Dawn Hill

About Dawn Hill

I believe we are charged with the privilege of being agents of change in our communities and in making a real difference in the lives of others. Throughout my career in the business and non-profit sectors, my greatest asset has been my ability to strategically reach key stakeholders to secure the longevity of the client relationship and meet revenue goals. My ability to create specialized communications initiatives results in meeting or exceeding development objectives and revenue goals annually by identifying, cultivating and soliciting individual commitments. My experience also includes business to business sales, creation of strategic business development plans, as well as developing, implementing and evaluating creative public relations/marketing strategies. As a marketing/public relations professional I have served as the primary contact to a variety of constituents including major donors, corporate stakeholders, internal constituents, board members, civic organizations, the media, community leaders, international non-profit organizations, etc. STRENGTHS: Achiever, Communication, Activator, Restorative, Focus, Individualization, Strategic, Relator, Learner. Keywords: business development, B2B sales, employee relations, recruitment, human resources, community development, employee development, fundraising, public relations, marketing, editing, communications, management, donor cultivation, donor stewardship, donor recognition, sponsorship, volunteer management, major gifts, planned giving, donor relations, community relations, annual fund management, advocacy, mobilization, strategic planning, project management, in-bound marketing, education, individual giving, prospect research, donor database, endowment, fundraising goals, donor base, prospective donors, board development.

Experience

1. Business Development Fund Development Non-profit Management Major Gifts Planned Giving Consultant

   Hill Consulting

   Jan 2014 — Present · Smyrna, TN, US

   Areas of Specialty:Fundraising: Developing strategies and activities to increase annual projections and to ensure budgets are met in the Annual Fund, monthly donors, major gifts, endowments, planned giving special gifts, corporate/individual sponsorship, events management, capital campaign, etc.Volunteer Management: Recruitment, Development, Retention, Stewardship, etc.Community Relations: Developing relationships with key stakeholders such as local Association groups, chambers of commerce, corporate partners, high profile supporters, etc. for support, volunteerism and gifts in kindBoard Development: Assisting with development of board members and high level leadership volunteersDonor Relations: identification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, managing a portfolio to meet budget projections while engaging donors in the mission of the organizationTeam Management: Recruiting, developing and managing a Development Team to ensure budget projections are met and relationships with donors are developed and stewardedMarketing Communications: Creation of timely and relevant newsletters, marketing collateral, Case for Support, E-Blasts, events collateral, etc.Development requires many skills such as relationship building, fundraising, managing budgets, managing staff and volunteers, developing key stakeholders, etc. My particular area of specialty is creating strategies to transition non-profits who are event revenue dependent to a robust annual campaign and major gifts revenue model. In this model, Development staff, leadership team members, Board of Director members and key leadership volunteers have a portfolio that they are mentored to utilize for major gifts cultivation and solicitation. My experience with this model has resulted in a substantial increases in the number of annual donors as well as significant increases in major gifts donors in year-to-year growth. This model is key to the to long-term sustainability of an organization.

Education

• San Jose State University

  Bachelor of Science

• Professional Edge/California's Employer Association

  Certificate

  2014 — 2014

Skills

• Marketing Communications
• Community Outreach
• Direct Mail
• Strategic Communications
• Leadership
• Microsoft Excel
• Stewardship
• Non-Profits
• Social Networking
• Grant Writing
• Leadership Development
• Social Skills
• Community Development
• Fundraisers
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Sponsorship Sales
• Newsletters
• Business Development
• Volunteer Management
• Budgets
• Public Relations
• Sales
• Journalism
• Marketing Strategy
• Philanthropy
• Facebook
• Event Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Public Speaking
• Board Development
• Customer Service
• Media Relations
• Management
• Nonprofits
• Advertising
• Grants
• Annual Giving
• Volunteer Recruiting
• Sponsorship
• Project Management