Katie Ambacher
Development Coordinator at College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool), University of Maryland- Claim this Profile
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College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool), University of Maryland
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Development Coordinator
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Apr 2022 - Present
● implements activities to increase alumni engagement, including working closely with Alumni Network Board to plan alumni events ● works with faculty and staff within the School of Information Studies to coordinate all development needs, including setting up meetings with chief development officer regularly ● assists in creating marketing plan and logistics for all development events ● donor stewardship ● use various databases to: pull selected donor lists; check scholarship account balances; find and update donor information ● use AlumnIQ platform to: create and send quarterly development newsletter to all alumni/staff/faculty create and send all alumni email communication create and manage event registrations ● works closely with the communications and annual giving teams to coordinate Giving Tuesday and Giving Day messaging
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Freelance Musician
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Jan 2009 - Present
Flute/piccolo freelancer in the DC and Philadelphia areas, with a focus on chamber music/orchestral/opera/theater. Flute/piccolo freelancer in the DC and Philadelphia areas, with a focus on chamber music/orchestral/opera/theater.
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Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
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United States
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Religious Institutions
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1 - 100 Employee
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Development Coordinator
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Sep 2019 - Apr 2022
● Acted as first point of contact for Development Office in assisting donors with donations and other inquiries via phone and email ● Responsible for creating and sending acknowledgement letters; greatly reduced letter errors ● Maintained database integrity (Salesforce); lowered incidence of duplicate mailings ● Assisted Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving with grant research ● Assisted with annual benefit dinner logisitics and planning for 300+ person event; this was our org's largest single fundraising event each year
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Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts
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Vienna, Virginia, United States
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Teaching Artist
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Aug 2017 - Jun 2018
● Prepared 16-session lesson plans for students at 4-6 schools per year ● Coordinated with teachers on lesson plans and schedules ● Taught teachers various skills and techniques for integrating the arts into their classrooms ● Prepared 16-session lesson plans for students at 4-6 schools per year ● Coordinated with teachers on lesson plans and schedules ● Taught teachers various skills and techniques for integrating the arts into their classrooms
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Play On Philly
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United States
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Musicians
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1 - 100 Employee
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Teaching Artist
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May 2011 - Jul 2016
● taught daily small group flute lessons ● created engaging lesson plans weekly ● arranged chamber music as needed for mixed instrument ensembles ● prepared students for chamber/orchestra/wind ensemble performances throughout school year ● taught daily small group flute lessons ● created engaging lesson plans weekly ● arranged chamber music as needed for mixed instrument ensembles ● prepared students for chamber/orchestra/wind ensemble performances throughout school year
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Education
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Schulich School of Music of McGill University
Master's degree