Heather
Director of Development
- Role
- Director of Development and Special Events at Cenikor Foundation
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Heather
I am a strategic architect of nonprofit growth, specializing in the intersection of…
Experience
Director of Development and Special Events
Jun 2024 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Direct and lead strategic planning, execution, and evaluation of development programs, special events, major gift initiatives, grants, capital campaigns, and donor relations strategies; noted for expanding events in the Houston area to state-wide involvement. Design and implement the development plan ensuring it supports strategic philanthropic goals.Steward the messaging strategy and provide coaching and training across the organization to drive cohesive communication of the foundation’s mission, vision, and values. Provide oversight for all foundation and philanthropic grants including managing the grant-writing calendar as well as proposals, gift acknowledgement letters, and stewardship reports. Developed new funding opportunities with foundations and individuals to expand the philanthropic footprint; awarded two $500k philanthropic grants – the largest in Cenikor’s history.
Skills
- Healthcare
- Fax
- Mediation
- Telephone Skills
- Team Building
- Nonprofits
- Keyboarding
- Teamwork
- Legal Assistance
- Social Media
- Hipaa
- Data Entry
- Cogent
- Modeling
- Relationship Building
- Process Scheduler
- Marketing
- Customer Relations
- Volunteer Management
- Outlook Express
- Healthcare Industry
- Grants
- Outlook
- Administrative Assistants
- Medicare
- Raiser's Edge
- Contract Negotiation
- Event Planning
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Social Networking
- Customer Focus
- Public Speaking
- Quickbooks
- Non-Profit Administration
- Microsoft Publisher
- Customer Retention
- Annual Giving
- Customer Service
- Microsoft Word
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