Melissa Wansin Wong, PhD, CAP®

Fundraiser mobilizing resources for transformative philanthropy

New York, New York, United States

About

I'm a fundraiser who excels in establishing authentic partnerships, nurturing relationships, and leading impact-driven initiatives from strategic planning to execution, delivering accountability and results for mission-centered work and their supporters. Partnering with allies to work towards the equitable and efficacious practice of philanthropy is one of the things they gets me up in the morning, alongside the rush of herding my kids to school. We can make the world a better place together!

Experience

  • Director Of Individual Giving at Guttmacher Institute
    May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

    The Guttmacher Institute is a leading research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) worldwide.

  • Full-time parenting at Career Break
    Feb 2022 - May 2022 · 4 mos

  • Director, Client and Donor Engagement at LAPA Fundraising
    Jun 2021 - Feb 2022 · 9 mos

  • Museum of Chinese in America (2 yrs 5 mos)
    • Director of Institutional Giving
      Jan 2021 - Jun 2021 · 6 mos

      • Institutional giving strategy thought-partner to the President. • Led and managed MOCA’s portfolio of government (federal, state, city), foundation, and corporate funding through grant writing; budget management; reporting; prospect research and cultivation. Nurtured partnerships by building relationships with program officers and family foundation representatives. • Increased the Museum’s institutional giving revenue by 20% in 7 months and 67% in 18 months. • Worked with the Museum’s program and executive staff to prospect, cultivate, and establish new partnerships and renew lapsed partnerships with donors. Secured 5 to 7 figure multi-year gifts for the Museum’s annual fund. • Participated in the strategy and implementation of a 9 figure capital campaign for a new Chinese American national museum. Cultivated family and national foundations, as well as multinational corporations, for transformational gifts. • Oversaw the compliance of an 8 figure pledge from city agencies.

    • Associate Director of Institutional Giving
      Feb 2019 - Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Faculty at School of Visual Arts
    2017 - 2019 · 2 yrs

    Department of Humanities and Social Sciences