Meredith Pacenta
Individual & Planned Giving Coordinator at Urban Community School- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
Topline Score
Bio
Jessica Bonanno
A hardworking and intellectually curious professional whose blend of compassion and dedication (relentlessness!) towards improving the greater good is truly inspiring, Meredith is self-motivated and not easily fazed. She has the technical skills as well as the people skills to do anything that needs done. In our years working together, I found Meredith to be infinitely reliable, trustworthy, and a pro at time management. There were seasons where she tackled and managed many disparate projects and others where she had more spaciousness to focus deeply. And during most seasons, Meredith had to do both, which she made look like a breeze. She is a fantastic colleague and treated our board and our donors with the utmost care. She is a valuable contribution to any team.
Jessica Bonanno
A hardworking and intellectually curious professional whose blend of compassion and dedication (relentlessness!) towards improving the greater good is truly inspiring, Meredith is self-motivated and not easily fazed. She has the technical skills as well as the people skills to do anything that needs done. In our years working together, I found Meredith to be infinitely reliable, trustworthy, and a pro at time management. There were seasons where she tackled and managed many disparate projects and others where she had more spaciousness to focus deeply. And during most seasons, Meredith had to do both, which she made look like a breeze. She is a fantastic colleague and treated our board and our donors with the utmost care. She is a valuable contribution to any team.
Jessica Bonanno
A hardworking and intellectually curious professional whose blend of compassion and dedication (relentlessness!) towards improving the greater good is truly inspiring, Meredith is self-motivated and not easily fazed. She has the technical skills as well as the people skills to do anything that needs done. In our years working together, I found Meredith to be infinitely reliable, trustworthy, and a pro at time management. There were seasons where she tackled and managed many disparate projects and others where she had more spaciousness to focus deeply. And during most seasons, Meredith had to do both, which she made look like a breeze. She is a fantastic colleague and treated our board and our donors with the utmost care. She is a valuable contribution to any team.
Jessica Bonanno
A hardworking and intellectually curious professional whose blend of compassion and dedication (relentlessness!) towards improving the greater good is truly inspiring, Meredith is self-motivated and not easily fazed. She has the technical skills as well as the people skills to do anything that needs done. In our years working together, I found Meredith to be infinitely reliable, trustworthy, and a pro at time management. There were seasons where she tackled and managed many disparate projects and others where she had more spaciousness to focus deeply. And during most seasons, Meredith had to do both, which she made look like a breeze. She is a fantastic colleague and treated our board and our donors with the utmost care. She is a valuable contribution to any team.
Experience
-
Urban Community School
-
United States
-
Primary and Secondary Education
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Individual & Planned Giving Coordinator
-
Jun 2021 - Present
Managing individual and planned giving at Urban Community School (UCS); supporting overall development strategy to deepen the mission and impact of UCS. The UCS mission breaks social and economic barriers to success for Cleveland's near west side children by providing an individualized, innovative, and high-quality education.
-
-
Grants & Development Coordinator
-
Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
-
-
-
University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
300 - 400 Employee
-
Graduate Student, Master of Nonprofit Administration
-
Aug 2019 - May 2020
Completed a Master of Nonprofit Administration at the University of Notre Dame, Mendoza Business College. Completed a Master of Nonprofit Administration at the University of Notre Dame, Mendoza Business College.
-
-
-
Facing History & Ourselves
-
Non-profit Organization Management
-
200 - 300 Employee
-
Program and Development Coordinator
-
Jan 2017 - Aug 2019
Managed administrative support for Facing History and Ourselves Cleveland within programmatic, development, and general office departments. Roles included: • Data Management: Salesforce certified managing fundraising and program-related efforts • Financial Management: Monitored and analyzed regional budgets, supported fiscal planning • Fundraising: Managed all logistics of small to large-scale (200+ person) cultivation events including benefit dinners/breakfasts, house parties, to public community convenings. • Donor Stewardship: Assisted in donor cultivation and strategy with high-involvment in gift processing and authentic acknowledgment efforts • Communications Liaison: Primary contact for any constituent in need of mission-related information. Included social media management, visual designing of publicly distributed material, to public presenting showcasing nonprofit mission and impact in Greater Cleveland • Intern/Volunteer Supervisor: Led all volunteer engagement overseeing each volunteer and intern's experience within the office, support their development and ensured a positive experience among regional staff. Show less
-
-
-
Covenant House New York
-
United States
-
Non-profit Organizations
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Service-Year Volunteer
-
2015 - 2016
• Provided administrative support as-needed across CHNY departments including: education, security, residential, and human resources departments. • Special projects included: - Supported two research studies on failed adoptions and anti-human trafficking. - Assisted in agency-wide trauma informed-care practice model of training sessions offered for all 150 staff. • Provided administrative support as-needed across CHNY departments including: education, security, residential, and human resources departments. • Special projects included: - Supported two research studies on failed adoptions and anti-human trafficking. - Assisted in agency-wide trauma informed-care practice model of training sessions offered for all 150 staff.
-
-
-
University of Dayton
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Researcher
-
Jun 2014 - Jul 2014
• Completed 8 weeks of human rights research to support work completed by nonprofit, Determined to Develop • Studied children's moral development through educational experiences • Visited 11 Malawian schools, elementary & secondary, completing interviews with students and school faculty • Assisted by Malawian, K. Bondera, research consultant and translator • Completed 8 weeks of human rights research to support work completed by nonprofit, Determined to Develop • Studied children's moral development through educational experiences • Visited 11 Malawian schools, elementary & secondary, completing interviews with students and school faculty • Assisted by Malawian, K. Bondera, research consultant and translator
-
-
Education
-
2019 - 2020
University of Notre Dame
Master's degree, Nonprofit Administration -
2011 - 2015
University of Dayton
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government, Human Rights Studies
Community
