Afshan B.

About Afshan B.

See links for gifts closed and high profile donor cultivation below. Frontline Major Gifts fundraising expertise in Corporate, higher education and Non-Profit Arts and Humanities Organizations. Institutional Advancement, Philanthropy, Responsibility and Development. Prospect Management/Research and/or Donor Cultivation, Grant Writing and Real Estate/ Business Development. Professional experiences in higher education, academic and arts administration, curatorial and collections management within academic and public museums, programming, development, donor cultivation and grant-writing for arts and workforce non-profit organizations. Qualifications: Project, team and portfolio management. Building and sustaining authentic client relationships. Exemplary public speaking, organization, research and analytical skills. Success working with public and private agencies to expand partnerships, cultivate philanthropy and plan and track fundraising initiatives and events. Developing exhibitions, overseeing all aspects of public programming from inception to execution, and managing a staff of 5-10 full-time employees. I\'m a highly intuitive self-starter,resourceful with sharp analytical skills to develop and negotiate strategic networks to support, sustain and articulate visual literacy, close the widening gap on education and passionately supports the Arts through multiple means. Employers: Harvard University, Peabody Essex Museum, Youth Design, Suffolk University Museum of Fine Arts, Dartmouth College/Hood Museum, Wellesley College/Davis Museum, Year Up (volunteer), and Yale University. Technical Skills: Advance, Salesforce, MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Filemaker Pro, Basecamp, InDesign, AutoCAD, GIS and TMS. Languages: English, Hindi/Urdu, Japanese, French, Spanish, Arabic and Farsi (In order of proficiency).

Experience

1. Development Director, Individual Giving

   Parrish Art Museum

   Sep 2024 — Present · Water Mill, NY, US

   Developed and executed strategies to increase revenue through individual, foundation, and corporate donors for major initiatives and Museum programs.• Engaged donors in the Museum\'s mission and oversaw the development team to achieve annual fundraising goals.• Secured major gifts, identified corporate partnerships, and energized donor base to support the Museum\'s creative direction.

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Architectural Studies-Non-degree, Architectural Design

• Harvard University Graduate School of Design

  MDes, Architecture

• University of Vienna

  PhD, Art History

• Wellesley College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Art History

• Boston University

  MA, Art History