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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

As a member of the Centre’s leadership team, accountable for the overall direction and management of the Centre’s strategic fundraising priorities while playing a leadership role in the Centre’s communications strategy. Responsible for the development and implementation of effective fundraising strategies and programs, marketing, communications, membership, and supervision of department staff and volunteers. Collaborate with the Executive Director and Board of Directors to ensure the development and execution of short and long-term fundraising plans. Lead and develop strategies for fundraising through major gifts, sponsorships, corporate partnerships, grants, planned giving, events and annual giving. Create and manage the annual resource development budget and ensure fiscal responsibility.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Leader on the development team, and responsible for overseeing all fundraising initiatives, major giving, donor relations, and special events for Canucks Autism Network. Managing the Development Coordinator and Special Events Coordinator, promoted Canucks Autism Network values through adhering to best practices and ensuring fiscal responsibility. Developed and managed the strategic planning, production, implementation, evaluation, budgeting, and reporting for all individual, corporate, foundation giving, and special events.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Leader on the Development and Alumni Engagement team, responsible for engaging with UBC’s multi-interest partners to facilitate strategic and donor-focused philanthropy for the Faculty of Education. Strong focus on collaborating with faculty and colleagues across departments to raise complex major gifts; personally solicited and secured major gifts of over $100,000. Responsible for developing a leadership fundraising pipeline and collaborating with the Dean and Assistant Dean to set strategic priorities for the faculty. Established, nurtured, and managed relationships with individual, corporate, and foundation donors to raise funds and collaboratively contribute to the unit's $2.5M annual goal.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Supported UBC’s successful $1.5B campaign through managing a portfolio of major gift prospects and volunteers to develop and execute complex/evolving strategies leading to transformational gift solicitations. Experienced in identifying new prospects and building prospect pipelines. Actively collaborated across the full university enterprise to manage a varied and complex portfolio of responsibilities. Wrote successful fundraising proposals and correspondence to deepen prospect engagement with strategic plans to secure gifts from $1 million to $20 million. Successful in a results-oriented, change environment with detailed processes/systems, and evolving relationships.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Successfully researched/managed a pool of major gift prospects/donors through the fundraising cycle. Solid understanding of strategy development in soliciting individuals, corporations and foundations. Demonstrated sound judgment and knowledge to close major gifts; personally solicited and secured major gifts up to the $50,000 level. Personally solicited gifts up to $1/2 million; exceeded 65 face-to-face prospect/donor meetings per year. Thorough understanding of campus operations; excelled at managing collaborative relationships with the central development office, campus-based fundraising units, and advancement services.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Developed effective timelines to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift prospects for priority projects. Provided valuable input to develop and implement successful prospect/donor strategies. Attended donor meetings and acquired skills to solicit and close major gifts. Independently produced accurate and purposeful briefing/debriefing notes. Provided valuable input for unit fundraising plans and process changes. Organized successful donor trips and recognition events. Collaboratively built effective strategies for top prospects with diverse campus interests.

Led, coached, developed, and directly managed 20+ employees in order to meet corporate standards and customer needs. Ensured branch sales objectives and audit standards were met through building branch business plans, managing and creating effective process systems, launching product campaigns, risk management, financial analysis and understanding customer relationship issues. Ensured a personal development plan was in place for each employee and provided support in obtaining staff objectives. Provided effective strategies for branch needs during the merger between TD and Canada Trust - the largest merger in the history of Canadian financial services.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Co-managed 15 business operations, 9 Student Services offices (including Safety Centre, Tutoring, Peer Counselling), and a revenue of over $9 million. Managed the UBC Whistler Lodge; governed 250+ student clubs and 26 constituencies. Successfully negotiated social space expansion with UBC Administration. Organized “Referendum ‘99” which achieved record student voter turnout. Developed academic, political and social policies to represent 40,000 students at the highest body of UBC student government.

Ba, Sociology And Political Science

Associate Certificate (With Distinction), Fundraising Management

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