Colleen Elkins
Director of Development-Fundraising at BSC Management- Claim this Profile
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Karen Borchgrevink
Colleen has a special ability to understand her clients and to develop unique solutions that correspond to each situation. Her perspective is always customer-centric! She goes above & beyond in grant writing, development and donor relationship building.
Erin Schwarz
I worked with Colleen while at BSC Management and again as a contractor for OAS. She is skilled at building relationships and finding benefits for multiple organizations, all within the framework of industry specific guidelines. Her ability to genuinely connect with people is a rare talent. She is also a good problem-solver. Colleen will listen to your challenge, synthesize the issue, and work with you to make it right.
Karen Borchgrevink
Colleen has a special ability to understand her clients and to develop unique solutions that correspond to each situation. Her perspective is always customer-centric! She goes above & beyond in grant writing, development and donor relationship building.
Erin Schwarz
I worked with Colleen while at BSC Management and again as a contractor for OAS. She is skilled at building relationships and finding benefits for multiple organizations, all within the framework of industry specific guidelines. Her ability to genuinely connect with people is a rare talent. She is also a good problem-solver. Colleen will listen to your challenge, synthesize the issue, and work with you to make it right.
Karen Borchgrevink
Colleen has a special ability to understand her clients and to develop unique solutions that correspond to each situation. Her perspective is always customer-centric! She goes above & beyond in grant writing, development and donor relationship building.
Erin Schwarz
I worked with Colleen while at BSC Management and again as a contractor for OAS. She is skilled at building relationships and finding benefits for multiple organizations, all within the framework of industry specific guidelines. Her ability to genuinely connect with people is a rare talent. She is also a good problem-solver. Colleen will listen to your challenge, synthesize the issue, and work with you to make it right.
Karen Borchgrevink
Colleen has a special ability to understand her clients and to develop unique solutions that correspond to each situation. Her perspective is always customer-centric! She goes above & beyond in grant writing, development and donor relationship building.
Erin Schwarz
I worked with Colleen while at BSC Management and again as a contractor for OAS. She is skilled at building relationships and finding benefits for multiple organizations, all within the framework of industry specific guidelines. Her ability to genuinely connect with people is a rare talent. She is also a good problem-solver. Colleen will listen to your challenge, synthesize the issue, and work with you to make it right.
Experience
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BSC Management
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Development-Fundraising
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Jun 2012 - Present
BSC Management provides association management and conference planning for national and international associations.I serve as Director of Development for three BSC clients -Association for Academic Surgery (AAS - www.aasurg.org)American Head and Neck Society (AHNS - www.ahns.info)Foundation for Surgical Fellowships (FSF - www.surgicalfellowships.org)My work for the AAS and the AHNS focuses on garnering educational grants and marketing support from medical/surgical companies for annual educational conferences. The mission of the FSF is to fund more than 150 surgical fellowships nationwide.Both individual giving and corporate/foundation relations comprise the fundraising efforts for the FSF. For all clients, I develop and executive fundraising strategy to achieve sustained growth. Work with association leadership to maximize synergistic relationships with industry and individuals to advance the organization's mission, ultimately leading to improved patient care.
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UCLA
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Director of Stewardship School of Medical Sciences
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Dec 2011 - May 2012
First member of newly formed stewardship team for Health Sciences. Developed and managed planned gift reporting structure to facilitate acknowledgment and stewardship of planned gift donors. Created and executed first "Donor Day" bringing donor to campus to visit each department benefiting from donor's gifts. Provided creative input to Development Directors on all stewardship activities to more deeply engage donors. First member of newly formed stewardship team for Health Sciences. Developed and managed planned gift reporting structure to facilitate acknowledgment and stewardship of planned gift donors. Created and executed first "Donor Day" bringing donor to campus to visit each department benefiting from donor's gifts. Provided creative input to Development Directors on all stewardship activities to more deeply engage donors.
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Director of Development
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May 2007 - Mar 2010
Initiated and cultivated relationships within the corporate sector resulting in significant support for school programs, scholarships and exhibitionsAuthored grants resulting in first on-going support of gallery exhibitions and, received highest award in school history from government agencyCultivated donors and received first six and seven figure giftsIncreased donor base by 30% through networking and strategic cultivation Strategically engaged alumni resulting in first planned gifts from alumni Rebranded signature fundraising event, resulting in unprecedented alumni support. Developed new infrastructure increasing efficiency and productivity of a small development department.
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Manager of Development and Corporate Relations
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Jan 2005 - Apr 2007
BSC Management is a conference planning and association management company. I worked at BSC from 1993 to 2007. During that time I held increasingly responsible positions which are indicated here by title, the most recent of which was Manager of Development and Corporate Relations.As Manager of Corporate Relations I directed fundraising for six client associations simultaneouslyGenerated $2.5 - $3 million in corporate and foundation revenue annually, consistently exceeding fundraising goals.Carried out corporate and foundation donor identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship with more than 250 companies.Created reports and analytics to monitor effectiveness and guide development efforts
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Manager Corporate Relations and Legislative Affairs
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1998 - 2005
Developed and executed capital campaign for new 400-member client association Exhibit Manager for two associations (5000+ members) and generated 26% increase in exhibit sales.Judiciously managed a variety of meeting planning assignments for week-long conference for 3500 attendees including site visits, room sets, audio visual, food and beverage, security, and transportation
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American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
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United States
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Executive Director
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May 2003 - Aug 2006
While holding this position, also managed corporate fundraising for three additional client associationsServed as first Executive Director for the AHPBAResponsible for every aspect of association governance including policy, project management, meeting planning and fiduciary oversight and accountability.Managed annual conferences resulting in highest attendance and largest corporate participation in organization history. Developed and executed membership strategy resulting in 110% increase in membership in 18 months.
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Education
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George Mason University
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University of California at Irvine
Bachelor of Arts, Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts -
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University of California, Irvine
Masters of Fine Arts, Dance -
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West Springfield
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