CONNIE PHILLIPS

P.O. Box ***, Angwin, California 94508

707-***-****

acbdcf@r.postjobfree.com

~ EVENT PLANNER ~

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Results-driven director and trainer; capable of building solid relationships with organizations and colleagues, and known for extensive public relations aptitudes

Dynamic, highly motivated, and detail-oriented professional, with over 12 years of broad-based experience in event planning and coordination, fund development, complex project management, marketing communications, and staff management within corporate and nonprofit settings. Skilled at producing and executing more than 150 integrated campaigns and events for academic institutions and social communities. Commended as a visionary and collaborative leader committed to excellence. Equipped with well-defined interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and team building skills.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Event Planning and Management

- Master-planned and oversaw more than 150 events in 12 years, with 7 major events in the past two years, such as alumni homecoming weekends, major donor events, and in-service events, as well as special events which included restart of an annual golf tournament with lead sponsorships and approximately 100 participants.

- Initiated the planning and implementation of the annual scholarship awards event which provided over $750K of awards to exceeding 750 students at Pacific Union College.

- Played a vital role in improving and facilitating the annual Christmas events for the President’s Circle which doubled the attendance in the first year and generated greater funds from the largest donor group; thus, increasing the visibility of this annual giving club.

- Launched and implemented over 30 successful phonathon campaigns at three higher education institutions which progressively generated more than $400K in annual donations.

- Worked collaboratively with the president and vice president of advancement at Pacific Union College in gaining major donor development through special events, appeals, and direct asks; successfully achieving 8% of annual increase in donors and dollars.

- Spearheaded fundraising efforts in leading the recruitment and training of student callers, as well as creating training materials and caller incentive programs at Pacific Union College.

Relationship Management People Development

- Established and maintained good, long-lasting relationships with all levels of management as well as with people of diverse cultural backgrounds, built on trust, communication, and professional approach.

- Successfully directed hundreds of nationwide personal home visits which cultivated stronger relations with alumni and donors for major gift programs.

- Boosted the size of the President’s Circle giving club by over 12% in two years; consequently providing key members with positive reinforcement and motivation that resulted in a harmonious working environment.

- Maintained constant coordination with the donor database manager in successfully creating and implementing a new donor contact process which delivered increase in donor outreach and organization connectivity by 17%.

- Contributed strategic insights in pioneering and executing training programs for phonathon campaign volunteers; consequently providing training to more than 500 volunteers for 12 years.

Community Outreach Initiatives

- Established a spirit of volunteerism and commitment across the community, surpassing the ordinary in diverse industries, through the following community services:

- Provision of medical and dental clinics and a vacation bible school in Nigeria with Africa Mission Service; Amazon River in Brazil with Loma Linda University Church; and San Bernardino, California, USA with Social Action Community Health Systems (SACHS)

- Collaboration with Macedonian Ministries in tutoring pregnant and parenting teens in San Bernardino, California, USA

- Planning, organization, and implementation of a college class reunion, as well as a home lunch program for hundreds of college students at Pacific Union College in Napa Valley, California, USA

Core Business Operations Project Management

- Optimized productivity with 100% project milestone accomplishment after utilizing an event time-line approach in the implementation of project management initiatives organization-wide.

- Provided expert leadership to annual operations budget of $175K while achieving and exceeding budget targets at Pacific Union College.

- Leveraged project management aptitudes for various activities, such as donor events, solicitation campaigns, direct mail programs, printing concerns, vendor relationship programs, and grant proposals.

- Proficiently analyzed and led event evaluation to identify and administer strengths and weaknesses.

- Rendered volunteer support training and fulfilled event coordination tasks, including vendor contracts and relations; facility identification and preparation; meal services, registration, major donor hosting, signage, participant materials, and acknowledgement; program development; and sponsorship acquisition.

WORK CHRONOLOGY

PACIFIC UNION COLLEGE Napa Valley, CA

DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT, ALUMNI AND ADVANCEMENT OFFICE 2011–2013

PHONATHON DIRECTOR 2001–2002

LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY Loma Linda, CA

ANNUAL GIVING COORDINATOR, OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPY 2007–2011

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN NURSING 2004–2007

LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Loma Linda, CA

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY II, CASE MANAGEMENT 2002–2004

UNION COLLEGE Lincoln, NE

ANNUAL GIVING INTERN 2001

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS: 2002 Pacific Union College, Napa Valley, CA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Conference on Philanthropy: 2008 Philanthropic Service for Institutions (PSI), Phoenix, AZ

Persuasive Development Writing: 2007 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Seattle, WA

The Principles and Techniques of Fundraising: 2006 Indiana University School of Philanthropy, Denver, CO

Meeting of the Minds: 2005; 2006 CASE, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, CA

TECHNICAL ACUMEN

Microsoft Office Suite

Internet Applications

60 wpm Typing Speed

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