Experience

The Family Place

• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Development Manager- Major Donors

  • Jun 2021 - Present

• Development Manager, Mid-Level Donors

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2021

  • Secures more than $750,000 in contributions annually, including corporate, foundation and individual gifts from portfolio of 350 mid-level and major donors• Manages and executes all aspects of major donor dinner fundraiser and auction, ReuNight, including: planning, managing chairs, recruiting honorary chairs, negotiating contracts, soliciting sponsorships, underwriting and in-kind donations. Netted over $2,230,000 in 7 years, while keeping expenses below 18% annually.• Manages SafeKeepers Annual Giving Society; increased membership by 100% over 7 years• Works with Board of Directors to solicit five figure gifts• Develops and executes proposals, campaign solicitations, and stewardship plans• Creates and delivers virtual and in-person presentations to corporations and organizations• Oversaw logistics, proposals, letter campaigns, mid-level donor solicitations and stewardship for $17.5 million capital campaign to build Ann Moody Place Show less



Duke University Development Office

• 614 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27708

• Development Assistant for Major Gifts

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2014

  • Supported two Regional Gift Officers for record year of direct solicitations. Worked with deans, presidential administration, and faculty for donor visit itineraries and follow up. Oversaw successful transition of major gift regions. Learned to create donor bios and briefings, prepare endowment agreements, edit proposals, and manage cultivation strategies to support gift officers. Created weekly task report for gift officers, which has dramatically impacted data retrieval, research transparency, and itinerary planning. • Developed strong proficiency in Duke donor database systems, including DADD and Enquire. Regularly extract, analyze and synthesize data requests made by gift officers. Streamlined the database input process for Regional Gift Officers to document critical donor information. • Served as main point of contact in organizing campus tours for alumni families of potential students. Identified interests of alumni and prospective students to facilitate meetings with key campus administrators and faculty, thereby establishing working relationships across the university. Directly These tours have led to new gifts to club sports, engineering, and the library. Developed campus visit protocol, which has been adopted by Major Gift staff. • Worked across the university with entities such as PRMA, university archivists, student affairs, and residential education to identify potential new donors for a collective endowment. Referred identified donors to their respective gift officers. Donations to endowment increased 30% over fourteen months, and have thereby surpassed minimum funding for activation. • Collaborated with a Regional Gift Officer and OIT as leaders of the first initiative to utilize Concourse and WebEx during Women’s Forum Meetings. Presented findings during the AVP All Development Staff Meeting. Facilitated Concourse training with Duke Alumnae, Regional Gift Officers, and Development Assistants. Show less



NC Triangle Area Vanderbilt Alumni Association

• NC Triangle

• Philanthropy Chair

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Collaborated with Vanderbilt’s Alumni Chapter Liaison to coordinate “Commodore Classroom:” a Vanderbilt professor-led lecture and tour of the Nasher Museum of Art with local alumni. • Served as the point person for the event, from creating and managing the budget, to researching and negotiating the venues and catering. Utilized email and social media to advertise event, thereby increasing attendance by 50% from previous years. • Collaborated with Vanderbilt’s Alumni Chapter Liaison to coordinate “Commodore Classroom:” a Vanderbilt professor-led lecture and tour of the Nasher Museum of Art with local alumni. • Served as the point person for the event, from creating and managing the budget, to researching and negotiating the venues and catering. Utilized email and social media to advertise event, thereby increasing attendance by 50% from previous years.



Organizing for America

• Durham, NC

• Organizing Fellow

  • Aug 2012 - Nov 2012

  • Promoted as Get-Out-The-Vote Staging Location Director for various precincts throughout early voting. Managed and coordinated all campaign volunteers at a given precinct and continuously adjusted plans in response to changing circumstances. • Arranged and conducted precinct specific “Rides to the Polls” during Early Voting. Selected by campaign supervisors to take the lead in implementing and supervising the program at precincts throughout Durham County. • Recruited and organized hundreds of volunteers to register voters via phone-banking and door-to-door canvassing. • Coordinated various small group and large organization meetings to engage community members and enlist their support. Show less



