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.
• 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.

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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