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Monroe, CT, US

Southwestern Connecticut Area

• Specializing in resource development and capacity building strategies for small- and mid-sized nonprofit organizations. Practice areas include revenue growth, fundraising, operations, governance, marketing.
• Shepherded organizations through a vision-mission-values identification process, leading to creation of impactful cases-for-giving.
• Designed and launched integrated fundraising operations, donor services, CRM systems (Salesforce, The Raiser’s Edge), communications channels, and management controls.
• Aligned strategy for a global disease NGO to advance UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
• Retained as Nonprofit Consultant for clients of Rapunzel Creative (branding agency).

Milford & Bridgeport, CT

• In new leadership team function, expanded reach and resources to provide sophisticated care for victimized, neglected, or mentally ill children from the state’s most trauma-prone environments.
• Broadened funding streams: 15% growth of year-end appeal, 12% growth of golf/tennis tournament. Achieved 100% board giving in consecutive years (first time in recent record).
• Solidified critical relationships with state government, corporations, and foundations. Enhanced cultivation activities, revised constituent communications, and bolstered media impressions.
• Developed and directed external communications teams (Crisis Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Digital Media).
• Spearheaded clean-up of CRM database and conversion to the cloud.

Norwalk, CT

• Procured scholarship resources using a diverse palette of fundraising tools for disadvantaged yet striving students.
• Reversed four-year revenue decline with 35% annual fund growth. Executed rolling 18-month development plan, including thoroughly analyzing and segmenting donor database (using The Raiser’s Edge) and focusing on donor.
• Initiated new fundable programs such as the Student Emergency Fund. Secured grants for IBM’s P-TECH School (9th-14th grade), Summer Bridge remedial programs, and LEAP transfer scholarships.

Southwestern Connecticut Area

• See above

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area

• As LCCF’s first professional fundraiser, established formal development function and processes, and solicited initial gifts of approximately $1.5 million.
• Initiated and implemented tiered fee structure and flexible donor investment program. Created donor services tracking systems (using FIMS).

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

• Initiated and co-wrote capital campaign proposals to The Kresge Foundation and other grantors.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

• Propelled fund growth by 20% to more than 600 funds; total assets increased from approximately $30 million to $50 million. Created tracking systems (using FIMS), and launched innovative products including nonpermanent.
• Led creation and rollout of new organizational brand (formerly The Greater Harrisburg Foundation).

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

• Doubled number of major donors (annual gifts of >$1,000) to more than 180. Achieved 5-year average annual revenue growth of 17% and annual renewal rate of 92%.
• Served on capital campaign steering committee and developed strategies for $19 million fundraising effort. Initiated and co-wrote grant proposal to The Kresge Foundation as campaign capstone.

Greater Boston Area

• Directed all aspects of cultural orientation camps on four university campuses, composed of 1,500 foreign high-school students and 120 staff. Administered budget of $1 million, negotiated vendor contracts, hired and.
• Managed educational tours program that achieved $600,000 in sales (19.5% annual increase).

Greater Boston Area

• Coordinated leading high-school exchange program in eight states, composed of 180 students from 28 countries and their respective host families and schools. Recruited, hired, trained, supervised, and motivated 75.

Greater Boston Area

• Analyzed and evaluated investment-grade tax-exempt bonds for purchase by fund managers. Produced extensive written and oral analyses for portfolio managers, traders, analysts, and marketing personnel.

Greater Boston Area

• Graduated in top of class from corporate lending training program. Developed and co-authored credit department policy and procedures manual. Assisted in training new credit analysts.
• Evaluated credit risk of corporate borrowers. Performed detailed analyses of financial statements and management reports.

Greater Boston Area

• Provided personalized service and product information to high net-worth individuals. Cross-sold investment and trust services.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society

Activities and Societies: Global business immersion course in Istanbul, Turkey.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Government, Policy Studies

Activities and Societies: Hansard Scholars Programme (courses at University of London and internship in British Parliament); Undergraduate.

Pre-College Gap Year In Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Lived with Brazilian families while attending secondary school. Traveled throughout Brazil and parts of Paraguay and Argentina.