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Denver, CO, US

Denver Metropolitan Area

Boulder, CO

• Cultivated existing and new donor (individual or foundation) relationships focused on sustaining and increasing donor relations, ultimately yielding increased results and philanthropic support.
• Leveraged data-driven insights and strategic acumen to drive high-value fundraising efforts, effectively securing more than $2M in fundraising.
• Catalyzed cross-functional collaboration between university faculty including Deans, administrators, staff, and volunteers to sustain relations and successfully execute fundraising strategies and programs.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Coordinated and conducted donor visits every month, bolstering stewardship efforts while meeting with various constituents to generate philanthropic donations.
• Assisted with the launch of the Grateful Patient Program, cooperating with other major stakeholders and participating in critical planning processes to ensure a smooth program rollout.
• Drove fundraising revenue growth by designing and realizing donor relationship management strategies, leading a campaign and collaborating with a third-party consulting company.
• Secured prominent gifts for advanced medical research, guiding donors through the giving process, aligning donations with organizational priorities, and promoting long-term giving practices.
• Developed relationships and built bridges between stakeholders and organizations on campus.

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Led a major fundraising campaign, managing a national portfolio comprised of prominent gifts and prospects to bolster fundraising revenue.
• Conducted donor visits, leveraging improved communications practices and superior interpersonal skills to exceed an individual fundraising goal.
• Managed direct reports to promote efficient day-to-day operations, overseeing various administrative and operational processes that supported fundraising efforts.
• Reestablished relationships with donors who had become inactive, strengthening ebbing alumni relationships by realizing new communication and outreach strategies.
• Targeted alumni and related individuals, driving an interdepartmental collaboration that supported and executed significant fundraising drives and outreach campaigns.
• Implemented process improvements that shifted the organizational fundraising strategy, steering the department into a more proactive position while optimizing synergies between organizations.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Surpassed the annual fundraising goal, petitioning donors for major gifts and building strong, long-term relationships that generated fundraising revenue for medical research and healthcare.
• Secured gifts by successfully directing donor strategies in collaboration with physicians, volunteers, and healthcare professionals, improving relationships with leading gift-givers.
• Guided a fundraising board to ensure that new members were successfully onboarded, meeting agendas were prepared, and special events were planned and executed.
• Inaugurated a new volunteer committee that championed the construction of a women’s hospital, leading community outreach efforts and building relationships to secure vital stakeholder buy-in.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Utilized direct mail, promotional events, e-mail campaigns, individual meetings, and donor visits to boost fundraising revenue while overseeing four direct reports to promote long-term success.
• Developed and coordinated the execution of a marketing and outreach campaign, building nonprofit brand awareness and increasing volunteer engagement via social media marketing strategies.

Winter Park, Florida

• Managed a portfolio of gift prospects, conducting monthly donor visits across the country to secure donations for endowments, athletics, and other areas.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs