Sylvia Dsouza, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Development professional with over a decade of experience in higher-education fundraising and as well as in a mid-sized non-profit. Comprehensive experience in annual giving, stewardship, events, major and principal giving, planned giving, board recruitment, overhaul and management. Recruited and led fundraising teams in a fast-paced results driven fundraising environment. Cultivated, solicited and closed 5-7 figure gifts from high net worth individual philanthropic prospects while building strong and lasting relationships with both internal and external constituents. Worked in three large organizations during a capital campaign and served in leadership roles during campaign launch for one of them and helped shape culture around DEIA in regards to both donor and board member cultivation, and employee hiring and retention. A donor centric professional who possesses excellent communication, interpersonal, project management and implementation skills. Consistently achieves positive results with cultivation of prospects, board management and managing complex proposals and gift agreements. Experienced professional with strong cultural competency and linguistic skills. Results driven with an entrepreneurial mindset while also being a solid team player and empathetic leader.

Listed skills include Public Speaking, Event Management, Event Planning, Research, and 26 others.