundraising return on investment, decreasing the cost of raising a dollar from $0.43 to $0.20.• Inaugurated a women’s board as an adjunct to the board of trustees, and recruited 100 members in the first year.• Implemented the hospital’s first fundraising database, transitioning from manual recordkeeping.

Annual Giving• Was responsible for all aspects of a $750,000 annual giving program for a diverse constituent base of 12,000 with an annual operating budget of $150,000.• Developed strategic and operating plans for annual giving, implemented direct mail, oversaw telemarketing, and managed alumni fundraising volunteers.• Inaugurated a 60,000-piece annual fund direct mail appeal to Medical Center patients.Alumni Relations• From 1992 to 1993, directed the Medical and Biological Sciences Alumni Association, developing and managing an annual operating budget of $200,000.• Staffed the Association’s Alumni Executive Committee and Alumni Council.• Directed a full calendar of alumni and student events and programs for the Medical School and Division of Biological Sciences, including reunion and graduation.Fundraising Operations• Directed gift-processing, routine acknowledgment, and fundraising progress reporting functions; donor stewardship; prospect research; systems and databases; and implementation of special events for Medical Center Development.• Supervised a staff of three professionals and two clericals and managed an annual operating budget of $200,000.

• Developed and managed an annual operating budget of $250,000 and prepared all financial reports for state party chair and board of directors.• Prepared and submitted all campaign finance reports required by federal and state election regulatory agencies.• Coordinated work flow for a staff of twelve and directly supervised a clerical staff of three.

Education record

Education record

Education record