Rachael Wright Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, United States

Establishes partnerships with corporations, churches, community organizations and individuals to secure financial donations, supplies and other resources required for the operations of the programs at all Santa Maria locations. This includes coordination/supervision of volunteer projects and events, external and internal community engagement activities and cultivation of in-kind donations and other resources.

Houston, Texas, United States

Managed fundraising including annual fund, grants, corporate giving and events. In addition built communications and public relations structures to foster sustainable giving.

Houston, Texas Area

Managed program, volunteers, Board of Directors, local and international partnerships, hospital relationships, fundraising & public relations for HeartGift Houston. • Organization & Program Management - Created & managed annual budget including quarterly projections. Maintained low expenses in ratio to program cost & created reserves. Oversaw program activities to successfully host international children & their caregiver, partnered with organizations & families worldwide to secure passports/visas, travel, insurance, arranged all medical visits, medications & managed volunteers.• Board of Directors – Managed twelve-member Board: conducted quarterly meetings, provided organization & donor communications, stewarded each member’s giving, & conducted nominations & on-boarding.• Medical Management - Managed service contracts serving 8 patients per year with Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital & up to 10 patients with UTHealth. Coordinated with a medical team to review, select, schedule, & treat patients.• Strategic Partnerships – Generated, maintained & expanded partnerships within the Houston community & around the world.• Volunteer Management – Recruited & maintained a diverse volunteer network. • Media Relations & Communications– Wrote & distributed press releases in collaboration with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital & UTHealth in accordance with HIPPA guidelines. Coordinated with producers, reporters & editors. Managed social media, wrote & distributed e-newsletters.• Public Speaking – Speaker at symposiums, fundraisers, faith communities, social clubs & media interviews. Created visual presentations & authored talking points. • Fundraising – Stewarded donor portfolio, prospects & Board to raise both funds and in-kind support. Authored grants, compliance reports, major gift requests, individual giving, & a wide variety of in-kind support to exceed annual goal.• Special Events – Managed fundraising & cultivation events.

Houston, Texas Area

Oversaw all fundraising, marketing and public relations for the organization.• Board of Directors – Reported monthly to the Board, stewarded each member’s giving & participation in fundraising & cultivation events & served on the nominating committee. • Marketing & Public Relations – Authored & managed the development of marketing collateral including an eight-page newsletter mailed three times annually & the annual report. Wrote & distributed all press releases & coordinated with producers, reporters, and editors.• Public Speaking – Spoke at fundraisers, faith communities, social clubs & media interviews.• Budget Management - Created & managed the department budget including expenses/revenue & projections.• Faith Relations – Chaired Faith Relations Committee, organized Faith Builds, & presented to local Faith communities.• Corporate Relations – Maintained relationships with three Chambers of Commerce, formed partnerships with corporations for house sponsorship & special events, & coordinated workplace giving. • Grants & Foundation Relations – Authored grants to & compliance reports for family and corporate foundations. Managed recognition & communication with foundation staff/board members. Managed a large Housing and Urban Development grant via Harris County which included hiring & supervising a Grant Coordinator.• Direct Programs – Managed special build programs including the Youth United & Women’s Builds. Successfully engaged community groups to fund-raise for and build homes for families.• Special Events – Managed a volunteer committee to plan annual tabled fundraiser, a music festival fundraiser & organized all other cultivation events including Clergy Breakfast & Build Day, Wall Raisings, Home Dedications & Volunteer Appreciation.• Individual Giving – Worked with individual donors including major gifts. Authored, designed & published all appeal letters. Managed Giving Club including quarterly updates & pledge reminders.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Supervised the planning, development and implementation of public programs. This included volunteer recruitment and training, coordination and marketing of organ concert series and classic film series, more than 30 Girl and Boy Scout Programs and many learning opportunities for walk-in visitors. Beyond these daily projects was the development of hands-on programming for new exhibits both permanent and seasonal.

Oversaw relationships with all foundation contacts. Managed grant writing and reporting for corporate foundations, family foundations and government entities; managed state funding with the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Michigan Humanities Council: partnered with the Development Director and Corporate Relations Manager on a seven million-dollar Lena Meijer Children’s Garden capital campaign.