Robb Walker, Cmp Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

As a Philanthropy Officer I provided leadership and critical support in a variety of Philanthropy and Communications activities at PWA including:• Responsible for managing agency giving programs and campaigns for Individual, major, and planned giving opportunities. • Development of strategies to increase giving opportunities and maintaining effective donor stewardship with a focus on relationship building.• Developed and maintained donor recognition programs.• Worked with agency volunteers and staff to initiate and promote the culture of philanthropy through engagement, communications, and recognition.• Planned, Promoted, and implemented Third party events and provided support to all agency fundraising events.• Promotion and implementation of all community events.• Assisted with donations and operations for the agency Food Bank as needed.• Conducted prospect research for foundation and corporate grants and identifying opportunities to grow revenue streams. Writing and submission of all grants for corporate and foundation support with thoughtful and ongoing stewardship of stakeholders.• Research of sponsorship opportunities for financial support and gift-in-kind donations.• Lead effective information sharing with community partners.• Responsible for agency communications through website management, placement of advertising and media.• Lead the production of agencies newsletters and monthly E-news communications for donors, partners, and clients.• Managed all social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter), peer to peer fundraising portals.• Provided leadership and coordinated support and training on philanthropy and communications databases and platforms.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Responsible for prospect research, proposal writing, and booking hotel catering events to include general meetings, galas and themed events – wedding and holiday. This included four Toronto hotels.• Focused on strategic plans for revenue growth and relationship building.• Worked with clients to plan and implement hotel events to include meeting requirements, menu planning, technology and guest room needs.• Built relationships with all 3rd party vendors to ensure all meeting requirements were delivered.• Oversaw all scheduling and managing of over 150 associates.• Managed all hotel Food and beverage outlets to include scheduling, managing, and evaluation, and development of associates.• Developed budgets and forecasting for banquets and all hotel Food and beverage outlets.