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Volunteer facilitator for undergraduate students across the country in the areas of leadership, community involvement, safety, liability, and health. Also reviewing projects and award submissions nationwide.

United States

Richmond, Virginia, United States

United States

Fulltime, primary caregiver for family member as she fought her war against brain cancer for over 14 years.

Major gift and planning giving fundraising and marketing for a terrific non-profit organization.

for Major and Planned Giving and Great Lakes RepresentativeCreated regional representative system for ChildFund International/Christian Children's Fund with personal annual goals of $2.5 million per year.Raised more than $6 million in first year in major and planned gifts across an 8 state region, with an emphasis on five and six-figure gifts (and up), while managing a portfolio of 800+ donors..Promoted to manage the team of six Development Officers across the United States, while continuing to manage my own portfolio of major donors in my region.Developed relationship-based solicitation, stewardship, and cultivation plan for donors in the top echelon of giving to the organization.Developed system for purposefully raising donor's gifts from lower levels to more significant support for the organization.

Fundraiser

Raised a minimum of $1.5 million annually from a core list of 185+ donors and prospects from a 14 state Upper Midwest region. Surpassed goals each year.Personally researched, cultivated, solicited and closed major donor gifts in the six-figure and seven-figure amounts.Established Southeast region in first year by raising in excess of $150,000 over the previously set goal.Revitalized Midwest region by more than doubling income from the Midwest region in first year of working with these donors and prospects.Practitioner of Relationship-Based Fundraising Philosophy with donors, and Moves Management System for prospects.Created and managed first effective regional support team; comprised of administration, research, communications, and fundraising.Responsible for elevating multiple annual donors from three-figure giving to major gifts in the five and six-figure range.Highly effective and sought out for working with disenfranchised major donors, resulting in their renewed, continued, and/or often increased support.Trained new staff in all aspects of major gift fundraising and donor relationship building.

Worked to create organization's first development effort

Small non-profit dedicated to saving native wildlife in New Mexico

Hired in an attempt to create the first professional staff team for the operation of thisenvironmental education, youth programming, and wildlife rehabilitation organization and to separate the operations from its founder.Established first open lines of communication between founder and Board of Directors.Raised more money in first quarter of employment than any quarter in history of Center.Secured first ever land gift for organization, valued in excess of $1,100,000.Reestablished working relationships and contributions with donors who had become disenfranchised.Created only statewide marketing/promotional media-retail campaign for organization, which included 64 communities and the state's sitting Governor.Created first set of organizational policies and procedures for organization.Brought organization into compliance with its federal and state regulators.

Headed up fundraising and communications for this non-profit

Hired as first fundraiser after 34-year tenure of prior executive director, who personally conducted organization's only fundraising and managed all donor relationships.Revitalized division staff after several years of constant disruption and damaged morale.Managed and developed team of seven that raised $2.1 million during this transition period. Reached $1 million in support three months earlier in 1998 than in 1997.Secured largest single program grant ever of $98,000, plus $250,000 in new donations.Closed more planned gifts in first half of 1998 than in any full year in history.Developed new system for Board of Directors involvement in development.Envisioned and secured most significant and largest statewide multimedia partnership in history of 100+ year old organization, including 250,000 household direct-response marketing effort.Created Development 2000, a plan for the agency to achieve world-class development levels.Completed first ever analysis of existing fund raising efforts, including special events.

Headed up community programs and corporate giving for this firm

Chief corporate giving officer, community relations, and employee involvement worldwide.

Recruited from prior position to create stable fundraising environment after seven years of high staff turnover and seven different foundation directors.Raised annual record $1.3 million in first nine months in position with a staff of four. Exceeded previous year fundraising totals by 70%, and exceeded previous record by 16%.Set new record in second year by raising $1.4 million in unrestricted and restricted support.Successfully completed first capital campaign in eight years, raising 157% of goal.Established records in average gift amount, donor retention, and major gifts.Also set records for community partnerships, corporate support, and foundation grants.Secured largest ever gift in history of organization.Created first set of marketing materials for foundation, at no cost to organization.Managed most successful annual special event ever, raising a record net of $242,000.Achieved all above records while reducing cost of funds raised to a record low.Revitalized volunteers, professional staff and Board members.

Chief corporate giving officer and community relations officer for this Fortune 100 firm.

Hired after a year and a half period of the organization having no development staff and ten years of declining contributed revenues.Raised over $1.8 million in first year in position, with two new graduate interns as staff.Exceeded fundraising goal for organization for first time in ten years.Increased overall philanthropic support over prior year for first time in ten years.Met and reestablished positive relationships with top 100 donors in first three months.Produced first strategic development plan for organization and Board of Directors.Developed statewide, regional volunteer committees with each committee exceeding goal.Trained staff, volunteers, and Board members in fundraising techniques.

for this start-up consulting businessResponsible for all aspects of marketing for this start-up consulting business, created marketing plan, strategic plan, training plan, and sales plan for business, hired, developed, and trained all staff and paid consultants, created and completed statewide public speaking program to over 125 groups.

Responsible for all member services for ten-state Upper Midwest region, registered Lobbyist at national level, taught local Chamber of Commerce executives school at University of Colorado, Boulder and conducted community needs assessments across ten-state region.; Director of Programs and LobbyistRegistered Lobbyist at state, county and city levels of government, responsible for all volunteer and member activities through 22 committees, loaned executive to Mayor of the City of Minneapolis for building of new sports stadium.

Held a variety of management positions throughout the real estate and credit departments ofthe largest bank in the Twin Cities.

B. A., Economics And Political Science, Joint Major

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, IFG,

Planned Giving For Nonprofits

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics And Political Science; International Trade

Semester

International Development

Education record

Education record