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Assistant Director for Development

Dynamic, dedicated business leader leveraging excellent experience and education to drive organizational success through key guidance across global marketing business analysis and strategies. Skillfully develop and manage accounts, directly developing value proposition and positioning across industries and segments. Create and execute cutting-edge marketing strategies and plans in coordination with sales; design integrated solutions. Promote technical and business alignment with key products and services; identify and prioritize ecosystem partners. Spearhead cross-functional teams, driving innovative strategies and tactics that reliably build revenue. Employ deep understanding of processes within Africa; engage in fundraising to support new refugee populations across the U.S. Basic proficiency in French and Akan.

Spearheaded team of 12 across organizational levels and locations; hired staff and directed development of annual fundraising gala. Supervised full-spectrum event planning; interfaced effectively with global donors, fostering productive relationships with highly diverse group of former refugees and others. Skillfully recruited support at ethnic and religious festivals across the U.S. Utilized Raiser's Edge database to handle constituent relationship management. Tracked previous refugee donor giving and produced reports; presented strategy based on trend analysis to supervisor. Key Achievements:
?	Successfully exceeded gala fundraising goal by 128%; significantly increased former refugee individual giving by 60% YTD.
?	Forged solid strong team, driving top performance; significantly enhanced public image and organizational exposure across various audiences.
?	Developed Refugee Alumni Network and oversaw direct mail marketing to former refugees in four languages. Delivered engaging community presentations.
?	Interfaced directly with former refugees to draft direct mail appeal letters; implemented process for collaborating working with former refugee leaders, delivering solid community impact.
?	Skillfully collected and imported 50K records into Raiser's Edge database; relied on intuition as well as data to execute reliably sound decisions.

Managed organization of outreach event to garner support and build partnership with local clergy. Oversaw processing of financial donations as well as Monthly Giving Program, Quarterly Thank-a-Thons, and fundraising campaign for shipping material resources overseas. Interfaced effectively with donors each day, ensuring topnotch customer service. Collaborated to promptly resolve emerging issues; interacted with lawyers, insurance organizations, banks and more to collect planned gifts, including bequests, life insurance policies, and stock gifts. Compiled information required to complete nonprofit registrations in each state. Tracked monthly giving participation. Conducted staff training. Key Achievements:
?	Suggested and implemented Thank-a-Thon program; significantly improved accuracy across gift data entry, minimizing errors and driving efficiency.
?	Recruited and trained staff to participate in quarterly Thank-a-thons; coded donations, maintained Raiser's Edge database, and receipted 40k+ financial donations annually. 
?	Served on Latin America / U.S. Regional Strategy Team and the Future Church Working Group in conjunction with staff from all organizational departments.

Administrative Coordinator, Donor Services

Provided superb customer service in a dynamic French restaurant.

Server

•	Drafted large-scale HIV/AIDS educational program proposal.
•	Operated a pilot educational program workshop.
•	Solicited support from corporations, community groups, mosques, churches, and schools.
•	Assisted with pre-HIV test counseling and HIV education workshops in 5 cities throughout Ghana.
•	Interviewed people living with HIV/AIDS in Akan and English for a study by NYU.

Volunteer

•	Led a 2-week choir tour of Ghana for the Christus Chorus of Concordia University.
•	Arranged air travel, hotels, restaurants, bus transportation, tourist sites, concert venues, immigration paperwork, pre-travel educational workshops and was the in-country tour guide for a group of 45 students and staff.

Choir Tour Organizer

Facilitated shift in congregational focus to increase community presence. Managed before- and after-school program serving 45 students; hired and supervised five staff, and compiled comprehensive reports. Coordinated numerous events. Presented outreach strategy and methods to supervisor. Maintained daily communication with community members. Key Achievements:
?	Successfully led 30 volunteers in organizing two community health fairs, managing English as a Second Language (ESL) class, and coordinating service in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. 
?	Secured $5k grant to finance a community health fair. Increased congregational involvement within community; introduced new ministries targeting homeless, immigrants and children.

Christian Outreach Intern

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James Corey: Assistant Director for Development in Baltimore, MD

James Corey

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service

Lutheran World Relief

Cafe de Paris

West Africa AIDS Foundation

Concordia University, St. Paul

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Community College of Baltimore County

Concordia University-St. Paul

Drake University

Howard University

University of Maryland University College

University of Maryland University College