ANDREA R. RANTA

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Olmsted Falls, OH 44138 E-mail: adu2wc@r.postjobfree.com

Skills:

Raised $1 Million (for general operating support, educational programs, exhibits and projects) which included significant awards of general operating support funds from Cuyahoga Arts and Culture - $86K annually for 2008-2010 (3-year grant) and $91K annually for 2011-2012 (2-year grant).

Raised over $600K from area foundations and matching gifts to upgrade museum exhibits

Lobbied efforts and requests to State of Ohio for both general operating support and capital improvement funding with awards of $50K to $100K.

Created and managed annual benefit that raised $90,000.00. Solicited corporate sponsorships.

Improved Annual Fund Campaign raising over $100,000.00, with 100% participation of the Board.

Administrative/Office Management

Volunteer Recruitment and Management

Event Planning and Coordination

Donor Cultivation, Stewardship and Records Management

Recruited, scheduled and management volunteers

Grants Management (Research, Writing and Reporting)

Planned and Managed Annual Fund Campaigns

Data Entry Experience – Legal Software, Donor Perfect (Older Version), Commence and iWAM

Primary responsibility for grants management (research, writing and reporting), annual fund and board/donor records management.

Coordinated effort and procured funds to upgrade the telephone system and office technology and purchase much-needed donor management software in order to diverse development initiatives and improve records management and donor communications.

Provided administrative support to Director and Operations Manager for El Barrio in its three locations, including managing the calendar, coordinating meetings or luncheon events, records management, data entry for reporting, handling correspondence.

Researched funding sources, edited proposals or wrote grant proposals (mostly for general operating support) – approved grants and amounts confidential. Contributed to the fundraising efforts for the production of a PBS documentary entitled “Trail Magic”, about Grandma Emma Gatewood of Gallipolis, OH, who was the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 1955 at age 67.

Professional Experience:

El Barrio, Inc. – Workforce Development

Part-Time, Administrative Assistant 2014 to 2017

Ohio Means Jobs (f/k/a Employment Connections) -West Shore Neighborhood Center

Part-Time, Career Center Assistant 2013 to 2014

Part-Time Contract Grant Research and Writing 2011 to 2012

The Children’s Museum of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 2006 to 2010

Grants and Gifts Manager

The Great Lakes Historical Society, Vermilion, OH 1999 to 2005

Director of Development

Education:

Bachelor of Arts Communication Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH

Alpha Sigma Lambda--Beta Upsilon Chapter (National Honor Society), served as Secretary/Public Relations Coordinator.

Active with CESA (Continuing Education Student Association) assisting with activities and orientations for adult continuing education students.

Associate of Science Business/Secretarial, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH

Affiliations and Activities:

Association of Fundraising Professionals

Northern Ohio Planned Giving Council

Past President of Business and Professional Women-Vermilion, OH

American Red Cross-Greater Cleveland Chapter

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