Sara Orrell Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Georgia And South Carolina Chapter

Lead and manage JDRF Georgia & South Carolina Chapter, overseeing revenue, programs, staff, and volunteers. Drive strategic planning, fundraising, and stakeholder relationships to achieve our organization's mission and goals.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia

Greater Atlanta Area

- Worked with senior leadership to define, develop and implement a market based model with nationwide consistency of staffing structure, positions, performance goals and volunteer leadership boards. - Served on the Transition Team through large-scale organizational restructuring from 11 regions to one corporate entity - Led our nationwide volunteer leadership conference, resulting in double digit attendance growth over a two year period - Developed a new nationwide onboarding and orientation process for new hires - Project managed the relocation of the National Headquarters office, including vendor selection, space and furniture build out, staff communications, and logistics - Managed staff to produce a dozen major volunteer/staff meetings and conferences annually

Atlanta, Ga

- Project managed the annual planning process to advance the Arthritis Foundation’s national strategic initiatives. - Staffed 5 cross-functional task teams formed by National Board members, Region CEOs and senior level staff to provide strategic guidance, ensure project outcomes, monitor metrics and report on progress. - Managed the national level volunteer recognition program. - Responsible for all major national meetings and conferences, including Board of Directors Meetings, Staff and Volunteer Training and Conferences

- Responsible for overall strategy and growth planning for the Arthritis Foundation's national core events product lines, including Jingle Bell Run/Walk, Walk to Cure Arthritis, Dinners/Galas, and Bone Bash (overall revenue of $18M) - Led Jingle Bell Run/Walk events in double digit revenue growth for the past 5 years by coaching field staff in team and individual giving strategies, corporate sponsorship and volunteer development - Developed brand strategy, corporate communication plan and roll-out of national initiatives, website and online fundraising strategies, email marketing and segmentation strategy, digital ad campaigns, public relations initiatives, materials production, sponsorship engagement and activation, and created field staff resources and training modules - Served as lead project manager of full-time staff, volunteers, freelancers, vendors, as well as dotted line manager of cross-functional teams

- Restructured the Jingle Bell Run/Walk event to focus on volunteer leadership, corporate engagement, team recruitment and individual giving, resulting in an increase of revenue by 218% ($1.6 million in 2005 to $5.1 million in 2009) - Led campaign re-brand with e-mail marketing campaigns, web site launch, on-line fundraising strategies, including social media (Facebook Application, Podcast) resulting in increased participation and revenue growth - Built training curriculum, resources, and presentations on team recruitment, corporate development, relationship building, and donor cultivation for annual staff conference with over 250 attendees - Led 54 chapters in field campaign management, generating $6.5 million in Joints in Motion revenue - Achieved $2 million increase in revenue by engaging new strategic plan, best practices, budgets and program materials - Supervised marketing consultant and all national marketing initiatives, including direct mail, point of purchase, magazine advertisements and interactive campaigns for brand

- Responsible for overseeing the Joints in Motion marathon training program, a $4.3 million nationwide fundraising program - Developed national marketing strategies for athlete recruitment, including direct mail, point of purchase, magazine advertisements and interactive campaigns - Responsible for quarterly staff training and development of a comprehensive staff training manual - Managed on-site logistics and event travel arrangements at domestic and international marathon destinations

- Coordinated various special events and fundraisers to fund $2.5 million of arthritis research. - Tripled the income of Joints In Motion, a marathon training program, making it a state wide, year round program, and our chapter’s top fundraiser. - Led the Arthritis Volunteer Action Committee, a group of young professionals interested in assisting the Arthritis Foundation. - Utilized writing skills, public speaking, and interpersonal communication to gain sponsorship, media coverage, and promote the Foundation’s mission.

- Managerial position involving the planning and implementation of various programs, classes, and tournaments for members. - Wrote and designed quarterly program guide, monthly newsletters, and program flyers. - Assisted in all areas of club promotion, both internal and external.

Ba, Mass Communications

Activities and Societies: Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority

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