Taylor Ross Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

o Creating strategy for the departments donors from $6,000-$24,999 (Lion and Ruby Strategy)o Serving as the PLG liaison and Major Gift Strategy liaisono Working with all KDS Women ($25k+) to plan missions and events specifically for themo Working with other departments to strategically think about major gift strategies to increase household o Holding a portfolio of 500+ donors to cultivate meaningful relationships with giving levels ranging from $5,000-$500,000o Creating a strategy and managing a moves management process to solicit, renew and upgrade donors and major giftso Planning and executing events for all different donor levels from $1,000 to $25,000+ o Event Lead on the Annual Lion of Judah Lunch for FY23, FY24

o Worked with a portfolio of 500+ donors to cultivate meaningful relationshipso Created a strategy and managed a moves management process to solicit, renew and upgrade donors and major gifts o Successfully fundraised from all donors in my portfolios prior to end of campaign year and worked with other fundraisers to help close their gifts for a total of $1,210,604 in CY 2022 and $1,142,620 in CY 2023.o Learned systems such as FR101, Datamart, and MicroFax o Planned and executed events for all different donor levels from $1,000 to $25,000+o Worked with other departments to strategically work on family giving to engage donors

o Working on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Immersive Experienceso Researching brands that align with the client and connecting them appropriately o Creating one-sheets and plans for the clientso Planning and Executing events when applicable

o Conducted Internet and Iwave research to prospect individual and corporate donors o Created and managed the moves management process to solicit, renew and upgrade donors and major gifts o Developed a plan to acquire, engage and retain donorso Drafted and implemented the new Strategic Plan of initiatives including all cases for support for supporting programs with the VP of Developmento Wrote and prepared correspondence including solicitation letters, acknowledgment letters, direct mail pieces o Planned, project managed and tracked all donor relation and fundraising events including the annual golf outing raising a total of over $300,000 in 2021, monthly cultivation events and the annual walk with a goal of $200,000o Worked with the Development Associate on Peer-to-Peer fundraising campaigns o Project managed the 20th anniversary campaign

o Work with the Education team on Google Calendars, Grant materials and school release forms o Work with the Development team to create an auction website for the Gala using clickbid

Greater New York City Area

o Design and manage the launch, solicitation and stewardship for a new Corporate Membership program, The Corporate Circleo Solicit Corporate gifts, provide stewardship and benefit fulfillment to Corporations and its Members as well as Producers Circle Members (donors from $1,000 to $5,000) o Manage related correspondence, acknowledgements and creation of solicitation materials for the Producers Circle and Corporate Membership programso Create donor/prospect cultivation system for Individuals, Corporations and Foundationso Create and maintain well-written, in-depth profiles on current and prospective individual, corporate and foundation donors based on a combination of data from the donor database and available financial recordso Manage donor prospect identification, research and cultivation processes with fundraising staff and manage prospect review communications with Theatre leadership and the Boardo Prepare research materials in advance of donor and prospect meetings for Development staff and Comprehensive Campaign committeeo Support Theatre leadership and the Board in stewardship and solicitations for Major Gifts and other donor programs o Manage Corporate participants and other efforts in the Annual Gala and other fundraising events

Greater New York City Area

o Assisting with internet research and prospecting of potential individual and corporate donorso Managing multiple databases such as Donor Search, IWave, Wealth Engine, Guide Star (researching donor records, generating reports, preparing data entries)o Producing in-depth, well-written reports on prospects based on a combination of data from donor database, available financial records, real estate ownership, and other markers of high-quality donorso Investigating, analyzing, and synthesizing large quantities of data into a user-friendly and concise format for the use of the development teamhttps://www.prasadconsulting.com

Greater New York City Area

o Assisting with open source research and prospecting of potential individual and corporate donors

