Experienced development professional with ten years of work in the field with a demonstrated history of increasing revenue under varied roles. Proficient in donor relations, event planning, digital and direct mail fundraising, project management, employee management, grant writing, strategic planning, planned giving, and more.

- Supervised Development Associate and multiple volunteers.- Raised $650k annually via four+ analytics driven Annual Giving campaigns with multi-channel marketing and direct ask strategies for donors giving $1-$2,500.- Created an annual strategic plan for renewal, acquisition, and stewardship-only donors based on industry standards and internal trends in direct mail, email, telefunding, and video.- Developed a multi-department project management system for campaigns.- Tri-annually supervised four telefunders as part of renewal campaigns.- Led standardizations in database data entry and created manuals for team.- Conducted prospect research and analysis, cultivation, and engagement at all donor levels.- Led planned giving meetings and project managed annual strategy. Created “Welcome Package”, Oregon Symphony Info Packet, and bi-annual stewardship touchpoints.

- Responsible for developing the donor pipeline by managing a portfolio valued at approximately $500K annually and comprised of ~250 leadership annual donors and acquisition prospects contributing at ~$1k - ~$4k.- Develop individual strategies for each donor to ensure regular contact with appropriate Symphony representatives.- Cultivate and steward current and potential donors as appropriate to their giving level through phone, mail, email, in person meetings, and other opportunities to observe education and outreach programs, rehearsals, chamber music events, special donor performances, and donor events.- Cultivate and steward current and potential Encore society (planned giving) members.- Actively engage in prospect identification and research to build a pipeline for new and increased donors.

- Project manage four growing fundraising events raising more than $600,000 annually, and all other ongoing private donor or public events hosted by the organization in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.- Lead of organization’s largest annual dinner and auction with ~600 guests raising ~$500,000, including the coordination of a silent auction, multiple raffles, live auction, and special appeal.- Create and maintain year-round tracking system to manage across our team carrying out all event logistics.- Manage data of over 1,000 in kind donation asks made annually, oversee cultivation cycle of in kind donors including making upgrade asks, and secure high-value in kind donations ($1,500+).- Supervise multiple volunteers and team members assisting with procurement, and provide them with training, materials, and support as needed.-Support meetings and track follow up tasks of regional Event Committees based in Idaho and Portland/Vancouver.- Coordinate with major donors to fulfill packages won at auctions, and ensure that in kind and consignment vendors carry out the highest level of customer service.- Manage event database including entering guest information, sponsorships, auction items, running reports, etc.- Create systems and manuals to standardize use of database, in kind procurement asks and tracking, pre-event and post-event procedures and stewardship, volunteer training for night-of, etc.- Use moves management tracking in database for small portfolio of corporate donors, ascertaining their interests and aligning that with organization’s needs and capacity.

- Execute prospect research and stewardship for individuals at all giving levels, and support other development staff in preparing materials for their cultivation of individuals and companies, while maintaining my own list of donors.- Support annual fund by helping develop budgets and strategic plans, and periodically reporting on progress.- Maintain precise and confidential data entry year-round by creating systems for management best practices and maintenance for such tasks as gift entry, donor information updates, gift tracking and reconciliation.- Boost stewardship by creating a calendar of Special Events in 2017/2018 to reach various levels of donors. - Lead event planning for donor events by segmenting guest lists, writing invitation content and producing event materials, tracking RSVPs, organizing cultivation of key donors, organizing staff assignments, contracting vendors and overseeing load-in and load-out, acquisition of in-kind donations and sponsorship, assisting with event aesthetic, day-of trouble shooting and more.- Act as Assistant Event Director for Harvest Moon Annual Gala, bringing in $200,000 more in 2017 than previous years.- Create communication materials for Development Department for general and major donor outreach, including fundraising emails, invitations, sponsorship requests, one-sheets and informational packets.- Author direct mail pieces, monthly fundraising emails, and accompanying blogs and materials for special campaigns. - Manage TreePeople’s Tree Dedication Program and continue to be responsible for many tasks from previous position as Development Associate (outlined below).

Summary: Hands down my favorite aspect of this position has been cultivating donors. Every day I get to speak to people who have often given to the organization since it was created in 1973. I get to listen to their memories of planting their first tree with TreePeople, receiving a tree dedication for their past husband or close friend, or watching a wildland change before their eyes as they volunteered with our forest restoration program. I have gained so many close friends who were calling originally to make a tree dedication donation, but now call to catch up on our personal lives and talk about the state of the environment and TreePeople's work. I have been lucky enough to tell some of these close donor's heartfelt stories in TreePeople's blog. I will carry their stories with me forever, and am grateful for the opportunity to become so close to so many donors.- Manage TreePeople’s Tree Dedication Program, a memorial and donor acknowledgment fundraising program.- Raised the annual revenue of the Tree Dedication Program by 11.5% in 2 years.- Rebranded the Tree Dedication Program and led marketing strategies that resulted in an increase in annual revenue.- Engage in excellent customer service, gift acquisition, gift tracking and fulfillment.- Organize prospect research and analysis, cultivation and engagement for individuals at all giving levels.- Author monthly email and bi-annual direct mail content, with a focus on product marketing, fundraising and activism. Emails are sent to 5,000-35,000 donors every month and direct mail pieces sent bi-annually to 8,000 donors.- Oversee project management of fundraising campaigns with overlapping timelines and supervise work of artists, print/mail houses, and designers.- Curate new product design and accompanying digital and direct mail marketing materials.- Execute research and write specialized asks to expand partnership opportunities and in-kind advertising for program.

- Staff supervision, development, and training.- Engagement in excellent customer service.- Creation of procedural materials, preparation of daily financial reports, and database/inventory management.- Event planning and management, including interfacing with celebrities and high level clients for screenings and Q&A’s. - Design of marketing materials and management of social media accounts.

- Research and submission to festivals, coordination of travel schedule, and management of Quickbooks accounts.- Performance planning, creation of promotional content and emails, and management of website content.- Digitization and organization of VHS choreographic archive from 1970 to current works.

- Management of fundraising campaigns, board giving and annual donations.- Planning and execution of special events, galas and performances.- Sponsorship solicitation for performances and events.- Writing for monthly email newsletters, direct mail and online fundraising efforts.- Applying for grants, LOIs, and pitches for performance and education outreach funding.- Coordination of cultivation, stewardship, and recognition of donors, members, and volunteers.- Management of database, research for new donors and funders, and monthly tracking of donations and payments.- Management of website using HTML coding, website content creation, and social media management of the brand.

Open Floor is an open-mic style dance event hosted once a month at ARC Pasadena dance studio. Anyone creating dance, physical theater, etc. work can come and perform for free to a live audience of their peers. Just like any open-mic, performers simply come and sign up before the show starts. Discussion and feedback is held after each piece. Snack are always provided.