Years Experience Service

Crystal M. Davis

***** ********* **., *******, ** 62017

Phone:573-***-**** Email: **********@*****.***

PROFILE

Award-winning professional with over twenty years experience in developing community resources, recruiting professional and volunteer personnel while operating efficiently and effectively within budget constraints. Solid background in securing grants from proposal stage through reporting on compliance and financial issues. Effective in public relations skills, including delivering formal presentations, written communications and planning then conducting extensive fund-raising campaigns.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Community Hope Center

Cottage Hills, IL

Executive Director/Vice-President 1988-2006

Spearheaded the opening of the Community Hope Center in April of 1988. Currently, it is the largest charity of its kind helping those who are less fortunate within nine counties in southwest Illinois. Supervised the organizations service programs and daily operations. Worked closely with the board of directors and carried out their policies and procedures. Supervised five full-time and seven part-time staff plus a volunteer staff of over 75 individuals along with donor appreciation plus volunteer appreciation banquets. Developed programs, solicited funds, recruited board members, and trained staff. Planned and supervised two very large annual fund-raising events.

Built the not-for-profit organization into valuable service provider with over 75 volunteers offering services to more than 127,250 families throughout nine counties in south west Illinois. The Community Hope Center helps the poor, homeless, children, and the elderly with programs that meet their individual needs. The Center is a full-service crisis emergency center that provides diverse programs which are offered free of charge to those who are less fortunate. Each program is designed and implemented to help families out of their crisis situations.

Spear-headed a fundraising campaign and managed the building of a home for abused children from the ground up and when completed in was totally debt free. Today this home serves the homeless children from throughout Madison County, Illinois

Planned and administered $148,265 annual budget

Prepared federal, state and private grant proposals with a high record of acceptance.

Established referral system for those in need of counseling and assistance.

Created programs listed below:

Food Distribution Program Clothing & Furniture Distribution Program

Food Dollar Program Computer Literacy Program

Welfare to Work Program Parenting Support Program

Crisis Emergency Shelter for Abused Children

St. Louis Marine Corps

St. Louis, MO

Illinois Distribution Director 2000-2005

Managed the distribution of Marine Toys for Tots to charities from throughout Madison County Illinois during the Christmas season. Recruited volunteer staff to drive the toys from St. Louis to the Illinois warehouse and sort through over 25,000 toys every season. Developed the application and receiving process for charities to acquire their toys for their toy giveaways.

Missouri River Flood

Cottage Hills, IL

Disaster Relief Manager 1993

Spearheaded the quick acquisition of food, blankets, housing and counseling for the flood victims of the Missouri, Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Managed the Community Hope Centers’ flood relief actions by recruiting volunteers, acquiring essentials and delivering them to people who where trapped and couldn’t get out of their flooded towns for help. Fund raised and acquired millions of dollars of product for the victims of the flood. Coordinated those donating to effectively receive and distribute their products to the flood victims from throughout five counties in southwest Illinois.

Administrative Abilities

Office Management,

Type 70+ wpm,

Able to create flyers & brochures,

Administrate volunteers & paid staff plus a yearly recognition banquet

Payroll with Quick Books abilities,

20 years experience in philanthropy, foundational grant writing

Built mailing lists and performed mass mail outs with bulk mailings

Planned and created a newspaper that went out quarterly

Organized a tri-city Thanksgiving Day Meal for those in need

Organized the distribution of toys at Christmas for twenty years

Crisis counselor plus individual needs assessor with intervention & referrals

Implemented & directed community wide feeding programs

Formed & Chaired several committees

Public relations with donors & community leaders

Fund raising on many levels plus benefit banquet organizer

Special guest speaking abilities

Time management to raise productivity

Proficient in Word, Excel, QuickBooks and Publisher programs

AWARDS

• February 15, 1998- The Masonic Community Service Award was given to Crystal M. Davis for her work in helping those less fortunate.

• June 10, 1998- Crystal M. Davis received the KSDK Channel 5, Volunteer 5 Award for volunteer services benefiting her local community.

• June 10, 1998- Crystal M. Davis received the Local Jefferson Award. Presented to her by the Institute for Public Service in Washington, DC for outstanding work in helping those less fortunate. They paid her way to Washington to be apart of a three day event to present her with this and another award.

• June 17, 1998- the Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis Award for the Greatest Pubic Service Benefiting Local Communities was awarded to Crystal M. Davis at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC. Only 5 people received this award out of 1400 nominations. It is the highest honor that an individual can acquire for their volunteer work in their community.

EDUCATION/LICENSES

El Paso Community College Graduated 1977

Operation Food Search 3 months food handling course 1989

I was a part of the first brainstorming session that created the manual which is used to train food pantry directors in the proper handling of prepared food.

Madison County Health Dept. Licensed Food Handling Courses 1988-2006

Licensed Food Handler for eighteen years.

Computer Course 1 year through Computer Tech Inc. 1991

Have been self taught on multiple programs with extensive knowledge of the internet.

References

Don Falk 573-***-****

9481 Deer Run Rd., Williamsburg, MO 63388

Gwen Davis, President 217-***-**** Where I currently volunteer 2-3 days a week

International Children’s Ministry Institute

44 Hoefker Dr., Litchfield, IL 62056

Connie Whitaker 217-***-****

715 West Union Ave.

Litchfield, IL 62056

You can view my history at the CHC by going to: hopecenters.com and clicking on the history tab.

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