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Development associate with six years in nonprofit fundraising for education and health charities in Washington, D.C. Supports the whole development engine — donor research, gift processing, campaign logistics and the stewardship that turns a first gift into a lasting relationship. Helped grow individual giving on a flagship campaign and rebuilt the donor-acknowledgement process so every gift was thanked promptly and personally. Manages the donor database, drafts appeals and grant materials, coordinates events, and keeps the data clean enough to actually trust. Organised, warm and genuinely motivated by the cause behind the numbers. Looking for a development-associate or fundraising-coordinator role with a nonprofit doing work worth funding.

Work Experience

Capital Learning Foundation - Washington, D.C.

Development Associate

(February 2020 to Present)

Support the full development engine, from donor research and gift processing to campaign logistics and donor stewardship.
Helped grow individual giving on a flagship campaign by supporting appeals, segmentation and timely, personal follow-up.
Rebuilt the donor-acknowledgement process so every gift is thanked promptly and personally, strengthening donor retention.
Manage the donor database, keeping records clean and accurate so reporting, segmentation and appeals can actually be trusted.
Draft appeals, grant materials and donor communications, helping turn the mission into a case that motivates people to give.
Coordinate fundraising events end to end, handling logistics, invitations and follow-up so the team can focus on the donors.

Beacon Health Initiative - Washington, D.C.

Development Assistant

(July 2018 to January 2020)

Processed gifts and maintained the donor database for a health charity, keeping records accurate across thousands of donors.
Supported appeals, events and acknowledgements, learning how each piece of the development cycle fits together.
Learned donor relations, gift processing and database management on the job across a busy development team.
Gained the fundraising-management certificate and earned the move into a full development-associate role of my own.

Education