Ryne Toole Email & Phone Number

Baton Rouge, La, Us

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Manage and oversee day-to-day operations for Team TAF — the LSU Athletics annual scholarship fund.Build and manage a comprehensive donor portfolio.Identify annual prospects for potential major giving capacity. o Qualify and transition major gift prospects to development officer portfolios based on territories to be cultivated and solicited for a potential major gift commitmentCollaborate and build strong relationships with internal organizational departments and on-campus colleagues to help generate revenue for TAF.Plan, create and implement a strategic solicitation calendar for all direct mail and digital solicitations for the following:o Annual philanthropic donations and renewalso Priority point giving deadlineso Team TAF mini campaignso Access to season ticket upgrade/request processo Premium season ticket renewals Successfully completed all annual fund goals within the first fiscal year (2022).o Managed the most successful annual giving year in Team TAF’s history. o Increased annual giving by more than 30%.o Generated more than 750 first-time Team TAF donors. Built successful annual fund mini campaign – Pledge Per Win/TD (2022).o More than $125,000 raised within the first fiscal year.o Generated nearly 100 first-time donors for TAF.Oversee annual giving stewardship and donor fulfillment.Manage and oversee TAF internship program.Assist Special Events team with exporting distribution lists for campaigns and helping to develop special event registration pages.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Managed and oversaw day-to-day operations for the Xavier All For One (AFO) Fund — the Xavier Athletics annual giving fund.Planned, created and implemented a strategic solicitation calendar for all mail and electronic solicitations for the following:o All For One Fundo Sport Specific Givingo Capital Campaigns Successfully completed all Annual Fund departmental goals within my first three years:o Increased annual giving by 28% over the last three fiscal years (unrestricted and restricted annual giving)o Managed the second and third most successful annual giving years in AFO’s history (FY20 and FY21) Oversaw all gift processing and donor fulfillment.Managed a comprehensive donor portfolio of 75-100 donors with a strategic cultivation plan for each donor.Assisted with the Xavier Champions Center capital project by:o Directing the “Name a Locker” project for the Champions Centero Developing a targeted prospect list to solicit giftso Securing face-to-face cultivation visitso Overseeing all stewardship activities and fulfillment Moved athletic donor prospects through the development continuum by developing meaningful relationships, engagement and successful stewardship. Coordinated the AFO Fund 50/50 raffle for each home men’s basketball game.Directed and assisted all events for the AFO Fund involving donors and prospects.Managed and executed the AFO Annual Golf Outing, the largest Xavier Athletics fundraising event held each year.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Worked to identify, cultivate and solicit gifts for all UC Athletics needs including capital campaign, scholarships and sport-specific giving.Primary area of focus was the development and implementation of effective multi-channel solicitations for UC Athletics. Actively cultivated relationships with UC Athletics prospective donors and supporters while encouraging philanthropic giving. Developed strategies using data modeling, historical results and proven best practices to acquire new donors, retained existing donors and reacquired lapsed donors to UCATS — a comprehensive fundraising organization that provides financial support to fund student-athlete scholarships and special needs of the UC Athletics department.Created multi-platform campaigns (direct mail, email and social media) to achieve acquisition, retention and re-acquisition goals. Developed and coordinated solicitation schedules and budgets as well as monitored expenditures. Successfully surpassed all individual fundraising metric goals by: 119% (dollars raised) 163% (face-to-face visits)241% (discovery visits). Managed and coordinated all sales/operations of UC Football tailgate areas.Oversaw the UC Athletics Staff Giving Campaign, which saw record numbers in terms of participation from coaches and staff members for FY18.

Durham, North Carolina

Oversaw and managed the day-to-day operations of the NCCU Eagle Club — a comprehensive fundraising organization responsible for procuring scholarship funds for NCCU Athletics.Cultivated and enhanced donor relationships through face-to-face meetings, which led to Eagle Club memberships and additional revenue.Served as the driving force behind the NCCU Eagle Club's most successful year in terms of dollars raised and number of donors attained. From 2014 to 2016, the Eagle Club experienced a 23% increase in revenue and 17% increase in total amount of donors. Collaborated with NCCU Athletics staff on event planning and management of game day operations as well as other athletics-related events.Assisted with conceptualizing and designing creative marketing materials for NCCU Athletics and the Eagle Club, including but not limited to direct mail campaigns, e-communications, promotional pieces, and fundraising appeals. Helped to solicit and cultivate new corporate sponsorship relationships as well as managed fulfillment for all current corporate sponsors. Oversaw NCCU Athletics ticket sales and operations. Built and implemented the Eagle Seat License (ESL) program as the premium seating option for football games and also personally sold 518 out of the 720 available seats (72%) within the first year, surpassing the program’s initial goal.Organized student-athlete thank-a-thons.

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Increased sales significantly each week, by attracting additional business leads, while meeting and often exceeding weekly/monthly sales goals.Generated more than $220,000 in total revenue (ticket sales and donations). Provided exceptional value and customer service in order to retain lasting client relationships. Worked all home games while performing individual seat visits and other various ticket-related service duties.Contacted area businesses and individuals via phone, in-person appointments, and networking events, as a representative for Rutgers Athletics.Strategically marketed and promoted various fundraising events.Maintained computerized records of all prospects and customers within the ticketing database.Former member of the Women’s Basketball and Soccer Action Committees.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Organized, marketed and facilitated special events such as corporate golf outings.Interacted with customers and members to ensure a quality experience.Monitored inventory, payroll and pro-shop budget.Supervised and trained various employees such as rangers, starters, pro-shop and cart staff.

Durham, North Carolina

Assisted with the planning, marketing and promotion of special fundraising events (i.e. Homecoming Golf Outing) in collaboration with NCCU Athletics Development staff and the Eagle Club.Cultivated sponsorship opportunities through telemarketing efforts. Provided support for all NCCU Eagle Club membership benefits and database maintenance.Coordinated and executed all day-to-day office operations, which included but were not limited to gift processing, mail merging and outbound sales calls.Built and implemented the Eagle Club Priority Point System.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Recreation Administration And Sports Management

Activities and Societies: Men’s Golf TeamMagna Cum Laude, 3.8 Final GPA Minor in Business

Undergraduate Studies In Sports Administration

Activities and Societies: Men’s Golf TeamMinor in Business

Master Of Business Administration - Mba