Experience

Girls Leadership

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Development Director

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Eden I & R, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Development

  • Nov 2020 - Jun 2021

  · Increased annual fundraising by 80% from $1.9M in FY18 to $3.4M in FY21. Managed portfolio of 65 grants as sole development staff· Created first ever Agency Development Plan and exceeded targets for government, corporate, foundation, and individual giving· Cultivated meaningful relationships with major donors which led to a 290% increase in individual giving from FY18 to FY20· Served on a three-person Agency Leadership Team that led budget and staff development, hiring, and equity and inclusion work· Supervised, recruited and mentored four staff members (Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper, Transportation Resource Specialists, and Disaster Preparedness Coordinator) and managed relationships with external Grant Writer, Projects Assistant, and Salesforce Consultant· Launched Transportation Department and served as Acting Transportation Manager - created policies and procedures, set up Salesforce Database to collect credit card information, and trained and led team to schedule, charge, and reconcile over 2,000 subsidized Lyft & Uber rides for seniors and people living with disabilities. Won five contracts totaling more than $1M to fund first two years of work· Identified networking opportunities that resulted in recruiting five new Board Members; launched $3,000 Board Give & Get· Researched funding opportunities, wrote grant applications, and negotiated contracts – resulting in 28 new grants and 15 new funders· Redesigned e-newsletter and annual report, worked with media on local and national news coverage, quadrupled social media audience Show less

• Development Manager

  • May 2018 - Nov 2020



CaringMatters

• United States
• Health and Human Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Communications & Education

  • Jul 2016 - May 2018

  · Created and implemented a new communications strategy, doubling audience across digital platforms, resulting in increased awareness· Developed gala fundraising strategy in collaboration with Executive Director, raising more than $250,000 annually for four years· Managed a multi-year, grant-funded project to produce culturally competent tip sheets and videos in four languages, in partnership with youth services agencies, leading to an improvement in parent knowledge about childhood grief· Established new Community Education program educating more than 2,000 community members and professionals on end-of-life issues· Spearheaded Board led Rebrand Task Force and worked with consultants to organize community feedback sessions for funders, community partners, clients and volunteers to gauge reactions to proposed new branding· Recruited, interviewed and supervised two full-time AmeriCorps staff and 20 volunteers to run community outreach program Show less

• Communications Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Jun 2016



Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Manager

  • May 2013 - Jun 2014

  · Designed materials for capital campaign which resulted in raising over 3.65 million dollars for church renovations · Served as the staff liaison to the Outreach Lay Ministry, spearheading recruitment efforts that resulted in new church members · Maintained website and social media, produced e-newsletters and print newsletters, to increase community connectedness · Designed materials for capital campaign which resulted in raising over 3.65 million dollars for church renovations · Served as the staff liaison to the Outreach Lay Ministry, spearheading recruitment efforts that resulted in new church members · Maintained website and social media, produced e-newsletters and print newsletters, to increase community connectedness



Jewish Family Service of Cincinnati

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Associate; Marketing Intern

  • Jan 2011 - May 2013

  · Collaborated with board members on all creative aspects of agency awareness campaign · Developed 30-second video advertising spots for local movie theaters and podcasts for agency YouTube channel · Wrote press releases and content for email newsletter sent to over 4,000 recipients, administered agency social media · Collaborated with board members on all creative aspects of agency awareness campaign · Developed 30-second video advertising spots for local movie theaters and podcasts for agency YouTube channel · Wrote press releases and content for email newsletter sent to over 4,000 recipients, administered agency social media



Capital Area Food Bank

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• AmeriCorps Hunger Lifeline Coordinator

  • Sep 2011 - Aug 2012

  · Provided over 3,000 referrals to food pantries accounting for callers’ location and dietary needs · Wrote weekly partner e-newsletter for 1,100 recipients and designed materials for annual agency conference · Provided over 3,000 referrals to food pantries accounting for callers’ location and dietary needs · Wrote weekly partner e-newsletter for 1,100 recipients and designed materials for annual agency conference