SHERRI W. MORR
Los Angeles, CA • 818-***-**** • ad10r7@r.postjobfree.com
DILIGENT FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT
Major Gift Director • Operations Director • Business Development Manager • Fundraising Specialist
Objection Handling • High-Volume Cold Calling • Sales Prospecting • Key Information Management
Implemented Giving Societies • Wrote Technical Articles • Exceeded Quotas • Directed Planning
Coordinated High-Value Campaigns • Increased Giving • Founded Companies • Published a Book
WORK EXPERIENCE
MORR Fundraising Inc. 2010 - present
Consultant
●Developed comprehensive annual giving campaigns, campaign plans, and parlor meetings.
●Identified prospects and developed solicitation strategies 10+ for clients.
●Conducted cultivation, stewardship, and engagement training for clients’ staff and volunteers.
●Presented campaign training seminars on nonprofit management.
●Published a book, fundraising technical articles, and essays.
American Society University of Haifa, Los Angeles, CA June 2014 - 2018
Director
●Closed a $10M dollar donation to renovate a building at the University of Haifa in Israel.
●Directed comprehensive campaign planning, donor management, and solicitation processes.
●Analyzed data to develop new prospects and drive ongoing cultivation.
●Led campaign training for staff and produced educational events, programs, and gatherings.
Jewish Federation of the Desert, Rancho Mirage, CA 2010
Consultant
Jewish National Fund, Los Angeles & San Francisco, CA 1998 - 2010
Zone Director
●Raised up to $7M annually by directing fundraising campaigns in 9 states.
●Secured and tracked 75+ major gift donors via organized, systematic processes.
●Increased the Northern California campaign by 50% in less than 5 years.
●Administered 6 family donors giving $1M+ annually and identified 50+ new prospects.
●Directed “One Hour Ask” events in 14 cities throughout the US, raising $500,000+ annually.
EDUCATION
California State University, Northridge, CA
Bachelor of Arts, Speech Communication
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles, CA
Master of Arts, Nonprofit Management
TECHNOLOGIES
Technologies: Blackbaud, Pledgemaker, Microsoft