Rebecca Mcbride, Cfre Email & Phone Number

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Oversaw the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of the more than 25,000 members resulting in over $3.9 million raised annuallyDeveloped and established budgets, goals and long-range plans for membership departmentPlanned, created, supervised, and implemented on-air campaigns, direct mail, telemarketing, email and online fundraising, social media efforts, sustaining member program, matching gifts, volunteers, database, and other annual fund projectsManaged membership and database staffDeveloped and implemented strategies, policies, and procedures to increase revenue from special member groups, corporate matching gifts, sustaining (monthly) membership clubs, annual donors, vehicledonations, and others

Greater St. Louis Area

Developed and implemented strategic plan for membership and annual fund campaigns to maintain and increase revenue goals through onsite, online, and direct mail marketing, events, and donor stewardship Created annual fund/major giving hybrid stewardship model for mid-level donors, managing a portfolio of more than 300 households Generated, administered, and monitored department budget and revenue projections, collaborating with Database Administrator and finance department on reconciliation and reporting Guided the Young Friends of the Missouri Historical Society Steering Committee as they coordinated monthly committee meetings and events including the annual Trivia Night, happy hours, and educational workshops Redesigned membership program in 2018 including revision of benefits, levels, and messaging to align with donor interests and relationship with the organization Oversaw all development events through May 2019, including the planning, promotion, execution, and follow-up for the annual Thomas Jefferson Society Dinner, biennial galas, exhibition premieres, planned giving events, and donor cultivation events

Greater St. Louis Area

Coordinated development events, including the planning, promotion, execution, and follow-up for the annual Thomas Jefferson Society Dinner, exhibition premieres, planned giving events, and donor cultivation events Managed the Young Friends of the Missouri History Museum though coordination of monthly committee meetings and management of fundraising events including the annual Trivia Night, happy hours, and other eventsCoordinated logistics for meetings of the Friends of the Missouri Historical Society and Development CommitteeSpearheaded the database conversion process from Raiser’s Edge to Altru, including coordination of all pre-conversion clean-up in Raisers Edge, formulation of Altru-based procedures, and education of all development staff Oversaw the commemorative brick program and communications with major donors including pledge, renewal, and acknowledgement lettersDeveloped plan for overhauling mid-level donor programTrained new staff members, including Membership & Data Coordinator and Database AdministratorServed as Database Administrator in Administrator’s absence

Greater St. Louis Area

Organized fundraising events for the Professional Friends and assists with event management including annual dinners for donors and membership benefit eventsOversaw the Time Travelers program, commemorative brick program, and honor/memorial tributesAssisted in developing member benefits and updating all membership printed materialsActed as office liaison to the development committee and Professional Friends steering committeeSupervised department volunteers and internsAdministered membership renewal process including creating and updating solicitation letters, data processing and liaising with mail house Maintained giving website Coordinated donor communication Ensured proper acknowledgement, stewardship, and maintenance of annual donorsPerformed data entry, including creating and updating constituent records, creating gift records through batch entry, and processing donor transactionsManaged department expense budget

Managed donor database including implementing best procedures, recording all gifts and maintaining donor records in Raiser’s EdgePrepared correspondence including solicitation and acknowledgement letters, and donor and event mailingsServed as administrative staff liaison to the Board of Trustees, including preparing materials and taking meeting minutesAssisted with all aspects of special eventsConducted prospect research