Dina Kovats-Bernat

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT DINA KOVATS-BERNAT

I’m a charitable development professional who has an expertise nurturing a close sense of community that engages donors, alumni, parents and students while growing academic funding. In my most recent role I have raised over $3 million in the past two years for a non-profit organization serving homebound seniors and adults with disabilities. I also possess more than 10 years of experience serving as a school administrator in private and public education, as well as 15 years of experience in collegiate admissions where I was able to grow student body enrollment and successfully recruit students throughout my assigned areas of the US. I am very passionate about the causes and organizations I represent so it is important to me to ensure that my values are closely aligned with those that I work with professionally. I really enjoy the relationship building and community development aspects of fundraising. This allows me to utilize my interpersonal skills to make long-term connections with charitable organizations, institutions and individual donors. I have a track record of reimagining events that increase attendance and engagement while simultaneously driving funding. My areas of expertise includes: Special event management Fundraisers Major gift solicitation Capital campaigns Leveraging state /federal programs to increase funding Developing relationships with donors and organizations Networking Leadership/Stewardship Public/Private grants Endowments Donor management Public Speaking Annual fundraising planning Collegiate admissions Student recruitment Teaching/Coaching/Mentoring