Communication, Marketing and Fundraising professional

Stacey L. Cate

Experience

EMERSON COLLEGE Office of Institutional Advancement Boston, MA

Assistant Director, Annual Giving April 2009 – Present

• Manage a portfolio of over 300 leadership-level giving prospects

• Travel to CT, NJ, and MD soliciting $1,000 - $10,000 gifts to the Emerson Fund

• Plan and host regional President’s Society events for the College’s high-end donors

• Implement peer-to-peer solicitation program for graduates of the last decade

• Maintain project management duties for Senior Class Giving, Phonathon, and student philanthropy programs

Annual Giving Coordinator November 2006 – April 2009

• Supported Director and Assistant Director of Annual Giving to set up regional travel and prospect visits

• Project Manager for the Phonathon program; recruitment, training, management and incentive programming for 25-30 student callers each semester

• Instituted Senior Gift program; function as project manager since 2007

• Initiated a four-tiered student philanthropy education program

• Project managed the direct mail program, creating, writing and sending of 20+ paper- and e-appeals each year

• Implemented a streamlined process for Annual Giving to work with Advancement Services, Senior Development staff and direct mail vendor to ensure timely mailing drops

• Increased productivity of pledge collecting by implementing an automatic daily donor relations pledge reminder system

• Conceptualize and coordinate content of Annual Giving website in conjunction with central Public Affairs Office

Staff Assistant September 2006- November 2006

• Provided administrative support for the department, including incoming calls, being the “gatekeeper” for 19 staff members, meeting and presentation preparation, note-taking, calendar management, etc.

• Provided direct administrative support to the Vice President and several directors by conducting personal calendar management, meeting coordination, mail processing, correspondence, and donor cultivation support

• Maintained inventory of office supplies and ensured timely and efficient supply orders

• Manage and direct all incoming alumni and parent inquiries, maintaining confidentiality

SUNBEAM TELEVISION CORPORATION WHDH 7News Boston, MA

Special Projects Intern January 2006- May 2006

• One-on-one assistance to Special Projects Producer, responsible for special event coverage, feature stories, and specialized consumer news segments

• Provided clerical assistance and research support

• Actively participated on location for daily video shoots, and in-station with brainstorming and copy- and video-editing

• Acquired in-depth writing coaching, communication training from Special Projects producing team

EMERSON COLLEGE Office of Human Resources Boston, MA

Student Administrative Assistant September 2003 – May 2005

• Answered and fielded incoming phone calls

• Reviewed incoming resumes and provided responses; assisted with interview scheduling

• Maintained benefit tallies; employees sick, personal and vacation days

• Greeted visitors to the office; provided and collected appropriate paperwork when necessary

Education

EMERSON COLLEGE Boston, MA

B.S. in Broadcast Journalism, minors in Science and Political Science May 2006

• Graduated Cum Laude, 3.4 GPA

• Sunshine Alumni Chair of Kappa Gamma Chi Sorority and member of RTNDA, WEBN, WERS 88.9FM, and EIV TV

• Participated in 3 courses in the Graduate-level Marketing Communication program (2007-2008)

BOSTON UNIVERSITY Boston, MA

Certificate in Professional Fundraising December, 2007

Extracurriculars & Skills

• Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Quark, Millennium, Commonspot

• Founder of Kappa Gamma Chi Alumni Volunteer Group

• Member of Emerson College G.O.L.D. alumni group

• Boston Young Professionals Association member

• Women Who Wine Boston-area networking group member

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