Experience

Colorado Children's Campaign

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Philanthropy Officer

  • May 2021 - Present

  The Colorado Children’s Campaign is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization committed since 1985 to realizing every chance for every child in Colorado. We advocate for the development and implementation of data-driven public policies that improve child well-being in health, K-12 education, and early childhood. The Philanthropy Officer is a key member of the Development Team tasked with developing, implementing and evaluating major gift strategies as included in the organization’s diversified fund development plan. The Philanthropy Officer is also responsible for cultivating a portfolio of major and mid-level donors and supporting other staff members in the cultivation and stewardship of their major donor portfolios. Essential Duties and Responsibilities• Actively identify and acquire, cultivate, solicit and steward major gifts to the benefit of the Colorado Children’s Campaign;• Plan strategies and implement practices that nurture existing and prospective donors capable of giving at the major gift level, whether through a current gift, multiyear pledge, planned or deferred gift or some combination thereof;• Serve as a role model and mentor for other staff, particularly regarding relationship building and donor cultivation strategies and activities;• Cultivate relationships with individuals, small businesses, and corporations, current or prospective donors in support of the Children’s Campaign‘s special events.• Continue to develop knowledge of Colorado Children’s Campaign programs and policies initiatives as well as their impact;• Advance the organization’s equity goals by embedding its values in fundraising, diversifying its donor base and specifically seeking to include people of color.



Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank

• Development Specialist

  • Jun 2015 - Mar 2021



Marion Downs Center for Hearing Speech and Language

• Director of Marketing and Sponsorships

  • Jun 2014 - May 2015



The Kempe Foundation for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect

• Grants Manager

  • Dec 2012 - Jun 2014

  • Develop , manage and execute grants from all granting agencies in support of The Kempe Foundation’s mission and acquire $800,000 in grant funding • Manage master grant schedule which identifies restricted grants by program and includes a schedule for deliverables to grantors• Match grantors interests with Kempe Center programs and identify potential proposal amounts to meet fiscal year funding needs• Serve as liaison with Center program and finance staff on grant selection and submission. Tailor grant proposals to match specific needs of Center programs and/or Foundation activities• Meet or exceed grant application deadlines• Compile Grant Fast Fact sheet for every awarded grant• Develop a system to monitor reporting requirements and ensure timely reporting to meet all grant stipulations and guidelines, including program outcomes and actual to budget financial reporting• Collaborate with Center finance, program staff and Foundation staff to establish annual proposal templates and facilitate approval from Center Executive Director • Coordinate site visits between grantors, Foundation staff and Center program and finance staff• Responsible for preparing and sending program reports and updates to grantor. Monitor effectiveness of grant program• Research, identify and develop strategies to cultivate, solicit and steward relationships with granting agencies• Work with President/CEO, Vice-President of Development and Board of Directors to cultivate relationships with existing and new private and corporate foundations• Gather information from Foundation and Center staff to compile statistics for annual metrics report. Work with Director of Marketing and Communications to develop report format• Manage workplace giving campaigns and facilitate the recertification process• Serve as the liaison to Community Shares and Mile High United Way• Other duties as assigned but not limited to participation and support for fundraising activities



American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Foundation

• Development Officer

  • Jan 2011 - Oct 2012

  • Primary responsibility is identifying, cultivating, stewarding and soliciting a national portfolio of approximately 100 to 150 individual donors and prospects from a list of 2,350 “Diplomates” who have the capacity and motivation to give between $1,000 and $49,999 (“Diplomates” are ACVIM board certified specialty Veterinarians in the fields of Cardiology, Large Animal Internal Medicine, Neurology, Oncology and Small Animal Internal Medicine)• Raise major annual gifts at or above budgeted amounts and lead gifts of $50,000 and greater• Maintain regular personal contact with donors through face to face visits, phone calls, notes, events, and e-mail in order to build a relationship that will benefit both the donor and the organization’s fundraising goals• Create and manage the “Foundation Challenge” major gifts campaign with a goal of $150,000 through individual lapsed donors and memorial gifts listed in the Foundation database• Identifies and qualifies new prospective major donors to be added to the portfolio through conversation with current donors, prospecting events, attendance at grant-maker conferences and other outreach/prospecting activities• Create and manage a non-industry annual fund campaign to over 20,000 public contacts listed in the Foundation database including a communications plan to support the campaign• Solicit and acquire industry corporate sponsorships for the annual national conference “Forum” with an attendance of over 3,000 attendees• Create and manage a non-industry corporate annual fund campaign to public corporations to fund new grant research and new Foundation initiatives • Create, write and manage a national calendar of grant solicitations to Foundations as well as any follow up duties such as grant reports, meetings with external Foundation Program Managers, and internal Program personnel• Create and manage the Development Committee setting goals that align with the Foundations mission and annual strategic objectives