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Philadelphia, Pa

Increased grant funding support and managed the grant calendars for various non-profit organizations in the region working in the capacity as a consultant, independent contractor. Notable grant awards include: $2M grant secured from pandemic recovery funding.

Led all development and fundraising strategies and activities for PathWays PA including grant funding, major donor prospects, special events, annual fund, donor relations. Successfully planned and executed a major gala fundraising event in four months, raising $84,000. Captured renewed funding in the amount of $14,000 from individuals donors through successful mail, phone and email campaign. Researched and identified portfolio of major donor prospects. Managed donor database, created and linked online donation form and managed online auction and event software.Key Accomplishments:● Provided ROI on the cost of my position within six months.● Successfully raised $98K in six months in new funding.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Grants: Sole grant fundraiser for this $68M healthcare organization serving 2,700 individuals with disabilities annually with a staff of 600. Led and managed all aspects of grant fundraising submitting 70 applications and reports annually. Increased annual grant funding from $17K to $750K+ in three years. Developed proposal concepts with leadership, wrote narratives, created and monitored budgets, establish performance outcomes measures, evaluated programs and monitored the achievement of grant deliverables. Applied to federal funders, private foundations and corporate foundations. Regularly worked with Board members to engage them in fundraising activities. Reported to the Senior Vice President for Development and Marketing.Individual Giving and Annual Fund: Wrote successful annual fund solicitation letters. Analyzed and identified the most and least successful annual fund solicitation strategies leading to increased individual giving. Researched demographic characteristics of annual fund donors to increase efficiency, reduce donor attrition and decrease cost to acquire new donors.Major Donors: Identified, cultivated, solicited and stewarded a portfolio of 30 major donors and prospects leading to five-figure gifts.Events: Assisted with planning and day-of activities for three major fundraising events attended by 400+ each, raising a total of $1.1M annually.Communication and Marketing: Wrote stewardship reports for major donors. Assisted with planning and writing a twice-annual magazine with 11,000 distribution to maximize major donor stewardship and promote program accomplishments.Capital Campaign Worked with Board Development Committee to carryout successful capital campaign exceeding goal to raise $2.1M.Supervision: Supervised Drexel University co-op students.

Greater Philadelphia Area

In this position I worked with high-profile curators and art-world professionals to craft highly complex exhibition projects to present to the public historical and influential works of art and artifacts. Accountability to funders included staging international traveling exhibitions and large-scale works of art on loan from North Korea. Other notable donor-driven projects included interior architectural space-design and installation in active dialoague with Zaha Hadid's London-based architectural firm. Developed warm and trusting relationships with colleagues from the NEH, Pew Center for Arts and Heritage. In this position I learned the important art of knowing when to let subject-matter experts take the reigns regarding their project descriptions (e.g. arms and armor chemical preservation techniques) and when to jump in to encourage project leads to think bigger and go for more funding (e.g. growing a stand-alone exhibition idea into an international exhibition showing in three major art museums).Key Accomplishments: • Raised $375,000 in new grant funding in six months.• Secured new grant funding of $100K for the creation of a new curatorial staff position.

Ewing, Nj

Engaged the Board and senior staff to develop fundraising strategy for this $2M human service organization. Established fundraising goals and development activities, annual giving program, special events calendar and major donor cultivation strategies. Identified and established donor record keeping system. Oversaw donation record keeping and acknowledgements process. Developed marketing materials, solicitation materials and organized donor events. Reported to the President.

Belmawr, Nj

Secured $1M+ in federal grant funding for this $2.4M human service organization with offices in four counties serving 1,800 people annually. Managed entire grant application process (research, application and reporting). Identified new funding opportunities, managed grant calendar and submitted grant proposals to 45 foundations, corporations and government agencies (local, state and federal) annually. Worked with senior staff to develop outcomes measurements and grant proposals. Coordinated with program managers to submit required reports. Key Accomplishments: • Successfully awarded $100,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. • Developed performance metrics to evaluate 15 programs.

Philadelphia, Pa

As head of programming and volunteer services for this $750K community service organization, obtained grant funding and led programs for 42,000 visitors annually. Evaluated program performance. Prepared reports for executive board, senior staff and funders. Supervised two part-time staff and managed 280+ volunteers. Communication and Marketing: Developed program marketing materials and supervised monthly direct mail to 3,000+ donors. Supervision: Supervised two part-time staff. Recruited, trained and supervised 280+ volunteers. Key Accomplishments: • Planned and implemented annual volunteer recognition event.• Oversaw the successful launch of new programming designed to increase community participation. • Served on leadership committee for annual gala and special events. • Established accountability standards for budget management.

M.A.

Graduated with highest honors.

B.A.

Summa Cum Laude Coursework in accounting, management, economics and finance.

Financial Management & Fundraising