Alaia Zeno

About Alaia Zeno

Seasoned Fundraiser, Experienced Supervisor, and Senior Development Leader with 15+ years’ experience working at the intersection of foundations, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. Exceptional relationship-builder with advanced knowledge of and an expertise in leveraging major giving to deliver social impact. Design, oversee, and execute comprehensive fundraising campaigns with a focus on strategically engaging high net-worth individuals, socially-responsible companies, and public & private foundations; raised over $75M+ for national nonprofits and global foundations. Deep commitment to and demonstrated track record of success cultivating, soliciting, securing funds from, and engaging high net-worth donors and the corporate community to strategically invest in innovative solutions to some of most pressing challenges of our time. A thoughtful, practiced, and collaborative supervisor, I am driven and possess experience leading teams to reach and surpass annual fundraising goals, while maintaining a sense of humor.

Experience

1. Senior Fundraising and Global Philanthropy Consultant, Social Impact Initiative

   GLG

   Jan 2022 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Provide expert guidance to nonprofit, corporate, foundation-based clients on projects related to fundraising, grant and proposal writing, prospect research, program development, board engagement, major gifts, corporate giving, special events, budgeting & cash flow forecasting, and a range of other related topics. • Example of clients served spanning the US and globe include: Dancewave (New York, NY); Pedal the Pacific (Austin, TX), OpenAQ (Portland, OR), WheelPad (Wilmington, VT), Rescue Now Charity (Ukraine), Salvadoran Humanitarian Foundation (El Salvador), and others.

Education

• Los Angeles Hebrew High School

  Hebrew Language and Literature

  2000 — 2004

• New York University - Tisch School of the Arts

  Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music

  2006 — 2006

• NYU Stern School of Business

  Stern Advantage Program

  2005 — 2005

• Wesleyan University

  Bachelor's Degree, American Studies, Ethnomusicology, African-American Studies

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Grants
• Workshop Facilitation
• Philanthropy
• Stewardship
• Supervisory Skills
• Program Management
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Strategic Planning
• Social Media
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Public Speaking
• Leadership Development
• Research
• Proposal Writing
• Strategy
• Fundraising
• Community Engagement
• Public Relations
• Youth Development
• Event Planning
• Non-Profits
• Marketing
• Editing
• Grant Writing
• Leadership
• Annual Giving
• Community Organizing
• Program Development
• Management
• Writing
• Nonprofits
• Project Management
• Fundraisers
• Program Evaluation
• Board Development
• Event Management
• Capacity Building
• Non-Profit Administration