Manager Staff

CHRISTOPHER CREASE, M.A.

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Communities in Schools, Baytown Texas: 1/2020 – Present The mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering to stay in school and achieve in life. Executive Director:

Responsible for planning, organization, and direction of the organization’s operations and programs.

Develops and implements consistent inventory and cost accounting policies, procedures, and operational reporting/metrics.

Oversees and reports on the organization’s results for board of directors.

Prepares accurate and timely analyses that capture and communicate fundraising results, variances, and performance trends.

Provides leadership to and manages the efforts of site staff to ensure appropriate support of all departments.

Supervises the development of operations-based financial modeling.

Coordinates and leads annual budget reviews, monthly and quarterly reviews, and periodic forecast updates with operational and senior management for all locations.

Approves major systems implementations related to cost and inventory control.

Retains a diverse, highly qualified staff and volunteers by providing career coaching, growth, and personal development for workers.

Ensures that services and funding relationships are robust enough to meet or exceed strategic goals and objectives.

CC3, LLC Philanthropic National Consulting Group, USA: 1/1999 – 1/2020 Domestic Philanthropy

National Philanthropic Consultant: (Contractual Assignments)

Strategy: develop and execute ongoing strategy for qualifying corporate donors in extensive research, retention, and growth of contributions as well as recapture from previous donors. Works collaboratively with other departments and partner with regional development staff to create customized solicitation strategies matching the objectives of the organization and interests of the corporate donor or prospect.

Fundraising Targets and Portfolio Management: manages an assigned portfolio of accounts and prospects with intent to discover their potential. Responsible for an annual financial goal. Develops aggregate account management plans resulting in phone interactions and local face to face solicitations.

Prospect Development: implements programs and activities to identify, cultivate solicit and steward accounts at the $25,000 level or higher, with an emphasis on maximizing revenue for the clients to advance their mission. May work with comm unity Board members and other leadership volunteers to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward appropriate donors. Updates account records in Salesforce following donor contacts.

Relationship Development: accountable for cultivating relationships of organizational fundraising with focus on retention, recapture, and growth. Responsible for new business development and the need to steward account relationships.

A Window Between Worlds, Venice California: 7/2019 – 12/2019 (temp., contract) A trauma-informed approach acknowledging that trauma is prevalent, and the impacts are far reaching. Director of Development:

Develop and oversee our annual fundraising program

Identify prospective individual and corporate donors and develop strategies to cultivate those relationships

Maintain ongoing communications with private and corporate donors

Research donor relation programs at local, state, and federal art institutions

Ensure timely and accurate report deliveries to funders

Collaborate with staff on the management and planning of fundraising events and donor receptions

Develop print marketing collateral related to fundraising in collaboration with our advertising department

CC3, LLC Philanthropic National Consulting Group, USA: 7/1999 – 7/2019 Domestic Philanthropy

National Philanthropic Consultant: (Contractual Assignments)

Strategy: develop and execute ongoing strategy for qualifying corporate donors in extensive research, retention, and growth of contributions as well as recapture from previous donors. Works collaboratively with other departments and partner with regional development staff to create customized solicitation strategies matching the objectives of the organization and interests of the corporate donor or prospect.

Fundraising Targets and Portfolio Management: manages an assigned portfolio of accounts and prospects with intent to discover their potential. Responsible for an annual financial goal. Develops aggregate account management plans resulting in phone interactions and local face to face solicitations.

Prospect Development: implements programs and activities to identify, cultivate solicit and steward accounts at the $25,000 level or higher, with an emphasis on maximizing revenue for the clients to advance their mission. May work with comm unity Board members and other leadership volunteers to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward appropriate donors. Updates account records in Salesforce following donor contacts.

Relationship Development: accountable for cultivating relationships of organizational fundraising with focus on retention, recapture, and growth. Responsible for new business development and the need to steward account relationships.

The Campbell Center, Glendale California: 1/2018 – 7/2018 (temp., contract) Empowering adults with developmental disabilities to gain independence. Fund Development Manager:

Develop and implement strategic plans that meet business goals and objectives created in partnership with the Board of Directors.

Develop positive relationships with key stakeholders, including shareholders and government agencies.

Ensure commitment to and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations across the organization. Create a culture of transparency and communication throughout the organization.

In conjunction with the Executive Director and Board, create and implement an annual and longer-term fundraising plan with dollar goals, objectives, and strategies for identifying, cultivating, and soliciting major individual gifts, foundation grants, and corporate gifts and sponsorships.

Responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Neon application and participates in planning, design, implementation, deployment, and testing Neon based courses and content.

