DePaul University

Director of Development at Asian Americans Advancing Justice  -  Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Asian Americans Advancing Justice  -  Chicago

Director of Development

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Advisor

- Secured nearly $1 million in revenue in FY18 and FY19 through effective annual giving, major giving, grants, special events, sponsorship opportunities and effective donor cultivations
-   Manage, track, and forecast budget, including risks and opportunities
-  Plan and implement individual giving appeals and solicitations
-  Manage Development and Membership Associate
-  Manage grant portfolio, calendar, and coordination of site visits with program officers
-  Manage gift entries, acknowledgements, and track donor communication
-  Create solicitation toolkit materials for fundraising events for key constituents, including corporate,  sponsorship, individual, and in-kind solicitations
-  Solicit all individual giving, annual fund and major gifts, including meeting with donors, prospects, and board members
-   Work closely with committee members, sponsors, and honorees through
phases of strategic and tactical planning, logistics, and execution of our annual benefit
-  Help in solicitation and securing Alliance individual and organization memberships
-  Lead staff liaison for Fund Development and Board Development committees, working closely with Fund and Board Development Chairs

Arts Alliance Illinois

Development Director

- Directs and implements all fundraising strategies to meet the Museum’s financial goals in conjunction with the Executive Director and Curator and Associate Director
-  Directs all MoCP fundraising special events
-  Solicits all individual giving, annual fund and major gifts, including collecting annual contributions of Advisory Board and Museum Council members
-  Directs membership program
-  Manages grant portfolio
-  Museum liaison with Museum Auxiliary Council

Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)

Manager of Development

- Coordinate all aspects of individual giving campaigns
-  Create a cultivation, solicitation and stewardship calendar
-  Support special event fundraisers and third party events
-  Prospect, maintain and cultivate donors and create gift reports in database
-  Manage grant portfolio and grant cycle
-  Manage major gifts portfolio
-  Manage corporate accounts for volunteer service projects
-  Manage major gifts portfolio
-  Maintain and forecast individual and foundation budget
-  Supports Board of Directors and Auxiliary Boards

Chicago Cares

Development Manager

With an open heart and an open mind, The Night Ministry provides housing, health care and human connection to members of the Chicago community who are struggling with poverty or homelessness.

-  Provided creative leadership and responsible for individual giving program to increase public awareness and support of The Night Ministry
-  Developed, coordinated and executed a comprehensive direct mail plan
-  Cultivated and maintained individual and community donors
-  Provided oversight and solicitation of in-kind gifts, in conjunction with Volunteering, Community & Congregational Relations Department
-  Oversaw all acquisition mailings and new prospect lists
-  Planned, executed and attended all donor cultivation events, third-party and community events
-  Assisted in the planning and execution of the annual Awards Dinner & Auction
-  Coordinated and lead work of volunteers
-  Promoted the mission and programs of The Night Ministry to individual financial supporters, both current and prospective

The Night Ministry

Coordinator for Individual & Community Giving

- Promoted a documentary film, Unbroken Glass (Kartemquin Films), through community outreach and fundraising in the Indian American community and the community at large

Unbroken Glass

Community Outreach & Fundraising/Associate Producer

- Designed social media, web and print materials to promote Step For Hope, an annual 5K Run/Walk fundraiser for brain aneurysm supporters and survivors during the month of September
-  Recruited sponsors, vendors and donations
-  Collaborated with The Brain Aneurysm Foundation to raise awareness

Step For Hope

PR & Marketing

- Fostered relationships with community college partnerships
-  Built relationships with internal and external outlets through outreach and networking activities with high schools, funding agencies and community based organizations
-  Communicated regularly and directly with students and clients about programs and 	individual success student stories
-  Collaborated with program instructors to creatively promote curriculum and externships
-  Developed, designed, and updated web and print material
-  Engaged in social media networks to improving the size and depth of our social networks to reach more potential students, clients and connectors in the community
-  Tracked and reported marketing efforts to clients, instructors, internal departments through SEO/SEM analytics
-  Maintained, forecasted and tracked monthly marketing budgets

MK Education

Student & Community Outreach Manager

- Designed music section of magazine
-  Worked closely with art directors and editors

Time Out Chicago

Freelance Designer

- Developed, implemented and managed print and online marketing strategies
-  Provided administrative assistance to the company president and CEO
-  Interacted with branch stores to coordinate weekly signage, menus and assisted with a variety of detail-oriented projects, including but not limited to writing and editing of menus, newsletters and creating inventory booklets for branch stores
-  Collaborated with catering directors to coordinate and execute plans for exhibitions and events

Sangini Brahmbhatt