Chief Development Officer

KATHY W. GREGG

Chicago, IL 708-***-****

******.*****@*****.*** ~ www.linkedin/in/kathywgregg

Compassionate fundraiser who thrives on building stakeholder relationships that endure for decades seeks to take to heart your organization’s mission and vision to make it a reality. SKILLS- As an experienced generalist, the following skills express my strengths, interests, and enthusiasm

• Major Donor Identification and Cultivation

• Donor Stewardship and Engagement

• Face-to-face Solicitation

• Active Listening

• Campaign Creation and Management

• Planned Giving Campaigns

• Exceptional Writing-Proposals, Grants, Appeals

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IMPACT - Notable Projects Managed

• CARES Funding $2.3 million - Friedman Place

• Four National Endowment for the Arts Grants -

Friedman Place’s Weaving Studio

• Designing a Better Chicago’s Inaugural Grant Award - Friedman Place

• Inaugural Awards Event “20 Most Inspiring

Chicagoans” - Streetwise

• $15 Million Endowment Naming Campaign -

Chicago Lighthouse

• Inaugural Planned Giving Week- North Shore

Senior Center

• Juncture Newsletter- Creator & Editor- North

Shore Senior Center

WORK EXPERIENCE @ Inspiring Organizations

2018- Chief Development Officer, Friedman Place

2013-15 Director of Development, Friedman Place

2017-18 Director of Development, Streetwise

2016-17 Director of Development-Endowment, Chicago Lighthouse 2010-13 Major and Planned Gifts Officer, North Shore Senior Center Performed all the duties, responsibilities, and tasks of the positions noted above with the highest integrity and attention to detail to creatively meet fundraising goals includes, but not limited to: Board cultivation and management, major and annual gift solicitation and management, annual appeal campaigns, corporate gifts, grant writing and management, team management, event management, volunteer management, program evaluation and expansion, community relations, CRM and GDPR data management, and communications across all channels including earned media. EDUCATION

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL B.Phil., English and Writing, Cum Laude University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL, Economics

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