Samantha Bossman Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Design and execute grants management guidelines, processes, and procedures for four client foundations- Develop budget for program operations and implement annual work plan for grants management- Conduct internal audits and manage compliance with regulatory rules and foundation best practices- Prepare materials and reporting to support foundations’ board.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

- Directed institutional giving program including managing grant calendar, communicating with program officers, and preparing grant proposals and reports for foundations, corporations, local and federal government entities - Lead annual fund, growing donor participation by 9% and gross revenue by 12% in three-year period* - Managed relationships with Board.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Executed comprehensive database conversion, led training, and supervised daily database operations- Fulfilled donor stewardship such as acknowledgments, recognition, gift accounting and reporting- Prepared annual department budget and individual program budgets- Processed membership sales, mailings, and renewals; served as member services point of.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Developed system to initiate a major gifts program - Conducted major donor prospect research- Prepared detailed reports and materials for Board of Directors, Executive Director and Development Manager

Washington D.C.

- Researched funding agencies including foundations and governmental departments- Reported on agency’s grant policies, award history, and strategic plans- Matched Smithsonian's projects with funding opportunities via Picot/Community of Science database- Reports on systems used by other sponsored research or proposal development offices

Washington, D.C.

- Produced PowerPoint materials for strategic business plans with project outcomes, outputs and performance measures- Prepared progress reports for the Strategy and Finance Committee to present at the Board of Commissioners Meetings

Washington D.C.

- Assisted in the planning and execution of the 2011 Alice Award, including determining Political Action Committee contribution amounts to Senator Honorees and contacting offices of female Congresswomen and Senators - Prepared materials for Quarterly Board Meeting- Updated NEON CRM tool for constituent relationship management- Performed membership tasks.

Washington, D.C.

- Served as Project Manager of the Q2 2011 Newsletter, coordinated department submissions, composed and edited articles - Researched potential funding sources including foundations, corporations and individual donors- Drafted grant proposals and letters of inquiry- Assisted in the preparation, execution, and closing stages of gallery openings and special.

Medora, North Dakota

- Received, welcomed and oriented visitors to historical site; guided visitors throughout museum- Developed and maintained organization's social media websites- Assisted in the maintenance and protection of the historic site, grounds, facility and collections

Richmond, Indiana

- Assisted in planning and implementing an educational exhibit for elementary students in the Wayne County school system - Processed and organized items in the permanent collection for storage or display- Developed, assembled and disassembled exhibits

Sturgis, South Dakota

- Provided financial customer service at multiple branches of the bank system- Transferred/deposited/withdrew funds per customer direction- Conducted daily monetary drawer balancing- Provided answers, resolved issues, and/or redirected the telephone calls to the appropriate financial officer

Masters Of Arts, Museum Studies

Bachelor Of Arts, Art History

Activities and Societies: Board Chair-Student Activities Board (January 2009 – December 2009); Special Events Committee Chair-Student.