Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
I bring clarity and capacity to increase team potential to raise friends, funds, and awareness for the betterment of humanity.
• Developed systems and policies for small to midsize Nonprofit organizations to ensure a solid foundation and stimulate growth in funding. • Provided support in nonprofit marketing, administrative tasks, donor development, board training, foundations, corporate relationships, and grant management. • Successes include more than doubling funding for clients over three years, aligning 990s and compliance toward greater success long term and smooth transition to a full time fundraiser.
• Managed grant research, writing, submission, and reporting for Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens to support the transition to a new Director of Development. • Developed and submitted grant proposals to federal, private foundations, corporate, state, and local entities to secure funding for the organization's initiatives.
• Managed donor relationships and grants at Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens. • Facilitated knowledge transfer to the new Director of Development during the transition period.
• Successfully raised over $1 million in giving through individuals, foundations, government funding, and corporations. • Introduced two new events to raise awareness and cultivate donors, resulting in successful annual events. • Re-engaged lapsed donors, securing over $50,000 in annual renewed giving.
• Led significant campaigns resulting in a program support increase from $700,000 to over $1.1 million by EOY 2018. • Exceeded goals to boost funding from major donors by $250,000 annually. • Contributed to winning over $160,000 from private foundations in 2018 through grant writing efforts.
Assist guests in their transformation experience at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, merchandising and retail sales. Also, picked up shifts from time to time in the parks working retail and merchandising.