Experience

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  Women Who Code

  • Remote

  • Individual Giving Manager

    • Feb 2022 - Present
    • Remote

    • Responsible for a revenue goal of $1,150,000 comprised of individual giving, corporate engagement, and foundational grants. • Experience securing five and six figure gifts• Partner with the CEO to build and implement a high-end strategic plan and processes concerning donor development needs, as well as a comprehensive annual giving plan dedicated to growing the revenue and donor base.• Instill a culture of philanthropy within the Women Who Code staff, board, volunteers, and members while educating those factions on the importance of stewardship. • Maintain and expand upon a pipeline of donors and foundations through the development and implementation of effective cultivation, relationship building, solicitation, and stewardship. • Host outside meeting with donors to foster relationships and expand engagement• Manage partnerships concerning corporate giving, foundational and grant procurement, and NFT and cryptocurrency partners. • Create, implement, and manage giving programs including: major gifts, annual campaigns, online revenue, recurring gifts, social media fundraising, and peer-to-peer fundraising.• Create and implement a stewardship plan concerning lapsed donors.• Create and implement a gratitude strategy to thank and retain donors.• Write a cohesive and comprehensive Case for Support.• Create marketing and communication templates used to support our fundraising needs.• Utilize creative writing, as well as public speaking, skills supporting donor-centric blogs, podcasts, and presentations. • Research and implement fundraising best practices, as well as, tools for success (such as donation platforms, matching gift opportunities, CSRs, CRMs, etc.)• Interim support for corporate partnership team while a colleague was on leave. Tasking included meeting with partners, soliciting corporate engagement, and following up to close the deal.

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  The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Gateway Chapter

  • Campaign Development Manager

    • Aug 2018 - Sep 2021

    • Responsible for a revenue goal of $700,000• Launched and managed the St. Louis Students of the Year (SOY) campaigns. • 2018-2021 I exceeded our fundraising goal between 6-70% annually.• Assisted with the Man & Woman of the Year (MWOY) campaigns.• Interim MWOY campaign lead at various points of 2018, 2019, & 2020 due to staffing changes. • 2018-2021 I helped exceed our fundraising goal between 5-22% annually.• Cultivated and maintained an active portfolio or potential donors, sponsors, and volunteers with varying degrees of giving potential.• Drove high-impact peer-to-peer fundraising to achieve overall revenue goals through mentorship, coaching, and strategic planning.• Cultivated sponsorship acquisition, maintained donor/volunteer engagement, and built enduring relationships through regular communication and in-person meetings (roughly 200 external meetings annually).• Identified and recruited high-impact prospects, donors, and volunteers and managed their participation through identification, engagement, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.• Supported board needs and led a leadership committee focused on fundraising, strategic recruitment, and educating volunteers on high-level fundraising. • Collaborated with various colleagues to ensure fundraising initiatives and volunteer engagement were successful. Increased volunteer recruitment and engagement year-over-year. • Primary event organizer for our gala events. Updated script, assign speakers, staffing and volunteer assignments, seating chart, and auction management.• Maintained a balanced budget, ensuring cost stayed low (under 10%). • Engage the community in mission education and support services.• Manage hiring process and workload for intern staff.

  • Campaign Specialist

    • Oct 2017 - Aug 2018

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  Apple

  • Greater St. Louis Area

  • Specialist

    • Oct 2015 - Nov 2017
    • Greater St. Louis Area

    • Utilized a customized sales approach to provide an unmatched retail experience tailored to the customers specific needs. Quarterly sales of approximately $250,000.• Identified business customers and briefed them on IT solutions and the Apple ecosystem.• Provided superior customer service and developed positive relationships with customers (+93% Customer satisfaction survey performance score).• Provided peer support with customers, as well as trained and mentored colleagues. • Organized product inventory while supporting store appearance and layout.

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  Hilbert College

  • Hamburg, NY

  • Women's Lacrosse Coach | Athletics Graduate Assistant

    • Aug 2015 - May 2017
    • Hamburg, NY

    • Supported the marketing and social media communication for the athletic department.• Provided game day operations management for various sporting events.• Assisted in tracking statistics for various sporting events.• Responsible for the lacrosse program, duties included: • Recruiting academically and athletically proficient students to the college • Planning practices and game day strategy • Coaching athletes both in terms of athleticism, lacrosse fundamentals, and teamwork. • Planned and implemented team building strategies. • Monitored student athletes academic performance. • Planned travel itinerary, transportation, and hotel accommodations for recruitment and game day travel activities.• Took on the role of interim head coach during 2016 season.

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  Loras College

  • Dubuque, Iowa Area

  • Graphic Designer | Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach

    • Feb 2014 - Jul 2015
    • Dubuque, Iowa Area

    • Worked collaboratively with my colleagues on marketing best practices and strategic plan. • Met with clients one-on-one to discuss their individual design criteria and ensure the marketing plan met their needs.• Designed, edited, and produced the marketing materials for all department on campus.• Utilized Adobe Creative Suite (predominantly Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign) to complete marketing design projects.• Developed and maintained strong relationships as a liaison with outside vendors such as printers, freelance designers, product sales partners, etc. • Supported our internal print center on completing in-house print projects.• Supported the women’s lacrosse program as a part-time assistant coach. Duties included: • Recruiting academically and athletically proficient students to the college • Planning practices • Coaching athletes both in terms of athleticism, lacrosse fundamentals, and teamwork. • Planned and implemented team building strategies.

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  Rainbo Oil Company

  • Dubuque, Iowa Area

  • Marketing Intern

    • Nov 2012 - Mar 2014
    • Dubuque, Iowa Area

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  Athlete Network

  • Intern

    • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

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  Judy Biggert for Congress

  • Intern

    • May 2012 - Nov 2012