Lead the mission and vision of the organization, along with the Board, so that MDE clients receive high-quality services; Implement strategic plans, based on data-driven analytics, projections, and financials. FSA, Moreno Valley, California: 8/2015 - 11/2015 (temp., contract) Building of communities one family at a time throughout the Inland Empire. Director of Development:

In conjunction with the Executive Director and Board, create and implement an annual and longer-term fundraising plan with dollar goals, objectives, and strategies for identifying, cultivating, and soliciting major individual gifts, foundation grants, and corporate gifts and sponsorships.

Responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Blackbaud application and participates in planning, design, implementation, deployment, and testing Blackbaud based courses and content.

Manage MDE's budget and ensure that it is a financially viable, sustainable organization with the resources to meet current and projected program growth

Ensure that MDE is in compliance with relevant state and federal laws, regulations and with standard accounting procedures.

Build a high-performing senior leadership team and play an active role in attracting, retaining, and developing a best-in-class staff. YWCA of Greater Los Angeles, California: 2014 – 2015 Advocacy organization for women’s human rights, development, and leadership. Development Manager:

Develop and manage timelines for various fundraising activities to ensure strategic plans and critical fundraising processes are carried out in a timely manner. Develop policies and procedures for the development department which reflect ethical fundraising practices.

Lead the mission and vision of the organization, along with the Board, so that MDE clients receive high-quality services.

Implement strategic plans, based on data-driven analytics, projections, and financials.

Support and partner with the ED and board members on all major fundraising initiatives. Collaborate with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to develop and implement the agency financial strategy.

Actively work with the ED and senior staff to develop and implement a comprehensive development strategy to include corporate, foundation, and government grants.

Morehouse Parish School (Delta Magnet School), Bastrop, Louisiana: 2013 - 2014 K-12 Education

Grant Manager/Educator/Athletic Coordinator:

Develop and execute the campus annual fundraising plan (22 schools: elementary, middle, & high school). Secured financial support from individuals, foundations, and corporations.

Manage the implementation of Raiser's Edge and oversee staff responsible for data entry and gift processing.

Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with major donors.

Created and executed strategies for a large, sustained base of annual individual donors.

Oversight of all campus special events/athletic operations/administration. American Red Cross of Greater Houston, Texas: 2007 – 2011 Provider of emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education. South Texas Gulf Coast Health & Safety Regional Director:

Lead the mission and vision of the organization, along with the Board, so that MDE clients receive high-quality services.

Implement strategic plans, based on data-driven analytics, projections, and financials.

Manage MDE's budget and ensure that it is a financially viable, sustainable organization with the resources to meet current and projected program growth.

Ensure that MDE follows relevant state and federal laws, regulations and with standard accounting procedures.

Build a high-performing senior leadership team and play an active role in attracting, retaining, and developing a best-in-class staff.

Accomplish reaching high level marketing and sales quotas

Manage all administrative operations, donor/fund-raising development, managed the human resource aspect by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, disciplining employees; communicated job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.

Managed day to day operations from: Branch Directors, Divisional Sales Representatives, Training Specialist, Logistics Specialist, Volunteer Managers, and Chapter Supervisors totaling more than 20. Performed role of Chairperson of health and safety lines of service team for (five) facilities. YWCA of Greater Houston, Texas: 2005 – 2007

Advocacy organization for women’s human rights, development, and leadership. Senior Director of Children & Youth Services:

Significantly exceeded expectations through managing (seven) early childhood facilities (ages 6 weeks to 12 years of age), supervision of support staff, and department managers totaling more than 30.

Established partnership with Houston Community College Southeast and Houston Community College Northeast for free childcare services for students. Drafted and submitted (4) RFP’s resulting in award of $300K for various programs within first six months of tenure.

Build a high-performing senior leadership team and play an active role in attracting, retaining, and developing a best-in-class staff.

Identify and implement cost-effective ways to deliver state-of-the-art programs to clients.

Participate in identifying and cultivating corporate, individual and foundation sponsors.

Wesley Community Center, Houston, Texas: 1998 – 2005 Provider of community social services.

Senior Director of Children & Youth Services:

Optimized administration output, oversight of multi-facility operations, created/implemented curriculum development for (5) early childhood facilities.

Successfully managed the NAEYC accreditation process for (2) early childhood centers. Supervised teachers, counselors, field supervisors, and city-wide athletic coaches totaling 30 staff.

Build a high-performing senior leadership team and play an active role in attracting, retaining, and developing a best-in-class staff.

Identify and implement cost-effective ways to deliver state-of-the-art programs to clients.

Participate in identifying and cultivating corporate, individual and foundation sponsors.

EDUCATION

M.A., Education Administration

University of Phoenix, Houston, Texas, 2003

B.S., K-12 Education

University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, Louisiana COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity – (1993 - present) CPR/AED Instructor & Chapter Strategic Planning Leadership Co-Chairperson, American Red Cross

(2007 – 2012)

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