NFP Business Development and Project Leadership

NOT FOR PROFIT (NFP) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Results-focused and interpersonal leader with the proven ability to guide full and part-time staff in order to ensure successful project completion

Extensive experience engaging executive/board level stakeholders and managing vendor/philanthropic business relationships

Expert in several toolsets including MS Word, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, NFP/Volunteer database systems (Samaritan, Blackbaud, etc.)

Proven leader of special event planning and execution; extremely focused on organizing both retained and volunteer staffs to support organizational efforts

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

1/2019– present• lana’s heart foundation– Executive Director

Helping pediatric cardiac and transplant patients and their families at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and beyond via charitable services.

Manage day to day tasks

Set up and manage special events

Coordinate donations with ACH staff and families

Coordinate and communicate with Lana’s Heart Foundation Board

1/2017 – 1/2019 • NOTHIN’ BUT AN APRON– CHEF/OWNER

Catering and private chef in Boston, MA and surrounding areas

Meet with clients to discover their dietary needs and event needs

Create mouthwatering menus and tastings

Set up displays and coordinate with vendors as necessary

Manage financial accounts pertaining to the business

6/2015 – 2/2016 • SCIENCE MUSEUM OKLAHOMA – DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

Smithsonian affiliated hands-on science museum, it is an impressive 390,000 square feet and is one of the largest in the nation.

Grant writing and submission

Research and cultivating donors and grants

Donor database maintenance

New donor cultivation

Facilitating fundraising opportunities

2/2015 – 6/2015 • CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART – ADMIN. AST/VOLUNTEER SERVICES

Crystal Bridges is a 217,000 square feet museum of American art in Bentonville, Arkansas. The museum, founded by Alice Walton, with over a half a billion dollars in assets, contains galleries, meeting and classroom spaces, a library, sculpture garden, gift shop, and a full service restaurant and coffee bar.

Work with departmental leaders, maintained and managed calendar of volunteer opportunities in Samaritan Database system

Address all volunteer requests, needs, incidents, anniversary mailings and background checks for over 650 volunteer staffs

Reconcile volunteer hours with volunteer database time clock ensuring all tax and grant considerations are in compliance

Coordinate annual volunteer appreciation event and quarterly mixer events

Develop monthly volunteer “spotlight” recognition program

Manage/coordinate all initial volunteer training and onboarding

Working with community leaders, spearhead all community volunteer recruiting efforts for the museum

10/2004 – 2/2006 • COMMUNITY HOSPICE FOUNDATION – SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER

Community Hospice Foundation generates philanthropic and community support for patient care services, family needs and community programs, such as Community PedsCare®, a nationally recognized pediatric palliative and hospice program. Each day, through the nearly 940 employees and 930 volunteers, the organization helps ~1,300 patients and their families live better with advanced illness.

Cultivate relationships and manage guidelines for fundraisers hosted by outside groups

Manage development and launch of signature fundraising event for pediatric program with net proceeds of $400,000 in first year

Acting Public Relations manager

Evaluate and recommend changes to technical communications methodologies and practices

Implement Speaker’s Bureau Program

Design donor recognition/cultivation plans and spearheaded development of annual report

Initiate and supervise guidelines for disbursement of funds for emergency needs

5/2004 – 9/2004 • RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE JACKSONVILLE - SPECIAL EVENT AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

Since 1988, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville has provided a “home away from home” for over 33,000 families who utilize Jacksonville’s hospitals and medical facilities for treatment of trauma, premature births, cancer, cardiac conditions and other specialty pediatric diagnoses.

Event Manager

Supervise all external communications and marketing (i. e. layout and production of printed materials)

Media and community relations manager

Grant writing and philanthropic development

Development, research and cultivation of new corporate and individual donors

Design and implementation of recognition structure for existing donors

Identify development opportunities

Direct strategic planning committee and boards to develop and implement annual appeal and other direct mail campaigns.

10/2002 – 10/2004 • CAREY BISHOP FOUNDATION – PROGRAM DIRECTOR

The Carey Bishop Foundation provides swim and safety education and accident related care at Wolfson Children's Hospital for patients and families. The foundation also provides free new parent infant CPR classes, free car seats for those in need, assists in the payment of funeral costs for needy families that lose children, and delivers care baskets for grieving families suffering a child loss.

Volunteer Manager

Event manager for two major fundraisers each year: Family Fun Festival and golf tournament

Direct marketing and advertisement of the Foundation

Analyze each program on a quarterly basis and reported findings to Board

Primary liaison between the foundation and Infant Swimming Research organization

Coordinate funerals for families in need and deliver proposals to CFO and President regarding funds disbursement

Team with the American Red Cross Ready Dog Children's Safety Awareness Program

Develop strategic plan with funeral home directors, program directors of other organizations, and vendors

EDUCATION

1993 – Wolfson High School, Jacksonville, FL

1993-1995 Florida Community College, Jacksonville – studied general requirements and fine arts

AFFILIATIONS

Young Executive Board: University Club

Association of Fundraising Professionals

Bentonville/Rogers Junior Auxiliary

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