Experience

Columbia/Barnard Hillel

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

• Senior Director of Development and Communications

  • Mar 2023 - Present

• Director of Development

  • Aug 2019 - Mar 2023

  • Responsible for the strategy and the implementation of the Annual Fund development plan, raising more than $1.5 million each fiscal year• Supervise the Development Associate and Graphic Designer, providing ongoing mentorship and goal setting• Oversee the Development budget of $220,000, ensuring the development plan is being executed in a timely and cost-effective manner• Steward and solicit all individual gifts up to $25,000, acting as a secondary relationship manager to all gifts within the Annual Fund portfolio• Manage all grant reporting for institutional partners including UJA-Federation of New York, Hillel International, and the Alan B. Slifka Foundation• Copywriter for all outgoing stakeholder communications, including fundraising appeals, monthly constituent emails, and Executive Director updates • Overseeing monthly QuickBooks reconciliation and annual financial audit, in partnership with the COO, Bookkeeper, and Accountant• Event management for all Development programs, including the Annual Dinner, Young Alumni events, Summer Welcome events, Move-In, Family Weekend, and Reunion• Steward and solicit all Board of Directors pledges and gifts, in partnership with the Executive Director and Board President• Present quarterly Development updates at the Executive Committee and Board of Directors meetings, providing data and analysis on the execution of the yearly fundraising plan• Prepare proposals, briefs, and one pagers for meetings with Columbia University and Institutional partners• Act as a thought partner to the Executive Director and Associate Director on new initiatives to expand the work of the Kraft Center, including the writing of 7-figure endowment gift proposals Show less



New York University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Development Associate

  • Oct 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Advises Executive Director of the Bronfman Center to create annual development strategy and goals in-partnership with NYU UDAR leadership • Responsible for the renewals of corporate, foundation and individual gifts, soliciting gifts of $1,000 to $50,000 • Partner with Bronfman Center senior leadership and NYU UDAR colleagues on prospect meetings, soliciting gifts of $5,000 and higher • Managed a 5-person student fundraising committee to help support a culture of giving within the student community • Created the first board handbook for Bronfman Center's Advisory Board, implementing bi-laws and governance for the 25(+) member board • Plan and manage Advisory Board meetings, working with board co-chairs on agenda and speaking remarks • Responsible for all development-related marketing and outreach, including email appeals and social media outreach • Create stewardship plan for Bronfman Center donors, designed to deepen donor connections to the Center and foster a culture of philanthropy • Created Bronfman Center development budget, overseeing expenses and utilizing the budget to maximize fundraising efforts • Create and manage communications calendar for parents, alumni and advisory board that drive the Center's vision, create engagement and establish affinity towards the Bronfman Center • Logistics and management for organizational special events such as Shabbat for 2000, Torah dedication at The Strand and Parents’ Weekend Shabbat • Manage weekly development meetings between UDAR leadership and Bronfman Center Senior Staff • Represents the Bronfman Center at Hillel International and major Foundation functions and partners with Hillel International Development Staff Show less



Columbia/Barnard Hillel

• New York, New York

• Development Associate

  • Apr 2017 - Oct 2018

  • Copywriting, data analysis and vendor coordination for 4 annual print and email appeals, engaging a prospect and donor pool of 5,000+ constituents • Managed and maintained donor database of 15,000+ constituents (Little Green Light), including gift-entry, data-entry and acknowledgement-writing for 1,000 unique donors per fiscal year • Created detailed prospect profiles to assist the Director of Development and Executive Director in identification, cultivation and solicitation of prospects that can give 6-figure gifts • Coordinated all logistics and executed the 300+ guest Annual Columbia/Barnard Hillel Gala, their largest yearly fundraising initiative, raising over $800,000 in 2018 • Oversaw the Young Alumni donor community, coordinating 4 annual Young Alumni programs • Managed 2 Senior Fund co-chairs to coordinate events and fundraising initiatives to promote a culture of giving within the graduating class • Coordinated the inaugural Thank-a-thon, engaging 50 student volunteers to call 1,000 FY17 donors over a 12-hour period • Coordinated logistics for 5 annual Board of Director meetings and 9 annual Executive Committee meetings, stewarding 25 lay leaders • Created stewardship and development materials and coordinated across mass-emailing platforms and social media Show less



YJP - Young Jewish Professionals

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  • Assistant event coordinator for 2-3 business networking conferences per week • Head of YJP Works, an in-house cooperative working space • Point-of-contact for a 200-person CEO and Presidents Healthcare Conference, headed by Pfizer and Humana • Administrative duties • Assistant event coordinator for 2-3 business networking conferences per week • Head of YJP Works, an in-house cooperative working space • Point-of-contact for a 200-person CEO and Presidents Healthcare Conference, headed by Pfizer and Humana • Administrative duties



Word Rebel

• Greater New York City Area

• Special Events Intern

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015



PRACTICE Benefit Corp

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Sep 2013 - May 2014

  • Planned their first annual “Narrow The Gap” Gala • Co-led the Logistics and Communications Team • Point of Contact for several donors and the venue, The Cornell Club • Aided in producing event website, signage, auction items, and volunteer-donor touch points • Planned their first annual “Narrow The Gap” Gala • Co-led the Logistics and Communications Team • Point of Contact for several donors and the venue, The Cornell Club • Aided in producing event website, signage, auction items, and volunteer-donor touch points