Colleen Walsh
Director of Development & Communications at The Wonderfund- Claim this Profile
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Megan Malaby
Colleen is organized, thoughtful, and polished. She is truly an exceptional young development professional. I worked with Colleen at Boston Children’s Hospital Trust from 2017-2018, though I first met her at a Dance Marathon Leadership Conference when we were both in college. In our time working together, Colleen consistently impressed me with her initiative to tackle tough business-wide problems. After identifying that a number of DAs across our office were unhappy with the way their reporting needs weren’t being met, Colleen assembled a DA task force to meet and analyze each report we use regularly and identify the changes that needed to be made. She presented her findings to the reporting team and they are currently in the process of making updates. This is just one of the number of instances where Colleen took initiative, outside of her designated role, to make the business practices of the office more effective and efficient. Colleen is a fantastic colleague, respected and valued by all levels of the BCHT organization, and will make an excellent addition to her next team.
Megan Malaby
Colleen is organized, thoughtful, and polished. She is truly an exceptional young development professional. I worked with Colleen at Boston Children’s Hospital Trust from 2017-2018, though I first met her at a Dance Marathon Leadership Conference when we were both in college. In our time working together, Colleen consistently impressed me with her initiative to tackle tough business-wide problems. After identifying that a number of DAs across our office were unhappy with the way their reporting needs weren’t being met, Colleen assembled a DA task force to meet and analyze each report we use regularly and identify the changes that needed to be made. She presented her findings to the reporting team and they are currently in the process of making updates. This is just one of the number of instances where Colleen took initiative, outside of her designated role, to make the business practices of the office more effective and efficient. Colleen is a fantastic colleague, respected and valued by all levels of the BCHT organization, and will make an excellent addition to her next team.
Megan Malaby
Colleen is organized, thoughtful, and polished. She is truly an exceptional young development professional. I worked with Colleen at Boston Children’s Hospital Trust from 2017-2018, though I first met her at a Dance Marathon Leadership Conference when we were both in college. In our time working together, Colleen consistently impressed me with her initiative to tackle tough business-wide problems. After identifying that a number of DAs across our office were unhappy with the way their reporting needs weren’t being met, Colleen assembled a DA task force to meet and analyze each report we use regularly and identify the changes that needed to be made. She presented her findings to the reporting team and they are currently in the process of making updates. This is just one of the number of instances where Colleen took initiative, outside of her designated role, to make the business practices of the office more effective and efficient. Colleen is a fantastic colleague, respected and valued by all levels of the BCHT organization, and will make an excellent addition to her next team.
Megan Malaby
Colleen is organized, thoughtful, and polished. She is truly an exceptional young development professional. I worked with Colleen at Boston Children’s Hospital Trust from 2017-2018, though I first met her at a Dance Marathon Leadership Conference when we were both in college. In our time working together, Colleen consistently impressed me with her initiative to tackle tough business-wide problems. After identifying that a number of DAs across our office were unhappy with the way their reporting needs weren’t being met, Colleen assembled a DA task force to meet and analyze each report we use regularly and identify the changes that needed to be made. She presented her findings to the reporting team and they are currently in the process of making updates. This is just one of the number of instances where Colleen took initiative, outside of her designated role, to make the business practices of the office more effective and efficient. Colleen is a fantastic colleague, respected and valued by all levels of the BCHT organization, and will make an excellent addition to her next team.
Experience
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The Wonderfund
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Development & Communications
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Sep 2022 - Present
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Development and Operations Manager
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Sep 2021 - Aug 2022
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Kolleen's Kloset
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Germany
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Legal Services
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Shop Owner and Content Creator
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Jun 2020 - Present
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March of Dimes
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Donor Development
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Jan 2021 - Aug 2021
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Life is Good Playmakers
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Events and Social Media Manager
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Jun 2019 - Jan 2021
• Responsible for 50% of fundraising revenue through a variety of signature events, community fundraisers, and "Giving Tee" program• Plan and execute multiple signatures events, overseeing marketing, budgets, timelines, fundraising strategies, and logistics.• Manage all logistics for onsite fundraising activations "Giving Tee" at speaking engagements of the founders of Life is Good.• Developed and launched "Races Against ACEs" run program• Launch, manage, track, and create content for all social media platforms, driving both revenue and awareness Show less
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Development and Communications Associate
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Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
• Support Chief Development Optimist and Head of Stewardship and Storytelling in day to day operations of the development office. • Manage and maintain revenue reporting and projections for the development team.• Oversee communication strategies, maintaining email schedule, drafting correspondences and executing all campaigns in MailChimp.• Draft donor correspondence including visit requests, stewardship notes, and solicitations• Communicate effectively with programming staff.• Track prospect activity for fundraisers’ assigned portfolio of prospects and manage next steps and reports in Salesforce CRM• Create attractive collateral for proposals and donor meetings• Coordinate multiple events each year, overseeing all aspects of event management including invitation lists, prospect and donor outreach, catering logistics, and budget management. Show less
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Boston Children's Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Development Associate
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Nov 2016 - Jan 2018
• Support Senior Director and Senior Officer, International Development, focused on closing 6+ figure gifts as part of the $1.3B Dream Dare Deliver campaign • Manage and maintain revenue reporting and projections for the International Development Program. • Oversee complex gift terms and associated paperwork and activities related to closing and stewarding 6+ figure commitments • Draft donor correspondence including visit requests, stewardship notes, and solicitations • Communicate effectively with hospital faculty and the Trust’s constituents including high-level donors and Hospital and Trust Board members • Track prospect activity for fundraisers’ assigned portfolio of 100-150 UHNW prospects and manage next steps and reports in Blackbaud CRM • Create attractive collateral for donor meetings, including complex giving histories and capital overviews • Work all major trust events providing support to the events team and trust volunteers. Show less
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Law Office Of Elaine M. Dalton
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Social Media and Marketing Coordinator
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May 2016 - Nov 2016
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Office Intern
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May 2013 - May 2016
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ALS Therapy Development Institute
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Event Intern
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Jun 2016 - Jul 2016
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Education
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2023 - 2023
Harvard Business School
Boston Future Leaders Program -
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Bachelor’s Degree, Communication and Media Studies -
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History
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