Quinn White Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, CA, US

Oakland, California, United States

Oakland, California

Petaluma, CA

• I helped raise approximately one third of the organization’s annual budget, and personally oversaw 50 proposals which raised more than $1.5M for Point Blue's strategic initiatives.
• Collaborated with the Advancement team and organizational leaders to secure foundation and agency funding for Point Blue’s priority programs;
• Assisted staff scientists with timely completion of technical proposals and reports
• Wrote foundation proposals and reports, and support Advancement communications;
• Managed a caseload of 60 institutional funders
• Managed monthly deadline calendar for institutional funding;

San Francisco Bay Area

• I supported all aspects of fundraising at bay.org, focusing on institutional and corporate philanthropy, including:
• Oversaw and assessed the workload and priorities for our Database Coordinator, two Gift Officers, and a Grant Writer, as well as seasonal interns;
• Coordinated appeals for our fundraising events, including the acquisition of sponsorships and in-kind contributions, and copywriting all collateral for our annual gala.
• Raised a cumulative $432,000 in 2014 and 2015 gala sponsorships, making these the two most successful fundraisers for the organization in its history, with more than twice 2013's sponsorship revenue;
• Collaborated with program staff to craft compelling and accurate letters of interest and proposals to corporations, foundations and government funders to help meet annual revenue goals;
• Guided the structure of our eTapestry database for continuity as our organization more than doubled its scope of work over two years; and

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed prospect research, developed letters of interest and proposals, and produced narrative and financial reports, working closely with program directors;
• Raised more than half a million dollars in grant funds over eight months as sole grant writer;
• Directly responsible for bringing in 78% of the funding that helped my team reach 106% of our grant funding goal for 2013;
• Helped acquire a new education facility in Bayview Hunter’s Point; and
• Facilitated year-end appeal campaign while meeting multiple grant deadlines.

• Collaborated with the Director of Development and Communications to develop and refine grant proposals and reports, raising more than $65K in unrestricted gifts for the Foundation;
• Wrote and executed donor appeals, renewals, and acknowledgment letters, meeting 2011 & 2012 fiscal goals for individual giving;
• Wrote and distributed press releases for the Elkhorn Slough Foundation and Reserve, generating dozens of newspaper articles (as well as TV news segments) to increase awareness of and support for conservation of the.
• Led and expanded social media activity, including campaigns for matched giving and calendar photo contests;
• Designed, wrote and edited monthly enewsletter, semi-annual print newsletter, annual calendar, and public outreach media to inform Foundation members and prospective members of our work; and
• Maintained accurate gift records with our eTapestry database.

• Led the development of marine mammal monitoring recommendations that were implemented before, during and after a $4M wetland restoration project;
• Coordinated stakeholder meetings and public hearings for CEQA compliance;
• Wrote bi-monthly newsletters and co-authored a technical report on pickleweed in the slough;
• Facilitated team document sharing by developing a streamlined internal peer reviewing procedure and standardizing document templates.

• Wrote monthly and quarterly compliance reports to meet regional and county permit requirements;
• Created budgets for environmental investigations and analytical tables for reports;
• Coordinated subcontractors for remediation projects;
• Trained clients on environmental health and safety to meet Cal-OSHA and BAAQMD compliance requirements;
• Performed due-diligence file reviews and obtained environmental permits.

San Diego, CA

I helped educate disadvantaged youth about wetland ecology and community action required to protect the environment. I also evaluated their SEA series program's survey metrics and made recommendations to improve their analysis of the program's effectiveness.

M.S., Environmental Management

I received my Master of Science in Environmental Management, with a focus on tidal salt marsh ecology, taking courses in ecology, resource.

B.A., Environmental Policy

I studied chemistry, calculus, physics, economics, environmental policy, and ecology courses while working part time and interning at an.