IntraHealth International

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Development Associate

  • Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Secured major donor support, coordinated conference activities for sponsors and compiled briefings for event staff for the inaugural SwitchPoint Conference, Retreat and Concert in April 2012. • Designed and carried out funding requests, follow-up methods, and stewardship reports for profiled philanthropists and corporate foundations. Generated growth of individual donor base with direct mail, cultivation, and face-to-face solicitation strategies. • Created donor relations strategies that resulted in 100% donor support retention for the 2013 event. • Recruited by Director of Development to serve as Logistics Manager for the April 2013 SwitchPoint event. Partnered with Director of Strategic Initiatives to supervise conference agenda, speakers’ schedules, and volunteer activities. Show less



Leg Up Therapeutic Riding Center

• Pulaski, TN

• Development Coordinator and Founding Volunteer

  • Aug 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Oversaw the nonprofit’s development in its infancy. Led trainings for the Executive Director and Board of Directors to implement new fundraising strategies and facilitate board development. Compiled targeted annual goals, objectives, and timelines for development activity. • Initiated and supervised the Annual Giving Campaign, reaching our $10,000 goal by January 2012. • Conceived and supervised the inaugural Holiday Dinner Fundraiser. Researched and identified potential major donors to invite to event. Prepped the Executive Director, the board, and volunteers in attendance to facilitate meaningful conversations and engage donors. Framed organization’s needs in order to align with individual donor's interests, thereby engaging the donor and encouraging new donations during the dinner. Show less



Giles County School Board

• Pulaski, TN

• Substitute Teacher

  • Aug 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Motivated students and encourage student-teacher interaction through efficient classroom management. • Fostered meaningful relationships with educators at different county schools and act as reliable resource for many educators. • Motivated students and encourage student-teacher interaction through efficient classroom management. • Fostered meaningful relationships with educators at different county schools and act as reliable resource for many educators.



Tennessee Justice Center

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Client Advocate and Outreach Intern

  • Aug 2010 - Jan 2011

  • Created and managed a development strategy to be implemented throughout the 15th Anniversary Year. Compiled 15 years of data from grants and reports to create a multi-media presentation to supplement the 15th Anniversary events. Also authored a letter writing campaign and assembled a much-needed master list of contacts to utilize for subsequent development opportunities. • Produced a short, professional documentary that was released January 2011 in conjunction with TJC 15th Anniversary. Delegated tasks, coordinated multiple schedules, traveled across the state to conduct interviews, and worked with a wide variety of clients, donors, supporters, attorneys, and doctors to gather pertinent information. • Planned, designed, and implemented new outreach materials to further organization’s professional network. Drafted articles that were published in local and regional advocacy newsletters and journals. Presented these materials at statewide conferences for disability, foster parent, and children’s issues. • Presented SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis to Board of Directors and major donors, resulting in the creation of a committee to expand development opportunities. • Conducted client intakes of four new families, closing two of the cases while performing extensive case management Show less



Vanderbilt University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student

  • 2006 - 2011



Legal Momentum

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

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Researched and profiled over a thousand of agencies advocating immigrant women’s rights for use in federally funded national directory. Developed and implemented new research intake and organization systems. • Synthesized findings of STOP funded grant reports into an efficient Microsoft Excel database for future use in a nationally recognized research paper. • Advocated during National Women and Children’s Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. Attended press conferences, congressional hearings and met with congressional staff to discuss passage of the HELP Separated Children’s Act. • Represented Legal Momentum at the Eisenhower Executive Office during the Panel for the Office for Violence Against Women. Show less



J. Harlan & Associates

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  • Assisted attorney at court hearings and learned formal court proceedings. • Worked with clients to collect pertinent information and updated the office’s computer system files. • Planned and designed new advertising campaigns for office. • Initiated recycling program for office. • Given increased responsibility and acknowledgement for completed tasks, and was eventually paid for full-time employment. • Assisted attorney at court hearings and learned formal court proceedings. • Worked with clients to collect pertinent information and updated the office’s computer system files. • Planned and designed new advertising campaigns for office. • Initiated recycling program for office. • Given increased responsibility and acknowledgement for completed tasks, and was eventually paid for full-time employment.