George Cervantes
Associate Director, Annual Fund Programs and Development Support Services at Catholic Charities Diocese of Arlington- Claim this Profile
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Catholic Charities Diocese of Arlington
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Director, Annual Fund Programs and Development Support Services
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Jul 2021 - Present
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Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director for Advancement Services and Special Events
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Jul 2012 - May 2021
• Oversaw direct mail and newsletters, sent 10-12 times a year. Responsible for planning, concept, writing, editing, and list creation. • Maintained SalesForce database: oversaw gift entry and generated gift acknowledgements. Maintained MailChimp email list. • Managed yearly Spring Gala, including: planning, advertising/communication, item procurement, auction and event logistics, event set up and take down, volunteer coordination, and auction software. During term of employment, Gala increased gross intake from $50K to over $300K. • Created reports as scheduled and as needed. • Created planned giving and PR materials. • Successfully worked with other staff, vendors, work-study and other students.
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Blessed John Paul II Shrine
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Washington D.C. Metro Area
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Development Database Manager
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Nov 2011 - Jul 2012
• Maintained previous duties (see previous). • Research and writing for upcoming exhibits. • Maintained previous duties (see previous). • Research and writing for upcoming exhibits.
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Development Officer
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Jan 2008 - Oct 2011
• Retained duties as Database Manager (see previous position)• Managed direct mail program, which consisted of eight to ten appeals per year to an average of some sixty thousand people, plus occasional prospect mailings. Responsibilities included planning content of forthcoming appeals; copy editing; and design approval. Served as liaison with direct mail consultant.• Advertised upcoming events via email and US Mail, including content, design, printing, and list maintenance.• Responded to donor correspondence.
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Database Manager
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Feb 2001 - Dec 2007
• Maintained Raiser’s Edge database, including data entry of demographic information and contribution records (manually and by file import); gift acknowledgment; updating addresses, name correction, removal from mailing list, etc.; merge/purge duplicate records as appropriate; and insure accuracy of data by periodic integrity analysis and use of National Change of Address services.• Fulfilled report requests on a recurrent and on-demand basis.• Created segmented lists for direct mail solicitations, event invitations, and other targeted mailings.• Trained and supervised other database users.• Successfully handled growing responsibilities, including threefold growth in database to over 156,000 constituent records. In the period 2002-2005, database growth averaged over 1,800 constituent records and nearly 5,000 gift records per month.
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Advantage Staffing Services
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Washington D.C. Metro Area
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Kronos Coordinator - Automated Time Collection
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1999 - 2000
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The GW Medical Faculty Associates
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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400 - 500 Employee
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Supervisor, Department of Medicine Scheduling Office
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1996 - 1999
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Senior Patient Services Specialist, Department of Medicine
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1996 - 1996
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Education
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Georgetown University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)