Experience

Nonprofit Professionals Now (NPN)
• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Temporary Development Associate

  • Apr 2018 - Present

Hoyt Arboretum and Ecotrust
• Volunteer - with an expertise in donor database management

  • Jul 2017 - Present


Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

• United States
• Zoos and Botanical Gardens
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Associate

  • Sep 2013 - May 2017

  Provided Raiser's Edge expertise and training for Development and Membership. Provided back up for Gift Processing and Acknowledgement. Managed all Tribute Gifts. Assisted with fundraising events. Working part-time. Provided Raiser's Edge expertise and training for Development and Membership. Provided back up for Gift Processing and Acknowledgement. Managed all Tribute Gifts. Assisted with fundraising events. Working part-time.



The Food Project

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager of Development Operations

  • Aug 2006 - Sep 2013

   Maintained integrity of Raiser’s Edge constituent and gift data and reconciled with Finance office.  Managed direct mail appeals including relationship with vendors. Oversaw budget for expenses and revenue.  Ensured that all supporters of TFP were acknowledged in a timely manner.  Coordinated with Development staff to ensure tracking of foundation proposals, major donors, and all aspects of development disciplines in Raiser’s Edge.  Responsible for producing mailing lists, both postal and email, for all organization publications, direct mail appeals, event invitations and special mailings.  Provided reports and output of data from Raiser’s Edge for Development and Executive Director.  Managed conversion project from FileMaker to Raiser’s Edge. Responsible for research, cleanup and transfer of data, implementation, and development of processes and procedures.  Responsible for integrity of data in FileMaker, the organization database.  Managed annual Gala for two years. This included setting timelines, overseeing volunteer committee assignments, managing roles and responsibilities, solicitation of sponsors, and logistics on night of event. Oversaw both expenses and revenue. The event grossed $250,000 each year. Show less



American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Manager, Development Services

  • 1998 - 2005

   Managed gift and data processing unit. Oversaw processing of all contributed income using Raiser’s Edge. Certified integrity and accuracy of all donations.  Managed direct marketing program including relationship with multiple vendors. Oversaw strategy, budget, copy and production. Responsible for segmentation of direct mail files and production of all mailing lists. Exceeded $2.9 million (FY04) direct marketing program goal.  Set up processes and procedures and created efficiencies in processing donations. Created plan to effectively expand during the busy holiday time and major disasters.  Oversaw donor relations and stewardship including production of acknowledgment letters and responses to donor’s comments and requests. Acknowledgement boucebacks resulted in $185,000 unrestricted revenue for FY04.  Provided financial, development and analytical reports to assist Development and Chapter Leadership in meeting fundraising goals and setting performance benchmarks.  Responsible for daily, monthly and yearly financial audit of donations. Set up procedure for monthly reconcile with Finance Department.  Project Manager for conversion of 426,000 records from Raiser’s Edge v6 to v7 including associated Crystal Reports, documentation of procedures and cleanup projects.  Produced annual strategic and business plans for development services including budget considerations. Oversaw program budget.  Provided training on Raiser’s Edge to chapter and development staff.  Facilitated MOVES Management of Major Donors, Planned Giving, and prospects in Raiser’s Edge by tracking proposals and relationships.  Supervised Prospect and Donor Research Manager. Oversaw process for rating donors, entering data in records, working with wealth overlay data and obituary tracking.  Provided support for the major fundraising event for two years. The event grossed over $300,000 each year. Show less