Director of Development & Special Events Resume Example

Development:

• Gift Solicitation: Successfully solicits gifts ranging from $5,000 to $500,000; Works with the Executive Director, Board of Directors, and other donors and volunteers on solicitations up to $2.5M.
• Board of Directors: Work includes managing relationships with board members as well as identifying and recruiting potential board members.
• Corporate Relationships: Builds and manages relationships with over 50 corporations in sectors including finance, small business, retail, marketing/communications, legal, insurance, athletics, etc. including patient visits, event sponsorships, donor presentations, gift solicitations, etc. Also includes managing relationships with high net-worth individuals who are also individual donors
• Individual Relationships: Maintains a portfolio of over 150 individuals who are both current and prospective donors.
• Proposals: Writes proposals for individuals and corporations to request funding and/or create other partnership opportunities.
• Committee Management & Leadership: Manages & leads several other donor groups including event committees, young professional council, etc.

Special Events:

• FY19 Highlight: Raised $1.85M through three events
• Hope & Heroes Walk: Joined Hope & Heroes after the first year of this event, which raised $75,000 and had 350 participants. In 10 years, the event has grown to raise over $2.8M and has 1,200 participants every year.
• Hope & Heroes Annual Dinner: Have grown the event from 300 attendees raising $300,000 to 500 attendees raising $1.5 Million through growth in both individual and corporate sponsorship
• Hope & Heroes Golf Tournament: Have grown the event from 100 attendees raising $400,000 to 230 attendees raising over $550,000 through building an active event committee, increasing golfers and creating a robust non-player sponsorship offering.
• Other: Oversees events for the pediatric cancer patients at Columbia including holiday parties, craft activities, celebrity visits, gift distributions, etc.; Works with all speakers (including cancer patients, donors, board members and media professionals) including writing and reviewing their remarks; Oversees over 20 community events per year; Oversees and manages all event vendors.

Other:

• Communications: Oversees all communications including email, website, social media, video, and print; Helped lead the organization through a complete re-branding ;Manages any media requests
• Staff/Vendor Management: Manage the Development & Database Assistant and Communications & Marketing Manager on related work; Manage several vendors with year-round contracts on event management work