Fundraising Officer

Fundraising Officer — Bridge Builders Coalition

Atlanta, GA | October 2023 – Present

• Managed a portfolio of 165 active major donors, increasing average gift size by 24% over 18 months through personalized stewardship and targeted impact reporting.
• Secured $1.2M in cumulative institutional funding by authoring and submitting 18 federal, state, and foundation grant proposals with a verified 83% success rate.
• Coordinated 3 annual fundraising gala events with budgets up to $85,000, generating $320,000 in net revenue and attracting 75+ new corporate sponsors.
• Configured Salesforce NPSP database system to automate donor thank-you and tax receipt workflows, reducing average processing times from 5 business days to under 24 hours.

Development Coordinator — Horizon Youth Services

Savannah, GA | June 2021 – September 2023

• Spearheaded a new peer-to-peer digital fundraising campaign that engaged 450+ unique participants and raised $68,500, exceeding the target goal by 37% over a 4-week period.
• Conducted prospect research on 200+ local corporate foundations, qualifying 45 high-potential leads that resulted in $120,000 of new sponsorship funding.
• Maintained the Raiser's Edge database with a verified 99.8% data entry accuracy rate, optimizing mailing lists for direct mail campaigns reaching 12,000+ households.
• Collaborated with the communications department to draft and distribute monthly digital newsletters, elevating donor email click-through rates from 12% to 31%.

Donor relations, Major gifts solicitation, Grant writing, Campaign planning, Salesforce NPSP, Raiser's Edge NXT, Annual giving, Corporate sponsorships, Prospect research, Event coordination, Donor stewardship, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Charity compliance, Budget tracking

Centennial Capital Campaign

Role: Co-Lead Fundraiser

Tools: Salesforce NPSP, Trello, Google Workspace

Managed a capital campaign that raised $2.4M over 12 months to fund a new community center wing, exceeding the initial target by $400,000.

End-of-Year Giving Upgrade

Role: Lead Coordinator

Tools: Raiser's Edge NXT, Mailchimp, Canva

Redesigned the digital donation portal and email appeal sequence, resulting in a 43% increase in online donations during the December campaign.

• Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) (2025)
• Certificate in Grant Writing (2022)

• Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Volunteer Grant Reviewer for the Atlanta Community Foundation (2023-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice