Sue Breitkopf Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc

Lead the vision, planning, and coordination of philanthropic activities for community-centered nonprofit and team of six. Oversee the day-to-day administration of an annual contributed operating revenue of approximately $5 million as well as two capital campaigns currently underway. Sit on senior management team overseeing budget, cash flow, and program strategy. Work closely with Board of Trustees and their Finance and Development committees.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

In this role, I have transformed the organization’s external relations by raising visibility in development, marketing, communications, media relations, and advocacy.• Undertook an overhaul of visual brand and messaging, including mission statement, logo, photography/video, and website • Developed advocacy program by building relationships with relevant community organizers, elected officials, and other advocacy staff • Speak publicly about affordable housing and homelessness• Increased CY 2022 fundraising by 62% year-to-date and developed long-term fundraising plan to double attainment in the next two years• Created and executed outreach plan to bolster flagging occupancy rates at our crisis stabilization program• Established a robust volunteer program with such key events as Beautification Day at our four group homes and Food and Supplies Drive to drive engagement and replenish Food Pantry • Launched Young Professionals group to drive involvement among in this key demographic, with an eye on converting volunteers to donors • Started planning phase of capital campaign to double the number of beds we currently have in the next few years.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Washington, Dc

• As of March, raised 75% of $1.15M 2014 goal, including $290K in brand-new sponsorship and foundation dollars and several $20K-$50K sponsors• Leverage Board relationships and leads into active financial support• Pitch, cultivate and maintain relationships with such companies as Bank of America, Travelers, Aon, GEICO, Blackbaud, IBM, Avnet and Microsoft• Secure corporate sponsorships for programs that are mutually beneficial to AAM and the funding organization and that directly offset existing expenses• Manage all aspects of proposal writing, reporting, scheduling, record-keeping processes and recognition fulfillment• Proactively identify new funding opportunities for AAM’s program priorities• Work cross-departmentally with key staff to determine where the funders and AAM’s programs align as well as prioritize funding opportunities• Creating stewardship plan for department to implement in the second quarter of 2014• Write copy for and collaborate with strategic communications team to develop collateral materials, including proposal materials, stewardship and annual reports and marketing prospectus.• Mentor and manage four staff and contractors to achieve fundraising and sales goals

• Developed and executed new, organization-wide strategic communications and media plan, including brand management, organizational framing and messaging, external communications strategy for members, museum professionals and public audiences and outreach for the museum field and public• Planned and oversaw all electronic communications, including implementation of social media presence, outreach strategy to rebrand the association as well as strengthen its online presence, and mass e-mail campaigns • Managed the website’s content architecture and day-to-day execution strategy• Supervised three editors and a roster of freelancers to produce award- winning, bimonthly magazine

• Managed three editors and a roster of freelancers to produce bimonthly magazine• Wrote features on the looting of Iraq’s antiquities, the evolution of natural history museum field research and conducted interviews with novelist Michael Chabon, green architect William McDonough, New Yorker author Malcolm Gladwell and Aspen Institute President Walter Isaacson• Received and evaluated story pitches from museum media relations teams • Developed and supervised interactive media strategy for Museum magazine and Aviso e-newsletter • Developed and coordinated messaging for annual meeting blogs

• Edited and managed copy flow for monthly newsletter Aviso • Wrote and edited features and department pieces for Museum magazine • Oversaw and handled member service on migration of employment ads from Aviso print newsletter to website and managed development of website for museum field’s needs• Edited content for AAM departments

M.A., Art History

B.A., Sociology