Renee Helfenstein Email & Phone Number

Jersey City, Nj, Us

Role serves to lead, create and build successful events to engage donors and cultivate new relationships as well as ensure delivery of incredible advocacy, education and fundraising opportunities within our service area.Accomplishments:Lead a team of 5 individuals and produce revenue each year exceeding $3.8 million. Engage and manage relationships and communication with government officials, internationally recognized celebrities, corporate leadership and major donors in hunger… Show more Role serves to lead, create and build successful events to engage donors and cultivate new relationships as well as ensure delivery of incredible advocacy, education and fundraising opportunities within our service area.Accomplishments:Lead a team of 5 individuals and produce revenue each year exceeding $3.8 million. Engage and manage relationships and communication with government officials, internationally recognized celebrities, corporate leadership and major donors in hunger fighting efforts.Track record of inventing new event concepts and taking them from inception to implementation. A skilled contract negotiator who finds creative solutions to do more with less within the confines of allocated budgets.Team Leader who is a creative, visual and quick learner who can develop a team with strong relationship management skills responsible for complex, high profile events including virtual fundraising events that raised the highest revenue per event while participation was online.Spearheaded launch of new fundraising software platform and participated in database transfer to SalesForce. Experience with joint decision making and communication throughout the organization.NOTE: COVID-19 Event Distribution Leader (April 2020 - September 2020)Urgent and increased need to distribute food during Covid-19 required CFBNJ to host direct distribution events. As the Events Leader, I offered my skill set and was charged with developing, on the fly, drive through and walk up distributions for the first five months of Covid-19 and then trained a new colleague to take of the role. These distribution events required learning operations, distribution and network relations on the job as well as strong relationship management skills to jointly manage distributions with government officials, other non-profits, police and ensure Covid Safety Protocols were followed. Show less

Hillside, Nj

My role focuses on creating events to increase awareness of hunger as well as cultivate new relationships.Our mission is to fight hunger and poverty in New Jersey by assisting those in need and seeking long-term solutions. We will engage, educate, and empower all sectors of society in the battle.We fill the emptiness caused by hunger with FOOD, HELP and HOPE.

West Orange, Nj

Oversaw all facets of business development for a unique Marketing and Branding firm with a niche in workplace wellness. Actively involved in the sales process and strategy sessions toward development of solutions. A very "hands on" role where I created all of my own Marketing materials, presentations, etc.

Greater New York City Area

Senior Management role with major responsibilities in fundraising and event management. Consistently met quotes and exceeded expectations in raising money for the Essex County Heart Walks. Worked hand-in-hand with C-Suite Executives to create strategic partnerships to support both events and the Association in general.

South Orange, Nj

Successfully launched and ran company that provided turnkey, proprietary efficiency solutions to small to medium-sized businesses and households. Handled all facets of sales, marketing and solution implementation. Developed company from scratch and handled all facets of sales/marketing/branding. Garnered 8 permanent clients - ultimately hired full-time by biggest client.

Morristown, Nj

Hired permanently by biggest client from The Office Mom. Responsible for oversight of all back-office administration, sales, marketing, pr and communications. Coordinated MS Solution 5k/3k Run/Walk which raised $5,000 dollars for Multiple Sclerosis, and featured 300 walkers/runners.

Identified, recruited and developed strategic online partnerships with blue-chip marketing partners. Created custom sponsorships and online media programs that resonated with clients, and fostered long-term growth opportunities. Part of a team that was among the first in digital sales to successfully sell native solutions, branded content to clients.

Enjoyed highly-successful 4-year stint where I was promoted twice, able to Increase sales on an annual basis. Managed client relationships totaling more than $12,000,000 in annual revenue Hired, trained and managed an 8-person account management team to manage and analyze client initiatives. Worked hand-in-hand with clients to identify specific CRM objectives and marketing goals and then customized solutions accordingly.

Sold advertising space on the CNN family of web sites (CNN, CNNfn, CNNSI and AllPolitics). Managed relationships with clients, ad agencies and in-house sales representatives. Met yearly quota of $2.75 million within 8 months.

Opened and Established Focalink as a major web media technology provider on the East Coast. Educated marketplace about Focalink products - centralized ad server technology and media research database. Developed and maintained relationships with national and interactive advertising agencies. Performed lead generation, product demonstrations and forecasted sales, Representative at industry associationsAchieved highest sales levels at company Signed 33 advertising agencies Sold… Show more Opened and Established Focalink as a major web media technology provider on the East Coast. Educated marketplace about Focalink products - centralized ad server technology and media research database. Developed and maintained relationships with national and interactive advertising agencies. Performed lead generation, product demonstrations and forecasted sales, Representative at industry associationsAchieved highest sales levels at company Signed 33 advertising agencies Sold ad server technology to an online network of more than 25 sites Sold Focalink's largest grossing sale (October 1996) Show less

Wrote business proposals, negotiated contracts and oversaw start-up of on-line photography services Marketed 2 CDs to introduce company as a leader in multimedia photographyCreated CD Products from editorial to packaging to final production Managed movement of electronic products and services by supervising 3 person sales staffSurpassed quota by more than 60%

Researched and developed direct mail and telemarketing campaignsAnalyzed competition and developed profile summariesMaintained a client/potential client databaseDeveloped marketing tri-fold brochure and managed process with Marketing firmPromoted to New York Sales Office, June 1989Independently operated New York sales office Sold accounts and managed relationships at New York based magazines, newspapers, and stock photo agenciesOpened 9 major accounts throughout… Show more Researched and developed direct mail and telemarketing campaignsAnalyzed competition and developed profile summariesMaintained a client/potential client databaseDeveloped marketing tri-fold brochure and managed process with Marketing firmPromoted to New York Sales Office, June 1989Independently operated New York sales office Sold accounts and managed relationships at New York based magazines, newspapers, and stock photo agenciesOpened 9 major accounts throughout South America; Established distributor channels for international salesSignificantly increased revenue produced and systems placed at major NY accounts Qualified leads, prepared sales proposals, forecast salesPlanned exhibits and attended tradeshows, coordinated regional seminars Show less