Sandra Pons Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

• Provide services in grant writing, grants management, database management, and prospect research for clients in the nonprofit and philanthropy sector.

• Collaborated with executive and senior management to steward individual mid-level donor relationships and cultivate relationships with new prospective supporters, including managing the Leadership Council membership in New York.• Oversaw fundraising and production of the Annual Dinner, which raised $1M as the organization’s largest annual fundraising initiative. Staffed the steering committee and events consultants, coordinated research on over 300 guests, and liaised with IWHC staff across the entire organization. Managed the Joan B. Dunlop honoree selection process, served as point person, and administered corresponding grant and award.• Planned, managed, and executed logistics for in-person and virtual cultivation events alongside the Major Gifts Director. Implemented ongoing prospect research into portfolio and pipeline review. Organized meetings for executive and senior leadership on top prospects. Conducted research on individual mid- and high-level donors and prospects; compiled information into detailed profiles, reports, and briefing documents.• Supervised and mentored the Development Associate to support both individual and institutional giving efforts.• Fostered organizational culture development, values alignment, and change management through service on Equity Team (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion task force), and Organizational Culture Task Force.

• Ensured prompt and accurate tracking of moves management and other donor information in the donor database (Raiser’s Edge). Generated donor reports and action item calendars. Organized and led opportunities for debriefing, learning, analysis, especially after major fundraising initiatives.• Created appeal content for high-level individual donors as part of year-end solicitation efforts. Produced proposals and reports for individual and institutional donors.• Conducted audit of the existing prospect research tool (Noza) and executed the search process for a new tool (DonorSearch).• Instituted a new prospect research protocol for the department, which was used to train new development staff and interns. • Established mechanisms for fundraisers to request research, and designed templates for different levels of research and a categorization system for prospects.

New York, Ny, Us

• Managed donor database, served as backend administrator, and developed protocols for donor data and information entry. Processed revenue and prepared acknowledgement letters. Coordinated donor database migration from DonorPro to Salesforce.​​• Designed a dashboard of reports crucial to assessing development goals and performance, such as reports for progress to goal, board “give/get,” revenue projections, and weekly cash flow. Identified candidates for a new major gifts program by culling from the existing donor pool and conducting research and analysis. Provided analysis on major fundraising initiatives.• Conducted institutional prospect research and analysis. Prepared and packaged grant proposals and reports, including financial reports. Reviewed and ensured compliance with contract materials. Oversaw the grants management system (Salesforce).• Headed logistics and preparations for fundraising events, most notably the annual gala. Responsibilities for the gala included coordinating the print mailing of invitations, compiling research on VIP guests, and serving as point of contact for host committee, sponsors, ad purchasers, ticket buyers, and donors.• Facilitated board engagement through preparation of regular give/get reports, maintenance of contacts lists, and regular meetings that identified opportunities in their networks for new or upgraded giving.

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

• Maintained filing of store records and communicated with Home Office to facilitate timely payment of invoices. Reconciled received inventory documents with monthly purchase analysis report. Cross-checked invoices and credit memos against inventory, and called vendors to settle discrepancies.• Reviewed End-Of-Day reports to confirm accuracy of inventory system, verify Closing Leader’s deposit calculations match bank deposit slip, and ensure proper sales conduct, especially regarding refunds and exchanges.• Responded to customer inquiries about merchandise and services. Provided friendly and efficient check out experience. Assisted with rush and buyback periods in textbook department.