Nonprofit Projects
United Marriage Encounter- Current Involvement
- Manage a donor recognition and cultivation
- Lead efforts to increase the annual fund
- Launch and lead planned giving efforts
- Manage Social Media
- Coordinate social media efforts with 10 different volunteer groups
Vinson H. Jetter Community Center- Current Involvement
- Networked Executive Director to find parent agency until nonprofit status is secured
The Upper Room- Current Involvement
- Advise Director on fundraising practices
- Recruited funds during opening night
Clinton Convention & Visitors Bureau- Current Involvement
- Board Chair
- Developed new committee structure
- Coordinated committee division of responsibilities and flow chart to successfully recruit tourism activities
- Marketing Committee Chair
- Develop marketing strategy
Okwumabua Progressive Group- Current Involvement
- Serve on the Fundraising Committee
- Developed comprehensive list of potential grants to fund strategic vision
Gateway Area Community Center
- Wrote organization's preliminary bylaws
- Recruited board members
- Networked Executive Director with community funding agencies
Oregon Together
- Served on steering committee
- Organized planning meetings
- Coordinated with the Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs
- Promoted the meetings to the town’s citizens and stakeholders
- Managed the logistics of 6 weekly meetings with 80 registered attendees
- Served as Chair of the Outdoor Recreation Committee
- Served on the Coordinating Council to foster collaboration between the six committees
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois
- Created a volunteer management system for the One Tough Cookie Mud Run fundraiser
- Developed a comprehensive list of civic clubs in the council, segmented each club according to giving history and council goals, implemented a plan for contacting, presenting and soliciting each club
- Redesigned donation page to include a new fundraising programs and improve ease of donating
- Designed, coordinated, implemented, and evaluated of the council’s annual giving campaigns including direct mail, on-line giving, and special events.
Stronghold Camp & Retreat Center
- Completed break-even analysis to assess profitability of our kitchen services
- Developed 18 month marketing plan, organization’s first marketing plan in eight years
- Developed the program and secured funding for new camp program to benefit low income youth
- Developed, organized and promoted organization’s 1st & 2nd annual 5k Cross Country Run to the Castle
- Increased Facebook presence through social media campaigns that resulted in 154% increase in Facebook page likes and 414% increased average post view.
- Implemented organization’s first email promotion strategy resulting in new business and donations
- Conducted a survey of 82 clergy to assess Stronghold’s brand image
- Managed and oversaw all advertising and promotions
- Research customer history, identified target markets and promoted each Stronghold offering
- Upon leaving this organization due to grant expiration, I completed a detailed one year marketing plan and suggestions for the following year if certain benchmarks are reached. I completed the following year’s email and social media content calendars and a document of attainable and advantageous strategic development ideas.
Genesis Garden
- Earned a $12,000 grant from The Great Rivers Presbytery to deliver interfaith recreation
- Coordinated and implemented two cultural entertainment events per month for 18-30 year olds
- Recruited and managed 6-8 volunteers for each cultural entertainment event
Macomb Rotaract
- President July 2014- March 2015
- Doubled membership from six regular attendees to 12
- Coordinated fundraisers for Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, donated a total of $1,040.02
- Treasurer July 2013- July 2014
- Maintain accurate fiscal records
- Collaborated with administrative team to develop organizational strategy
- Earthfest Coordinator
- Created and implemented an Earth Day Celebration in 2013 and 2014
- Managed over 30 volunteers
- Oversaw the coordination of the music stage, Thrift Store Fashion Show, youth activities and tournaments
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