John Heithaus (Herrick)
Associate Director of Ministry Support at Lutheran Hour Ministries- Claim this Profile
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Stacy McNail
John was one of my favorite clients to work with. His instructions were clear, and his deliverables were always provided ahead of schedule. He consistently provided approvals in a timely manner. I never worried about asking John questions, because I knew he would be more than happy to answer them. I was always happy to get a project of John’s, because I knew it would run as smoothly as possible.
Claudia Rodriguez-Moeller
John was my main contact when I worked as a fundraising consultant for Lutheran Hour Ministries. John is an excellent strategist and manager of project flow. He has a solid understanding of how to market to the desired audience (donors) and was always able to quickly adapt to changes in managing projects internally, with the print vendor and myself. He is both analytical and creative which is an asset few people posses. He is a team player and a leader.
Stacy McNail
John was one of my favorite clients to work with. His instructions were clear, and his deliverables were always provided ahead of schedule. He consistently provided approvals in a timely manner. I never worried about asking John questions, because I knew he would be more than happy to answer them. I was always happy to get a project of John’s, because I knew it would run as smoothly as possible.
Claudia Rodriguez-Moeller
John was my main contact when I worked as a fundraising consultant for Lutheran Hour Ministries. John is an excellent strategist and manager of project flow. He has a solid understanding of how to market to the desired audience (donors) and was always able to quickly adapt to changes in managing projects internally, with the print vendor and myself. He is both analytical and creative which is an asset few people posses. He is a team player and a leader.
Stacy McNail
John was one of my favorite clients to work with. His instructions were clear, and his deliverables were always provided ahead of schedule. He consistently provided approvals in a timely manner. I never worried about asking John questions, because I knew he would be more than happy to answer them. I was always happy to get a project of John’s, because I knew it would run as smoothly as possible.
Claudia Rodriguez-Moeller
John was my main contact when I worked as a fundraising consultant for Lutheran Hour Ministries. John is an excellent strategist and manager of project flow. He has a solid understanding of how to market to the desired audience (donors) and was always able to quickly adapt to changes in managing projects internally, with the print vendor and myself. He is both analytical and creative which is an asset few people posses. He is a team player and a leader.
Stacy McNail
John was one of my favorite clients to work with. His instructions were clear, and his deliverables were always provided ahead of schedule. He consistently provided approvals in a timely manner. I never worried about asking John questions, because I knew he would be more than happy to answer them. I was always happy to get a project of John’s, because I knew it would run as smoothly as possible.
Claudia Rodriguez-Moeller
John was my main contact when I worked as a fundraising consultant for Lutheran Hour Ministries. John is an excellent strategist and manager of project flow. He has a solid understanding of how to market to the desired audience (donors) and was always able to quickly adapt to changes in managing projects internally, with the print vendor and myself. He is both analytical and creative which is an asset few people posses. He is a team player and a leader.
Experience
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Lutheran Hour Ministries
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Religious Institutions
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Director of Ministry Support
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2018 - Present
Director of the annual giving program, all campaigns from conceptualization to delivery. Coordinate strategic, creative, technical and production facets for print, video and online components.• Responsible for $7.6 million in annual giving program and cultivation of 70,000 active donors.• Increased overall, per-year revenue by 10% in the last 5 years.• Lead constituent relations center for inbound and outbound communication by phone.• Manage online fund development strategy and operations.• Spearheaded creative transition from consultant to in-house team for $2 million savings in 8 years.• Manage project budgets.• Ghostwrite print and online fund-development letters, articles and video scripts.• Analyze, edit and approve text and artwork to ensure effective communication and compliance with corporate style guide.• Identify opportunities for cross-promotion of ministry programs. Show less
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Manager of Ministry Support Communications
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2006 - 2018
Managed annual giving campaigns from conceptualization to delivery. Coordinated strategic, creative, technical and production facets for print, video and online components.
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Project Leader / Programmer Analyst and Web Developer
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2004 - 2006
Provided technical support for various departments, including project management, data administration, process analysis, web design, technical writing, and Crystal Report creation.• Data administrator for media-marketing and planned-giving applications.• Performed workflow analysis for new software implementation.• Designed SQL-based databases for software applications.• Provided support for organizational Internet sites.
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Associate Programmer
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2000 - 2004
Assembled electronic files and created reports for customer relationship management (CRM), direct mail, and telemarketing projects.• Reduced departmental costs by proposing role transition rather than acquiring an additional salaried employee for CRM responsibilities.• Wrote user documentation and provided training to managers and teams.• Increased efficiency and turn-around time for electronic file output.
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Novelist
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2009 - Present
Mona Lisas and Little White Lies - 2019 Beautiful Mess - 2017 Hit and Run - 2016 (short fiction) Between These Walls - 2015 8 Reasons Your Life Matters - 2013 (nonfiction) The Landing - 2012 From the Dead - 2010 Mona Lisas and Little White Lies - 2019 Beautiful Mess - 2017 Hit and Run - 2016 (short fiction) Between These Walls - 2015 8 Reasons Your Life Matters - 2013 (nonfiction) The Landing - 2012 From the Dead - 2010
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Gift Processing Reporting Coordinator
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1999 - 2000
Designed and generated data reports for fund-development managers. Produced monthly direct-mail extracts for client ministries and coordinated with vendors to ensure compliance with client needs.• Reduced departmental expenditures by avoiding outside consultation and designing in-house solution for specialty pledge reminders.• Created and coordinated reporting schedule.• Developed departmental report menu and trained managers for its use.
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Data Entry Operator
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1998 - 1999
Entered gifts and pledges via Benefactor gift processing program for LCMS Ministries Support Department.
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WCBW-FM
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Greater St. Louis Area
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Intern
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1996 - 1996
Assisted major-market radio station in areas of production and sales. Included writing of commercial spots, voice-over work, data entry, and phone calls to clients. Assisted major-market radio station in areas of production and sales. Included writing of commercial spots, voice-over work, data entry, and phone calls to clients.
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Education
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University of Missouri-Columbia
B.A., Mass Communication/Media Studies -
Miami University
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