Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward institutional funders to meet annual revenue goals.• Manage the complete cycle of grant funding, including proposal development, grant reporting, and stewardship, working in collaboration with GGC staff and funders to ensure alignment between programmatic objectives and funding priorities. • Collaborate with executive and program leaders to identify funding needs and create compelling cases for support.• Manage annual grant pipeline to meet critical deadlines, including grant submissions, contracts, reimbursement requests, interim and final reports.• Facilitate preparation and coordination for all foundation funder meetings, tours, site visits, presentations, and other stewardship opportunities. Represent GGC at funder meetings and gatherings as needed.• Proactively research new institutional funders and potential grants. • Support maintenance of donor information in Salesforce and other drives and contribute to additional development systems to track funder relationships and uphold data integrity.

Providing vision and oversight of the Russell H. Perry Pet Resource Center, Customer Care Center and other SPCA of Texas programs that provide assistance for pet families.Secured over $600,000 in in-kind pet food/supply donations. Cultivating and securing strong partnerships with animal welfare organizations, human services organizations, elected officials, faith leaders, community leaders, and other key stakeholders with a goal of maximizing assistance and removing barriers for pet families.Building and maintaining an extensive knowledge of community resources, animal control ordinances, and appropriate standards of care to effectively help pet owners make informed decisions regarding their pet’s identified needs with compassion, empathy, and a desire to help. Stay abreast of procedures and opportunities for referring clients to appropriate outside resources.Developing and implementing robust volunteer opportunities inclusive of one-time and ongoing roles that support keeping pets in homes.

Manage a robust donor portfolio of foundations, corporations, and major gift donors• Identify and develop strategies for corporate social responsibility, workplace giving and volunteerism opportunities with key corporate partners to raise funds to drive SPCA of Texas mission and programs forward• Manage a portfolio of corporate supporters and prospects• Build a robust pipeline of corporate support by identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding local, regional, and national businesses and organizations.• Develop and pitch sponsorship packages for SPCA of Texas programs and events.

 Recruited to create a culture of giving and develop a successful fundraising program at Fossil RimO Increased 2020 revenue by 40% over 2019 Direct and manage all aspects of Fossil Rim’s fundraising enterprise, including establishing a robust individual giving program soliciting annual, leadership, major and planned gifts; expanding the membership program; and identifying institutional and corporate funding opportunities Manage a 150 person donor profile securing gifts of $2,500+ Collaborate with the Board of Directors and Development Committee to develop strategies that meet fundraising goals Research and write grant proposals  Managing a $3.5 million capital campaign to build a new veterinary hospitalDatabase Management; data mapping, run report queries, gift acknowledgements, build donation forms, moves management, and track all donor interactions

 Manage all aspects of Development, Direct Mail, and Special Events overseeing a $6 million budgeto Increased North Texas Giving Day revenue by 50%; $112,000 vs. $57K previously raised  Supervised four team members Responsible for organizations major gifts, planned giving, grant writing and major proposals o In 2018 secured over $750K in grants and $3 million in individual giftso Secured over $250K from Petco Foundation to increase their lifesaving rate and host 3 mega adoption events with the City of Fort Worth, helping to find homes for over 3,500 animalso Ran a small capital campaign to raise $400K ($75K in 1 gift from a donor) to build 8 play yards and order sound proof kennels throughout the shelter for cats and dogso Built relationships with Petco Foundation, PetSmart Charities, ASPCA, PetMate, HSUS, Texas Humane Legislation Network, and Spay Neuter Network.  Managed all special events (Gala, Dog Walk, Giving Days) Developed and implement direct mail, email fundraising and donor cultivation programso Designed direct mail pieces that led to an increase in revenue by 30%

Oversaw planning & implementation of 90+ Walk/Run events across the US; resulted in$3.2 million in revenueo Implemented community outreach strategies to cultivate sponsors, volunteers &participants; Increased sponsorship revenue by 17%o Developed & executed communications plan to boost revenue & participationo Managed Donor Drive event software to maximize online registrations &donations; Online registrations rose 15% over previous yearo Tracked, analyzed & reported participation & revenue growtho Supervised Walk coordinators across US Created & implemented engaging social media campaigns for organization Provided support for organization-wide technical issues & websites

 Oversaw a $1.2 million special events budget for regional Walks, Galas, Golf Tournaments and Auctionso Worked directly with the BOD to solicit sponsorships, ticket sales, and auction items Promoted events through Social Media marketingo Increased online fundraising results by 50%o Increased Facebook engagement by 300%o Created and maintained interactive Twitter account Recruited, trained, managed and evaluated volunteers for multiple events/programso Liaised with regional sororities to increase collegiate volunteerism  Developed and managed web communications via Social Media, Chapter Websites and Emails Managed database for gift entry, email campaigns, report analysis and constituent entry o Provided technical support to Chapter Track and analyze development income and expenseso Oversee gift acknowledgement processes

* Utilized SEO and Social Media analytics to increase fan engagement, brand awareness and steer marketing campaigns* Managed Facebook Business Pages including administration, content and reputation monitoring for more than 500 national accounts* Developed content, graphics and schedules to meet client ad needs* Used Salesforce CRM and Cloud, Hootsuite, Canva and InDesign

* Promoted hospital services which led to a 40% increase in new clients* Managed appointments, increased hospital productivity and provided excellent customer service* Named June 2012 Employee of the Month* Managed finances including accounts receivable, bank deposits, collections and balanced daily audits* Trained new employees* One of 3 national employees to receive Banfield Charitable Trust grant, which I presented to Patriot Paws Service Dogs

* Fundraising and logistics planning for $1.5M event with more than 15,000 participants* Recruited, trained, managed and evaluated volunteers* Database and website manager* Steered email marketing campaigns* Researched and identified potential donors * Provided administrative and special event support for event managers

* Assisted with fundraising, membership recruitment, event management and facility operations for FSU Alumni Booster program* Recruited, trained and managed volunteers* Event marketing representative and group ticket sales manager for AT&T National Diving Championship* Managed press credentialing and media relations for NCAA events* Conducted stadium walkthroughs to ensure facility readiness; Oversaw corrections when necessary

* Coordinated and executed community American Cancer Society events* Recruited and managed volunteers and teams to meet/exceed fundraising goals for Relay For Life events* Database and website management* Solicited event sponsors* Planned and facilitated volunteer training seminars

* Planned local and statewide events to raise awareness, funds and legislative support for Florida’s children* Managed marketing and public relations materials, including composing annual fundraising campaign, email blasts, press kits, spreadsheets and internet research* Distributed news releases to Capitol press corps* Public Affairs work including drafting bills, disseminating policy information to constituent database, bill tracking, coordinating public policy meetings with legislators, and live tweeting legislative activities from sessions* Social Media and database administrator