Teresa Evans Email and Phone Number

Develop and implement effective strategies to build productive and rewarding relationships to benefit the Theatre.

· Identify and research funding prospects, and strategize funding approaches with management and program staff.· Produce and submit requests to funding sources.· Write, mail and track solicitation and acknowledgement letters, and coordinate mailings of other promotional materials. · Work with support staff in generating proposals and maintaining support materials.· Provide writing support for program staff members.· Manage Raiser’s Edge database, including maintenance of constituent information and creation of analytical reports. · Provide support for workplace giving campaigns, including public speaking at worksites events and management of promotional materials. · Plan and implement events including donor cultivation events, annual meeting and annual fundraising event. · Write and design of website, e-mail update, newsletters, invitations and other promotional materials.

· Assist in facilitating events and annual and capital fundraising campaigns. · Cultivate funds for individual programs by researching foundations and writing grants that coincide with the organization’s mission statement.· Raise funds and foster partnerships utilizing written and oral solicitations to corporations and individuals.· Write articles for the Helpline, a bi-annual newsletter informing patrons of the development and progress of the organization.· Manage event revenues by tracking incoming sponsorships and reconciling outstanding payments.· Handle all functions of registration for educational conferences and black tie events with attendances of over 500 guests.· Coordinate silent auctions by creating a new contact database, recording incoming donations and defining the organization’s auction procedure.

• Coordinate silent and live auctions for nonprofit fundraising events.• Supervise employees and event staff for over 20 E-Bay auctions and over 75 live events annually.• Generate proposals, procedure manuals, and contracts for prospective clients.• Write and create auction catalogs which include detailed descriptions, donor names and values of all donations included in each event’s silent and live auctions. • Manage, schedule and train the catalog writing division, administration and event staff.• Responsible for managing, invoicing and the training of volunteer staff all on the day of the event. • Reconcile with the client by generating profit/value reports based on the event’s resulting contributions.• Served as account manager for clients including, but not limited to, Prostate Cancer Foundation, SHARE, Habitat for Humanity, Spirit of Youth, National Kidney Foundation and Boys and Girls Clubs.

• Coordinated complete set up and execution of silent and live auction, seating, registration, and invoicing at each event.• Packaged and wrote descriptions for live and silent auction donations.• Solicited for sponsorship and collect outstanding contributions.• Maintained sponsorship financial reports. • Pursued businesses for potential product donations by mail, fax and phone.• Created dinner program book by collaborating with the client and printer after collecting advertising materials from event sponsors.• Worked with organization including Los Angeles Philharmonic, Partners in Care Foundation, United Cerebral Palsy, Retinitis Pigmentosa International and Beverly Hills Bar Association.

• Designated liaison between the Executive Director and the company of actors and technicians.• Appointed spokesperson for public inquires.• Coordinated transportation for production sets, costumes, actors, technicians, and staff.• Facilitated bi-weekly company meetings.• Provided counseling for company members to help resolve issues within the work environment.• Planned and implemented special events such as pool parties, softball games, talent shows, and a 4-day group outing.