Sarah Dickson Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

• Develops engagement strategies for current and prospective donors that increase and enhance stewardship. • Works closely with the School of Government’s Entrepreneurial Initiatives to create and execute comprehensive stewardship plans and formalize best practices for external engagement to support the School’s annual fundraising goals.• Assists with the management of the School’s Foundation Board. • Cultivates and enhances relationships with current and prospective donors to include corporations, foundations, MPA program alumni, and School clients. • Implements and manages full details of fundraising events and stewardship programs, from conception through delivery.

• Donor solicitation and stewardship, with a particular emphasis on corporate, foundation, and organizational entities.• Supported the efforts of the School’s $50 million fundraising campaign by conducting in-depth research and prospect management for prospective donors. • Meet with prospects to identify their interest in the School of Government and assess their giving capacity and inclination to make gifts to the School.• Engaged in planning, conceptualizing, implementing, and managing full details of fundraising events and stewardship programs, from conception through delivery. • Member of UNC Chapel Hill's larger One Carolina development team.

Durham, North Carolina

Fuqua Development and Alumni Relations

Chapel Hill, Nc

Development Associate for the Development Office of the UNC School of Government • Engaged with alumni donors through fundraising efforts, including the UNC Annual Day of Giving, prospect discovery events, foundation board meetings, and regional stewardship events. • Solicited donations from 300 alumni, totaling an amount of $430,000 through the annual giving campaign.• Head of the Class of 2018 giving campaign, made direct asks of classmates to begin annual donations. • Member of the planning team for the UNC MPA 50th Anniversary Alumni Forum. • Managed database entry in the UNC DAVIE CRM system, including detailed donor giving history, prospect information, and on-going stewardship tracking.• Established best practices for soliciting donors through social media and marketing content.• Produced the UNC Master of Public Administration magazine sent to 1,200 alumni biannually

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Advocated on behalf of GPSF students to local communities and governments including Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County.• Oversaw a graduate and professional student voter registration initiative for the Fall 2017 election.• Organized a student march to a polling location on Election Day

Raleigh, Nc

Internship with the Public School Forum of NC. Responsible for assisting in education policy research and advocacy. • Worked closely with the Forum team on policy and research publications, including the Roadmap of Need, Top Ten Education Issues, and Education Primer.• Wrote and edited various topics related to education news for the Forum’s weekly newsletter, The Friday Report.• Collaborated with the Forum's lobbyist to prepare reports for meetings with legislators and attended meetings with legislators.

Charlotte, Nc

• Cultivated and solicited donor relationships, managed volunteer activities, and organized fundraising events. • Coordinated donor communications and outreach, including social media and email marketing for the foundation.• Supported the Director of Development with the DonorPerfect database through batch gift entry, annual giving campaigns, donor acknowledgement letters, and donor list creation.• Tracked and maintained regular grant reporting to key funders and the Board of Directors through program updates.• Contributed to grants for corporate sponsorships including Wells Fargo, Whole Foods Market, Skookum, and other Charlotte-area businesses.

Charlotte, North Carolina

• Served on Steering Committee with non-profits and community leaders• Created editorial calendar and managed Facebook and Twitter Content• Spoke at public engagements for cause• Advocated at events and at precincts

Boone, Nc

• Addressed issues and concerns of interest to students at the local, state, and national levels • Enhanced the quality of life for students outside the realm of Appalachian State’s campus • Registered students to vote• Hostedforums for municipal election candidates• Educated students in regards to local and state elections

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Communication Studies

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association, Association of Student Governments, AppSpeaks, Gamma Beta Phi, Alpha Delta Pi

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