Resume

OBJECTIVE

To find a development focused position with an arts-based nonprofit organization where I can apply my combined creative and administrative experience.

SKILLS

EXPERIENCE

Americorps VISTA: Community Outreach & Development, Springifled Family Center, Springfield, VT. Sep ’20 – Present

· Assisted Executive Director in all aspects of daily operations and securing funding

· Seek and develop new relationships with grantors (Family Trusts, Private Organizations, State/Federal Grants)

· Write (21 grants over 2 years) and edit grant applications and follow up in reports

· Maintain accurate data tracking (grant calendars and amounts, updated client data tracking sheets)

· Assist in all aspects of major annual fundraising events including: planning, securing sponsorships and in-kind donations, creating marketing materials (flyers, booklets, posters, etc), organizing/hosting raffles and silent auctions

· Creation of mailing list, donor solicitation letters, and print marketing materials for annual individual giving campaign and sustaining donor campaign

· Scheduling, coordinating, note-taking, and occasional hosting of board and development team meetings to plan for fundraising events

· Creation of digital newsletters, educational video programs, and community-centered virtual and in-person events to promote the organization’s services

· Recruited, trained, and coordinated volunteers for seasonal programs and one-time events

· Maintain regular e-mail and phone correspondence with community partners, volunteers, donors, and press

· Managing and updating the organization’s website and social media pages consistently

Conservation Corpsmember, American Conservation Experience, Boulder Creek, CA. Jan ’20 – Aug ‘20

· Work on a trail maintenance crew to brush and tread existing trails & assist in building bridges and stairs in California State Parks (Big Sur, Mendocino)

· Take direction and work rapidly in teams on large scale projects

· Communicate with 5-11 fellow corps members for each project

Work Trade/Assistantship, The Art Monastery Project, Springfield, VT. May ’19 – Sep ‘19

· Assist in planning, organizing, and hosting week-long group artists retreats (up to 15 people), and longer individual artists retreats (1 week – multi month)

· Plan and execute meal preparation for large groups, serve as lead baker

· Assist in garden maintenance and harvesting throughout the summer

· Actively participate and engage creatively with a community of artists through art shares, exhibitions, and performances

Intern, ProArts Gallery, Oakland, CA. Feb ’19 – May –‘19

· Creation and distribution of weekly newsletters via email and print

· Assist in planning and executing community-wide events, soliciting individual donations

· Assist in scheduling and receiving in-kind donations from local organizations/individuals

· Maintaining and updating the organization’s website to reflect accurate event information

Studio Assistant, California College of the Arts Textile Department, Oakland, CA Dec ’16 – Sep ‘18

· Clean and organize high traffic studio spaces

· Assist professors with materials acquisition and organization in studio classes, maintain records of materials borrowed/purchased

· Served one summer as studio manager interim, cleaned out and reorganized main studio spaces

· Implemented new organizational systems for shared studio materials

EDUCATION

Pre-College Program, July 2014. California College of the Arts, Oakland, California.

· Course focus in Interior Design. 3.8 GPA on a 4.0 scale

Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Individualized Fine Arts, December 2018. California College of the Arts, Oakland, California.

· Graduated with Honors distinction with a 3.78 GPA on a 4.0 scale

· Course focus in Textile Arts, Writing, Film, Sculpture. Writing Minor.

· Two summer study abroad programs studying Film in Reykjavik, Iceland and Craft/Design in Oaxaca, Mexico.

· Published creative writing in two annual college-wide journal cycles.

Fundraising & Development Certificate, 2022. Common Good Vermont, Online.

· 6 month course covering the creation of a development plan, creating marketing materials for fundraisers, grantseeking, storytelling, and planning annual fundraising events/campaigns

COURSES

2021 Develop Your Story and Broadcast It: PR Strategies and Media Relations, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, Virtual

2021 Fundraising 101/Grant Writing, SerVermont/Americorps VISTA, Virtual

2022 Nonprofit Financial Leadership (6 course series), Montana Nonprofit Network, Virtual

HONORS

Creative Achievement Award, California College of the Arts, Fall 2015 - Fall 2018. (Creative Portfolio Based)

Fine Arts All College Honors Award - Marjorie Benedict Scholarship, California College of the Arts, Fall 2018. (Creative Porfolio and Academic Achievement Based)