Experience

Bideawee
• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Vice President, Marketing and Development

  • Jun 2021 - Present

UPRIZE
• United States
• Mobile Gaming Apps
• Cause Marketing and Non-profit Consultant

  • Dec 2020 - Mar 2021


amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Of Development

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2020

  Responsibilities included:• Overseeing all fundraising activities, including a $20-30M annual global special events portfolio, a $2M individual major gift program, a $3M direct response campaign, and a $2M institutional and workplace campaign.• Managing a development staff of 18 and directly supervising the Director of Special Events, Director of Philanthropy, Business Partnership Manager and Administrative Assistant.• Creating and monitoring the annual development department budget of $6M.• Conceptualizing and implementing the Countdown to a Cure capital campaign together with the CEO and senior staff.• Supervising and approving annual work plans and budgets for all development activities.• Reporting directly to the CEO on matters related to fund development.• Working with the chair of the Board and the Board fund development committee on all fundraising matters.• Preparing detailed fundraising progress reports for the CEO and Board of Trustees.• Working in partnership with the communications and marketing staff to develop messages for all program and fund development activities.• Providing leadership and oversight to an array of external consultants, vendors and event producers.• Working with celebrities and their management teams, including agents, publicists, managers and support staff.• Maintaining and advancing relationships with donors, prospective donors, and volunteers.• Identifying, cultivating and closing major individual and corporate gifts, many of which are six to seven-figure, multi-year commitments.• Serving as an ambassador of the Foundation and regularly speaking to groups of donors, volunteers and sponsors regarding the Foundation's fundraising and programs.• Working with diverse and demanding personalities in a gracious and professional manner. Show less

• Director Of Philanthropy

  • Jun 2007 - Feb 2015

  Responsibilities included:• Overseeing fundraising efforts in the areas of major gifts, direct response, and institutional and workplace giving to execute operational plans and ensure achievement of goals.• Managing a team of seven full-time development staff.• Personally identifying, cultivating and stewarding a portfolio of high net worth individuals.• Developing and executing pitches and strategies to reach goals for distinct donor segments.



Guttmacher Institute

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Development

  • Apr 2005 - Jun 2007

  Responsibilities included: • Creating an annual fundraising strategy and budget for all development activities in concert with the Guttmacher Senior Management Team. • Coordinating foundation and major donor cultivation, and participating in cultivation and solicitation as appropriate. • Communicating fundraising goals, strategies and deadlines internally and to Board leadership. • Working with the Guttmacher Communications staff to coordinate public relations activities and materials development. • Representing the Institute in public forums. • Analyzing Guttmacher financial reports (audits, board reports and project budgets) to monitor grant expenditures and progress toward fundraising goals. • Providing staff support to the Development Committee of the Board of Directors. • Supervising Grants Manager, Development Associates and Development Assistant. • Working with Grants Manager and Guttmacher staff to develop program initiatives, write proposals for general and project-related support and reporting on achievement of program and project goals. • Overseeing preparation of budgets and financial reports for foundation proposals and progress reports. • Working with staff to build stewardship programs for annual giving, planned giving and endowment growth. • Overseeing direct mail fundraising efforts, including conceptualizing appeals, drafting solicitations and response devices and marketing planned giving opportunities and reporting on outcome. • Working with the Board of Directors to create their development plan and assist their fundraising efforts, including special events. Show less



NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager, Major Giving

  • Apr 2003 - Apr 2005

  Responsibilities included: • Managing a nationwide portfolio of over 200 major individual donors and 300 prospects. • Soliciting the Board of Directors for annual contributions and special appeals. • Working with outside fund-raising counsel on the strategy and implementation of a $50 Million Endowment Campaign. • Raising $1.6 Million in individual contributions for the Annual Fund for fiscal year 04-05. • Writing specialized major donor appeals and proposals, acknowledgment letters, and other correspondence targeted at donors and prospects. • Creating and organizing several donor-focused trips throughout the country to further engage donors. • Producing cultivation events in major U.S. cities and assist with annual gala in New York City. • Supervising the Development Associate and the Prospect Research Associate. • Managing the major donor prospecting mechanism. • Preparing annual projections and expense budget for the Major Individual Campaign within the Development Department. • Working directly with the Board of Directors, President and Director-Counsel, Associate Director-Counsel, Director of Litigation, and other department heads on a regular basis. • Raising, in concert with volunteer solicitors from the Board of Directors, $5 Million in cash and pledges for endowment support in addition to regular general support gifts to the Annual Fund. • Writing and editing various Development communications on an ad hoc basis. Show less



The Legal Aid Society

• Legal Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Foundation Giving

  • 1997 - 2003

  • Raising $6 million in contributions from lawyers and law firms in New York City. • Conducting sales presentations to solicit major gifts from individual donors and organizations. • Converting donor database from the Pledgemaker system to the Raiser’s Edge system. • Hiring and managing technology consultancy for redesign of The Legal Aid Society web site. • Writing and editing unrestricted and program-specific grant proposals, direct mail solicitations, year-end reports, cultivations letters, marketing materials, quarterly newsletters, and fund-raising section of The Legal Aid Society Annual Report. • Developing and managing annual departmental budget of over $800,000. • Managing a staff of eight employees. • Coordinating activities with Board of Directors and other internal divisions. • Managing direct mail marketing consultants and direct mail programs, netting $500,000 in annual contributions. • Producing annual Servant of Justice Award Dinner resulting in $735,000 in net proceeds. Show less



Rutgers University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Manager

  • 1995 - 1997

  Responsibilities included: • Developing annual strategic business plan, including new project development, funding strategy, and community project impact. • Writing grant proposals and project reports. • Implementing Media Literacy Training Program for high school students. • Serving as fiscal agent for the New Jersey Community Scholars Program with annual budget of $390,000. • Managing annual center budget of $600,000. • Supervising professional and support staff of five employees. Show less