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• Created apparel and accessories company driven by a commitment to nonviolence, human rights, equity, social justice, and a healthy and safe world for all. • Manages all aspects of an e-commerce business including design, marketing, product sourcing, compliance, and accounting.

Senior leader responsible for fundraising, strategic planning, and organizational growth for the Council for a Strong America (CSA). CSA works to advance evidence-based policies, practices, and programs that help children and youth to be well-educated and thrive. • Helped increase philanthropic revenue from $675,000 to $11 million per annum• Secured more than $76 million in grants• Identified new opportunities for support that helped expand team by 1,000% to 70 and increased the number of staffed state offices from 2 to 11• Developed and directed strategies to advance organization goals including fundraising, program planning, and project management• Conducted effective outreach and engagement with a wide range of donor partners, individuals, and allied groups. • Led multi-person projects that were met or completed in advance of tight deadlines• Ensured that communications to external and internal audiences were timely, professional, and germane• Supported CSA presidents, chief operating officers, vice presidents, board members, and other senior leaders in all aspects of fundraising and development-related ally engagement• Managed a robust funder portfolio that included more than 110 donors and hundreds of successful solicitations• Drafted proposals, letters of inquiry, concept papers, reports, talking points, presentation materials, and other donor-centric documents• Executed plans for effective engagement that included face-to-face solicitations and utilization of strong relationships with an extensive network of funders to secure peer-to-peer introductions