Katie Walden Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

- Lead and execute strategies to grow giving and engagement of individuals within Women United and Leaders United donor networks.- Develop and maintain relationships with existing donors to enhance engagement and leverage opportunities for broader support.- Serve as project lead for direct mail plan, crafting annual donor solicitations and communications.- Create and lead volunteer committees or workgroups within donor networks to drive philanthropic initiatives.- Contribute to a results-oriented, donor-centric culture, achieving established goals for fundraising and engagement while aligning with organizational objectives.

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

• Develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive fundraising plan for event and program sponsorship opportunities including, We Work for Change annual event and the Appointments Project ®• Create and implement United WE's Corporate Membership Program (2024 Pilot), engaging event and program sponsors to be elevated to year long supporters.• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward sponsorship prospects and donors, developing meaningful relationships and managing a portfolio of approximately 125+ sponsors. Raising over $1.5 million annually• Identify and engage corporate Employee Resource Groups/Business Resource Groups through events, programs, and speaking opportunities.• Work with event volunteer leadership and Patron’s Committee to support sponsor prospect introductions, meetings, and solicitations.• Collaborate with a contracted event planner to execute annual We Work for Change and Champion Breakfast fundraising events.• Collaborate with the development team to cultivate and solicit new donors as programs scale, especially through Kansas and Missouri.• Secure and execute aligned external events benefitting United WE and corporate cause marketing opportunities.

• Serve as the primary liaison between club and partnership portfolio to build positive relationship between partner and the club.• Implement, activate and track all assigned partner assets to ensure all contractual obligations are being fulfilled.• Retain and generate revenue for Sporting Club with current clients either through organic upsell or renewal process.• Plan and execute partner events as assigned which may include pre-game receptions, clinics, tours, in-game promotions, player appearances, community programs, etc.• Responsible for educating, as well as collecting measurement data internally and externally from partners and agencies.• Conduct pre-game walk thru of the suites, concourse and club spaces to ensure activation on match day along with coordinating halftime contests

Overland Park, Kansas

• Lead the planning, committee management, execution, budgeting, and evaluation of regional Fundraising events including: Kansas City/Wichita Kidney Walk, Oklahoma City Great Chefs Dinner Gala. Assist with Wichita Great Chefs dinner event, and Kansas City Magic of Giving Gala.• Manage a fundraising portfolio for Kidney Walk.• Responsible for $200,000 in funds raised annually• Accountable to develop and steward a portfolio of relationships to provide funding for our mission (sponsorship, campaigns, event teams, donations, and other partnerships).• Develop revenue projections and provide financial analysis.• Oversee stewardship activities within portfolio of events; ensure a high-touch response to partners and donors.• Work with high level volunteers to manage and motivate committees to achieve fundraising goals and provide local leadership, resources, and partnerships.• Serve as a peer-mentor within the organization • Drive donor centric partnerships to support financial goals of market events, programs and prioritized initiatives.

Kansas City, Kansas

- Raised over $650,000 through digital peer to peer fundraising and select corporate partnershipsCoordinate the management and implementation of corporate events for Children’s Miracle Network locally.- Coordinate and maintain CMN Corporate Relationships including: Miracle Network Dance Marathon, Costco, Love's Travel Stops, Greek Partners, IHOP, Credit Unions, Re/Max, and Extra Life- Manage and coordinate social media and blog content- Serve as a liaison to families of hospital to engage them in fundraising activities- Responsible for CMN presentations to potential donors and/or organizations.

Columbia, Missouri Area

• Coordinate the management and implementation of all special events for University ofMissouri Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network.• Primary contact on behalf of UMHC for community /outside organizations interested inhosting events for Children’s Hospital and CMN• Coordinate and maintain CMN Corporate Relationships- including: Casey’s, Chico’s FAS,Dairy Queen, Greek Partners, IHOP, Credit Unions, Re/Max, Extra Life• Manage and coordinate all production related to the Children’s Hospital annual Gala• Serve as a liaison to families of Children’s Hospital to engage them in fundraisingactivities• Responsible for CMN presentations to potential donors and/or organizations.

Greater Chicago Area

• Creating individualized social media plans/strategies including;- Follower acquisition plans- Monthly posting calendar and schedule- Producing and monitoring Facebook advertisements- Gathering, and reporting social media analytics monthly• Creating engaging content for promotional use and togain followers.• Engage with followers regarding promotional mattersvia. social media

Columbia, Missouri

• Manage all aspects of Social Media for all Zimmer Interactive properties and various advertising clients• Educating programming staff the proper usage of all current social media platforms• Creating individualized social media plans/strategies including; - Follower acquisition plans - Monthly posting calendar and schedule - Producing and monitoring Facebook advertisements - Gathering, and reporting social media analytics monthly

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Audio editing using Adobe AuditionMusic ingestionRepresenting SiriusXM at round robin interviews and interviewing current artistsManaging general audience during live performancesConducting Studio ToursFunctioning as Assistant to Executive ProducerWorking with extensive list of Country artists, Promoters and Record Labels Executing enhanced Social Media StrategySupporting on Air TalentAssisting in production of live weekly showsWorking major events such as CMA Awards, CMA Music Festival, and Bluegrass (IBMA) Awards etc.Conducting Live Remote Interviews with other On Air TalentCoordination of special events and live performances

Columbia, Missouri Area

On-Air talent for todays hits top 100 station reaching the greater Mid- Missouri area.

Nashville, Tn