I have worked in a variety of nonprofit sectors including human services, environment, arts/humanities, health, foundation and higher education providing innovative and proven methodologies that enhance nonprofit performance and sustainability. Projects I have performed include fundraising audits and strategy, board training/development, strategic planning, major gift campaigns, stakeholder studies, and professional search/placement.
I am also the founder of the Foothills Nonprofit Collaborative, a professional development group that meets monthly to discuss nonprofit and fundraising topics ranging from making the ask to planned giving strategies. Nonprofit CEO’s, development officers, and board members are invited to participate and there is no cost to attend.
I have served as faculty for AFP’s Fundamentals of Fundraising course at UNC Charlotte, leading various modules of the training course. I also present on a variety of topics including donor retention, board engagement and effectiveness, fundraising certification and more.
Communications/Marketing
Burke County United Way
Communications
Maureen "Mo" Schwind
Executive Director
828-433-0681
[email protected]
I worked on a variety of communications initiatives for Burke County United Way including rewriting their donor acknowledgement letters, writing a press release, donor outreach/stewardship communications, creating a new funding appeal letter, case statement, a donor impact report and an annual communications plan.
Communications/Marketing
Aspire Youth and Family
Communications Outreach Project
Kim Castano
Executive Director
828-226-5533
[email protected]
Adult Life Programs was in need of a communications outreach plan to help them with a specific campaign. The agency requires vans for its programs to transport children to and from its sessions. A deadline was fast approaching where they needed to raise dollars in order to purchase two vans. I created media messaging, a press release, created a media contact list and did outreach to media outlets to request their support in getting the word out to multiple counties and communities.
Fundraising/Development
Burke County United Way
Fundraising Strategy
Maureen "Mo" Schwind
Executive Director
828-433-0681
[email protected]
I performed an audit of the United Way's current fundraising methodologies and donor groups, and created a strategic fund development and communication plan for them.
Fundraising/Development
Western Piedmont Foundation
Fundraising Strategy
Stacey Sholar
Stacey Sholar
828-448-3122
[email protected]
I am performing an audit of Western Piedmont Foundation's funding methodologies and donor giving. The deliverable is to create a strategic fund development plan.
Western North Carolina Nonprofit Pathways
P.O. Box 7667
Asheville, NC 28802
Phone: 828-242-9028
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