Jennifer O'Brien
Corporate Relations and Fundraising Manager at Fontbonne Boston- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Fontbonne Boston
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Corporate Relations and Fundraising Manager
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Aug 2018 - Present
-Responsible for executing both stewardship and fundraising events, engaging alumnae, parents and friends -Responsible for coming up with an Advancement annual strategic plan and managing budgets -Create and design collateral for fundraising events and appeals -Acquire in-kind donations and sponsorships, on both the corporate and individual level -Validate wealth, giving capacity, and personal information of current and prospective donors -Work with departments across the organization, including marketing and admissions in developing new ideas and initiatives -Integrated online fundraising platforms to enhance and increase fundraising efforts. Increasing exposure to the number of constituents that can be reached for fundraising and database accuracy -Established the Parent and Grandparent Fund in 2021, stewarding current, former parents and grandparents for sustainable annual gifts. -Responsible for four major fundraising events per year -Construct corporate grant proposals -Manage the rental of the Fontbonne property -Increased property rental revenue by 95% from FY18 to FY19 -Oversee the accounts payable/receivable department
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Putnam Investments
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Portfolio Fund Supervisor
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Jan 1988 - Oct 2004
-Assist in month end and year end portfolio reposting -Manage, monitor, track, and report performance of fund accounting members to ensure daily tasks are complete -Acted as a liaison between portfolio accounting and upper management to resolve complex or escalated accounting issues -Responsible for overseeing the daily pricing of multiple accounts -Used exchange rate conversions daily as a result of handling international accounts -Responsible for daily accounting, month end close of general ledgers, and analysis of fund accounts. -Assisted in several accounting system conversions including Y2K, and the EURO exchange conversion
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Education
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Suffolk University
BS, Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management, General -
Bristol Community College
Associate's degree, Business Administration and Management, General