Renee Saedi Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Creating and implementing innovative experiential philanthropy opportunities to mobilize resources and connect donors and activists in a global movement for feminist philanthropy.

San Francisco, California, United States

- Develop, recruit, and implement a sector-leading, immersive donor learning program that brings supporters closer to our mission and increases funding for our work.- Design innovative and engaging learning curricula, leveraging staff and guest faculty for two cohorts of philanthropists to: -- lay a foundation of feminist philanthropy; -- connect donors to our grassroots movements/partners through deep understanding of Global -- Fund for Women’s support in Kenya, Morocco, the Domestic Workers Movement in India, and the Feminist Climate Justice movements in the Pacific and Caribbean; -- challenge traditional philanthropic practices; -- shift power and privilege; and -- inspire more and better resources for global gender justice movements.- Strategize with VP of Development to increase contributions, to date yielding significant additional revenue and significant increase in participant giving. - Serve as donor first point of contact and manage all program aspects of two cohorts (20 participants) of Champions program.- Manage all logistics and safety for donor learning retreats (two per year) and donor travel (Kenya 2019, Fiji 2022, Morocco 2022, India 2023, Caribbean 2023).

San Francisco Bay Area

- Cultivated and stewarded a portfolio of 300+ Mid-level and Major donors toward annual fundraising goals resulting in a 263% increase in portfolio giving.- Developed and implemented an organizational stewardship program including segmentation and calendaring engagement for donor tiers to ensure donors feel the impact of their gift in a cost efficient, coordinated, and personalized manner.- Managed Vanguard Advisory Council, Young Professional Board in fundraising and advocacy efforts to grow the reach, funds, and advocacy power of the Global Fund community.- Coordinated cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of a large monthly donor community resulting in a 20% increase in membership and 30% increase in monthly revenue.- Drafted stewardship acknowledgment materials including emails, letters, conference call updates, reporting, etc.- Strategized, developed, produced, and segmented mail/email lists for direct mail, online appeals, proposals, and events.- Managed Salesforce CRM to ensure data integrity, optimized user experience, and increased efficiency.- Identified and researched prospects to build a strong donor pipeline.- Cultivated and maintained positive relationships with annual/major donors, prospects, board members, and vendors.- Oversaw gifts processing ensuring donor intent, designations, and all reporting requirements are captured.

Young Professional network of the Global Fund for Women

San Francisco, Ca

- Managed and defined business practices for use of Salesforce, team training, and set up of an analytics project to effectively monitor the team’s fundraising targets through reports and Dashboards.- Optimized functionality of donor database to maximize revenue and efficiency.- Processed and acknowledged all gifts and pledges to capture donor intent and data accuracy.- Trained and supervised Development intern, Gifts Processing Temp, and Development Associate to effectively use Salesforce, research tools, and on protocols for gift processing, data management, and donor records.- Served on cross organization Staff Council, CRM and Emailer Selection/Implementation Committees, and Facilitator Cohort.- Managed and planned event logistics, RSVPs, Sponsorships, and seating for over 40 events including two large Galas.

San Francisco Bay Area

- Managed pipeline of 300+ business leads through Salesforce while driving the sales cycle from prospecting to close.- Made a high volume (80+) of outbound sales calls to local business owners daily.- Worked independently and as an integral member of sales team to meet and exceed quota

La Jolla, Ca

•Utilized Quickbooks software to balance company account monthly•Managed class schedules and customer profiles•Created promotional documents and email newsletters

La Jolla, Ca

- Representative for UC San Diego - Conducted walking tours of the campus, spoke on student panels, and participated in University recruitment special events- Spoke to prospective students and families at UC San Diego’s Admit Day- Performed administrative office tasks including scheduling, filing, and university correspondence.

B.A., International Studies: Political Science And Middle Eastern Studies

Activities and Societies: UC San Diego Dancesport Team Kappa Kappa Gamma

Education record

Activities and Societies: Arabic Language Program - Muscat, Oman