• Led creation and expansion of a pilot project with teens in foster care to self-advocate through multimedia storytelling projects, which now is an accepted statewide service model.• Provided consultation and training to other states and sites on implementing program model and creating sustainable practices.• Helped lead agencywide communication projects, crafting both video and written advocacy messages for audiences and stakeholders. Deliverables include web-ready and social media-specific content.• Shared and presented regularly to local and national audiences and networks to promote a youth-centric model in the field and train on best practices.

• Sole staff member responsible for managing local nonprofit’s internal grant proposal operations, including government, corporate, foundation, and private funding sources.• Reported to Chief Development Officer and Senior Vice President; collaborated on proposal focus, relationships with funders.• Primary responsibilities: writing, research, deadline management, submission, and reporting.• Developed and met yearlong budget goals as related to grants-generated revenue.• Researched and identified potential new funding sources.• Conducted ongoing sector research for proposals, e.g. early child development, homelessness.• Consistently collaborated with different internal departments and managed proposal process to ensure strength and accuracy of proposals.• Managed relationships with various funders through regular written and verbal communications.• Provided agency-wide communications as needed: speech writing, long-form fundraising letters.

• Managed and organized donor database of over 10,000 donor accounts.• Coordinated mass email communications and mailings to segmented donor groups.• Quickly learned donor database software and trained staff and volunteers on functionality.• Compiled monthly and quarterly revenue reports for accounting department to reconcile invoices.• Managed all registration aspects for 800-guest annual event, bringing in nearly $500K.• Regularly engaged with donors to build relationships and create deep connections with the agency and its work.