TERE ACEVES 408-***-**** ad1w88@r.postjobfree.com *017 Hoku Avenue, #A, Honolulu, HI 96816

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

- Successful collaborator of the Leadership Team

- Twenty years of experience in private schools

- Over twenty years of experience in Advancement Practices.

- Planning and execution of fundraising events.

- Strong donor cultivation and stewardship practices.

- Volunteer recruiting, training, and retention.

- Excellent Management skills

- Excellent project management, analytical, and interpersonal skills.

- Extremely organized and goal-oriented.

- Bilingual (Spanish and English).

EXPERIENCE

La Pietra Hawaii’s School for Girls - Honolulu, HI -October 2023- present

Director of Institutional Advancement

- Lead and supervise the Communications, Aluni and Admission teams

- Manage a portfolio of donors, strategizing and planning their philanthropic efforts during their time at the institution

- Develop a program that focuses on re-establishing relationships with the parents of alumni to build a strong legacy community.

- Serve on the La Pietra’s Administrative team supporting the Advancement efforts of the school

- Create and run events for endowment fundraising to cultivate donor stewardship and generate sponsorships.

Archbishop Mitty High School – San Jose, CA August 2022

Vice President of Advancement

- Lead and supervise the Advancement team

- Manage a portfolio of donors, strategizing and planning their philanthropic efforts during their time at the institution

- Develop a program that focuses on re-establishing relationships with the parents of alumni to build a strong legacy community.

- Serve on the AMHS Administrative Council and serve as an ex-officio member of the AMHS Board of Regents, supporting the Advancement, Strategic Planning, Membership, Facilities, and Finance Committees.

- Identify and develop annual giving, major donors, and planned giving cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship opportunities.

- Facilitate the AMHS Alumni Internship Program, our campus-wide internship program for AMHS alumni who are recent college graduates.

- Direct the Archbishop Mitty Parent Association (AMPA) liaison to develop meaningful volunteer and engagement opportunities.

- Implement mission-aligned partnerships and collaboration opportunities among the greater Silicon Valley civic and business communities.

The Harker School – Saratoga, CA August 2010 -2022

2018- Present- Director of Parent Alumni Relations & Major Annual Gift Officer

- Manage a portfolio of donors, strategizing and planning their philanthropic efforts during their time at the institution

- Develop a program that focuses on re-establishing relationships with the parents of alumni to build a strong legacy community.

- Establish and manage an Alumni Parent Committee made of class representatives who served as the liaison between the Office of Parents of Alumni and their respective grade levels.

- Create and run an Alumni Parent Appeal as part of the Annual Giving Campaign to increase class endowments.

2018- Present-Director of Endowment Fundraising

- Educate and advocate to the different constituents of the school about the importance of endowment fundraising in order to increase donations.

- Create and run events for endowment fundraising to cultivate donor stewardship and generate sponsorships.

2017 -2021-Eagle Store Founder

- Spearheaded the establishment and management of the Eagle Store in order to foster community building and school pride among school constituents, increasing the endowment by allocating 100% of the revenue to the school's general endowment.

- Oversee the transition to new school uniforms to strengthen school identity and brand awareness. - Collaborate with several school department managers, school program directors, and student class representatives to ensure that all items comply with school branding, executing many projects simultaneously.

2015-2017- Director of Event Fundraising

- Responsible for working with different members of the school community to organize and manage events with specific fundraising goals.

- Conducted cost-benefit analysis with volunteers and school representatives in order to evaluate the success of events.

2010- 2015-Director of School Volunteer Programs:

- Developed a volunteer program that identifies, trains, and retains parent volunteers for the different divisions of the school while identifying successful community parent leaders and donors.

- Ensured the continuity and growth of the program, by creating meaningful tasks for volunteers to feel active and involved with the everyday school experience of their students, strengthening the school community.

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