Santa Clara University

Founder & CEO at Sheri Mac Enterprises  6300+

San Jose, California, United States

Fundraising consultancy firm actively involved in revenue generation, driving better integration and alignment among all revenue-related functions, and enhancing sustainable business models. This includes, but is not limited to:  sales, marketing, strategic partnerships, sponsorships, grants, event management and production, business development, board development, investment capital, and client support. These services are  provided to: emerging growth, mid-market, pre-IPO, and Fortune 500 companies, as well as nonprofits.

Sheri Mac Enterprises

Founder & CEO

Anubis Bio Corporation

Chief Revenue Officer

Aryana Health Care Foundation

Brain Trauma Foundation

Chief Development Officer

Established partnerships with over 50 investment funds to service clients in 10 different market segments; these included: real estate, venture capital, business loans, and manufacturing.  Targeted potential partners/customers, funding partners, and additional sales team affiliates, qualify and initiate contact, and develop solutions using the available working capital to acquire new accounts and business.  Leveraged past sales experience and contacts.
Developed and managed national and international deal flow and sales pipeline, as well as participate in the valuation and viability of all deals.
Was responsible for press coverage, establishing seminars, business conference, and trade show
opportunities, as well as board recruitment, engagement, and development.
Co-developed website, marketing and sales materials, investment packets, and created client, broker, and additional funds' contracts.
Handled all government affairs and community relations.

Blue Lotus Ventures

Co-Founder/SVP Business Development

Created and managed investment opportunities to support Belvedere Advisors' business objectives as a privately owned, registered investment advisor that builds and manages multi-asset-class, global investment portfolios for individuals, families, and institutions.

Belvedere Advisors LLC

Business Development Consultant

Responsible for the overall strategic planning and development of new investments, account strategy, growth, profitability and satisfaction of top tier investors. Provide vision, leadership, and strategic direction to the CEO's, General Managing Partners, and Board of Directors to substantially generate revenue to support their overall mission and business objectives.

-  Leverage executive connections to cultivate and establish lucrative investments from high-net worth individuals and corporate funders.
-  Exceeded quarterly revenue forecasts by 125% by generating new revenue through proposal creation and presentation of investment thesis and funds, designed to improve the investors' ROI.
-  Success in developing and executing data driven marketing strategies to improve the overall effectiveness of investment and optimization programs.
-  Review financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and improvement.
-  Redeveloped and repositioned The Full Throttle Ventures and Verliant Energy Partners websites.
-  Actively recruited the Advisory Board of Directors for FTV Portfolio companies.
-  Developed The Corporate Social Responsibility Program and Sustainable Metrics for Full Throttle Ventures.
-  Work effectively with a multitude of corporate community outreach and external affairs executives from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Silicon Valley Capital Club to substantially increase corporate investments and social responsibility.
-  Created the first "Fashions Funding a Cure" Benefit for the American Cancer Society at Nordstrom.
-  Silicon Valley Leadership Group: Executive Liaison Member
-  Silicon Valley Capital Club: Governing Board of Directors, Charity Committee Member

Full Throttle Ventures

Vice President of Business Development and Community Relations

- Developed the 2011 "Pasquale in Canto ­ A Season of Giving" benefit concert for ACS.
-  Designed and implemented the inaugural "One Dollar, One Event, One Profound Impact Concert" to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.
-  Utilize executive contacts with KCSM, CreaTV, ABC, NBC, KTVU, The Chamber of Commerces of Silicon Valley and San Mateo respectively, Gentry Magazine, Bay Area Newsgroup, Metro Newspapers, Artsopolis, Star PR, Silicon Valley Concierge Association, KSJS, KDFC, VTA, and others to broadcast and print public service announcements about the benefit concert and future events.
-  Developed a sponsorship prospectus and business model to attract hundreds of prospective cash, in-kind, and advertising sponsorships.

Notable Inc

- Leveraged executive connections to cultivate and establish lucrative sponsorship and grant opportunities, employee volunteer and matching gifts programs with Silicon Valley's top 250 corporations.
-  Worked effectively with a multitude of corporate community outreach and external affairs executives to substantially increase awareness of Morgan Autism's programs and services, volunteer opportunities, and community engagement.
-  Invited to submit over $200,000 in new corporate and private foundation grant applications to SAP, eBay, Western Digital, SanDisk, Amgen, Yahoo, Irene Scully Family Foundation, The Sharks Foundation, Bothin Foundation, and several more.
-  Invited to submit over $500,000 in grant and sponsorship applications in 2011 from Nvidia, Cisco, Comerica Bank, Wells Fargo Foundation, Sobrato Family Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and numerous others.
-  Implemented policies, developed community/advertising partners, and assessed strategic plan initiatives for the Annual National Autism Conference at Santa Clara University and Starry Starry Night Gala.
-  Developed Morgan Autism Center's Starry Starry Night Promotional Print Opportunities, which focuses on increasing corporate and philanthropic individual contributions, by showcasing advertising opportunities in the gala event program, procurement letter and form.

Morgan Autism Center

Consultant

- Signif icantly increased cash, advertising, and in-kind sponsorships and donations over 250%.
-  Managed multiple projects, while working closely with different agencies to execute training programs
to provide required support resources; thus, allowing for proper execution, optimal team building and
leadership effectiveness, and organizational growth and enrichment.
-  Lead sales team negotiations for over $1,000,000 in annual cash, in-kind, and media sponsorships and
corporate foundation grant awards.
-  New media sponsorships included advertising campaigns developed with: VTA, AT&T Advertising
Solutions, Travelocity, The Silicon Valley Business Journal, The Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce.
-  Lead and inspired team to secure over $500,000 in new business with existing and first-time sponsors.
New sponsors included: Cisco, AT&T, Valley Credit Union, JetBlue Airway, Energizer Suncare Division, Applied Materials, Intel, Wells Fargo, The Private Bank, Beshoff MotorCars, Whole Foods Market, Almaden Sonoma Chicken Coop, and Chipotle.
-  Created the concept for the inaugural San Jose Jazz Festival Community Corner, which provided 20 non-profit organizations with a festival business booth, free of charge, in one of the highest trafficked areas of the festival.  This allowed these respective organizations to effectively showcase their operations and engage tens of thousands of festival attendees with their membership, donor, and colunteer opportunities.
-  Developed the 2010 San Jose jazz Festival Nonprofit Sponsorship and was invited to submit proposals to: eBay, Linear Technology, SAP, <a href="http://Google.org">Google.org</a>, Netapp, Comerica Bank, Cirrus Logic, and Symantec.
-  Recognized by executive management on numerous occasions for exceptional performance, project management, and development of sponsorship and grant awards.

Sheri Macdonald