Greater New York City Area

Events:o Managed and tracked all special events, including but not limited to: Opening Night and Closing Night Parties, Inside Circle Dinners and VIP receptions throughout the seasono Negotiated Contracts and hiring vendorso Responsible for special events budgetingo Oversaw and managed the planning and implementation of the St. Ann's Annual Gala, which raised over $800,000 in 2018 and $700,000 in 2019Membership:o Managed and revamped the membership program with a portfolio of 600 ($75 - $1000), including solicitation, acknowledgment, stewardship and benefit fulfillmento Coordinated the Insider Circle program ($2,500 - $9,999) with the Director of Development, a portfolio of 50, including stewardship and benefit fulfillmento Identify existing donors and new prospects to cultivate and conducting prospect research prior to meetings using open source sites and wealth managemento Tracked all incoming gifts and updating reportso Drafted acknowledgements and renewal letters for all programso Developed materials in coordination with the Director of Development and Marketing teamo Provided comprehensive financial reports and exports from Raisers Edge with the Director of Development and Director of Financeo Executed appeals, both mailed and digital, including the end of year and strategic campaigns surrounding season or project-specific invites

Greater New York City Area

○ Responsible for all corporate relations including outreach, gifts, contracts and ticket request○ Responsible for all special events including coordinating our Insider Insights and Tech Talk series, opening night dinners, trips to London and LA, special programming such as our International Women's Day event and Tribute to Pete Gurney o Oversaw and managed phase 1 of the 2018 gala with an $600,000 goal○ Served as the Text2Give liaison throughout the year○ Negotiating Contracts and hiring vendors○ Oversaw departmental calendaring and keeps the development department on task ○ Researched corporate giving history and information about perspective corporations prior to meetings

Greater New York City Area

○ Administrative support for the Managing Director and Artistic Staff○ Served as staff liaison for 25 Board of Directors, managing all communication, committee organization, & meeting execution○ Oversaw Artistic Department operations and calendar and administering script library ○ Researched donor history and information about perspective donors prior to meetings○ Aided the Development department in donor cultivation, events and new donor programming○ Assisted with new donor programs and events○ Tracked department budged and reconciled revenue and expenses ○ Served on Season Planning committee, managing script library and distribution and providing input for play selection○ Payroll and created contracts for AEA, IASTE and USA for 2017 season shows as needed ○ Served on gala committee and responsible for gala auction with a goal of $110,000 and an education initiative with a goal of $50,000 through a text2give platform○ Responsible for Staff and Volunteer Scheduling for the Gala

Greater New York City Area

○Administrative support for the Development Director, Development Operations Manager, Institutional Giving Manager, Grants Writer and Managing Director○ Organized constituent and development files○ Responsible for tracking all gifts, pledges and pulling acknowledgment letters on Tessitura○ Researching donor history and information about perspective donors prior to meetings○ Provide hospitality for donor lounge, opening night dinners and gala committee meetings○ Assisted with special events including the 2016 gala and served as Gala volunteer coordinator and gala auction assistant○ Assisted with new donor programs and events○ Tracked department budged and reconciled revenue and expenses

Greater New York City Area

o Responsible for being the point of contact between the festival and show, as well as press, marketing, front of house and social media for over 18 shows

o Helping produce the festival through scheduling and marketingo Imputing data into Salesforce o In charge of training Volunteers and throughout the festival using Volgisticso Adjudicator for the FringeNYC 2013 season

Stamford, Ct

o Maintained strong lines of communication between 20+committees, 41 delegations, staff and volunteers though email, mailchimp, social media and mass mailingso Responsible for finding housing for 1500 participants and securing over 1000+ volunteerso Used RegPack for registration of all volunteers, host families, participants and spectatorso Used Resoures for validation of medical forms, confirmation kits and waiverso Responsible for identifying and procuring sponsorship and donations with regional and national companies o Administered a $1.7 million-dollar budgeto http://jccmaccabistamford.org

Greater New York City Area

o Assisted General Manager in point communication and program management between venues, performers and hotels through email and conference callso Drafted and executed contracts for all members of the Broadway Big Band Tour in fall 2015 and spring 2016

Greater New York City Area

o Printing out and Handing out Tickets for Patronso Selling tickets to any walk-upso Working with Ovationtix.com o Setting up the box office

Greater New York City Area

o Setting up ticketing for our artists.o Sending out daily reports.o Sending out audience list on days of shows to our artists.o Sending final list of contacts to the artist.o Receiving contact information and pictures and uploading themo Helping artists with Material for the Arts

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Theater And Music

Activities and Societies: Member of Cardinal Key Society; Member of Tour Guide; Tutor for Italian, Music Theory, Physics of Music and Bio.

Education record

Studied Abroad Fall 2010 in Arezzo, Italy