Rodney Young, Jr. Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Glenwood, Illinois, Us

• Responsible for creating, implementing and measuring the success of a comprehensive marketing, communications and public relations program that will enhance the school’s image and position within the marketplace and the general public.• Ensure the school’s desired image, position and messaging is consistently communicated to all constituencies, internally and externally. • Responsible for editorial direction, design, production and distribution of all Organization publications. • Coordinate media interest in the Organization and ensure regular contact with target media and appropriate response to media requests. • Act as the Organization’s representative with the media. Coordinate the appearance and content of all print and electronic materials such as letterhead, brochures, newsletter, website and social media outlets.

Glenwood, Illinois, Us

• Responsible for the acquisition, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of grants through corporations, foundations, government and other entities as appropriate. • Leads the internal Quality Improvement Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee, developing comprehensive plans to invigorate change and best practices within Glenwood Academy.• Acts in a trainer capacity to support departmental education and growth.• In partnership with program leadership, creates systems to track and review data in a coordinated effort, effect changes as needed to improve services, simplify workflow and decrease expenditures.

Homewood, Il, Us

Elmhurst, Il, Us

• Provided leadership in the innovative use of technology to support the overall goals of the Development and Alumni Relations Department• Provided strategic direction and oversight for all aspects of research, prospect management, gift processing, reporting and analysis.• Managed a team to execute departmental strategies and provide support for other units in Development and Alumni Relations.• Implemented the systems, policies and procedures that ensured optimal operation of the Development and Alumni Relations department.• Conducted regular audits of current processes and procedures to evaluate effectiveness against overall departmental goals.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Oversaw and implemented new prospect clearance policy training, which resulted in refined solicitation strategies, including an increase of proposals of $1,000,000 and more.• Developed and implemented a Monthly Portfolio Management process, which assisted development officers in building prospect relationships and decreased portfolio review meeting time by over 25%.• Pointed development staff to prime prospects by implementing various data mining projects, resulting in a $7,377,355 increase in major gifts in one year.• Received Staff Recognition Award from the Senior Vice President of Advancement recognizing the value of innovative processes developed.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Developed and implemented the annual Portfolio Planning process, refining the composition and focus of all development officer portfolios, resulting in exceeding the university’s $300 million campaign goal 9 months before the end date.• Successfully organized and managed a structured interview process, where Development staff met and qualified 570 alumni, resulting in over 70 major gifts added to the Campaign, totaling over $11 million.• Received Staff Recognition Award from the Senior Vice President of Advancement recognizing the value of innovative processes developed.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Performed data entry quality checks to support major and planned gift fund-raising efforts.• Prepared weekly and monthly reporting to senior management, tracking the progress of major gift solicitation plans.• Implemented various prospect identification and categorization projects.

Birmingham, Alabama, Us

• Managed company database and current account correspondence.• Communicated with insurance agencies and insurance carriers to obtain documentation.• Maintained data integrity of all important insurance policy documentation.