Jessica Abrams
Development Director @Kupenda For The Children
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WORK HISTORY
Development Director @Kupenda For The Children
Joined the Executive Director as the sole full-time staff member (until 2020) and, over nine years, grew the organization’s annual income by 243%(from $332,177 to $1,140,231) through strategic fundraising and capacity-building efforts.• Increased the organization’s grant income by 554%, from $137,046 in 2015 to $896,219 in 2025, through strategic grant prospecting, compelling proposal writing, and long-term relationship building with funders.• Spearheads multi-channel fundraising initiatives, securing over $1M in annual contributions through grants, major gifts, child sponsorships, and special events.• Organizes all details for fundraising galas, house parties, and events including invitations, guest lists, catering, venues, decorations, auction items, marketing materials, and teams of 25+ event committee members and volunteers. • Gives effective fundraising speeches to individuals, community groups, technical working groups and at events and conferences regarding the organization’s mission and impact. • Implements data-driven fundraising strategies and CRM system improvements (Salesforce, Quickbooks, Constant Contact, etc.) enhancing donor segmentation, stewardship, and reporting accuracy.• Hires, onboards, trains and manages interns and volunteers • Oversees and supports monitoring and evaluation databases and activities to develop, test, and refine the organization’s program assessment tools and data collection, collation and analysis systems • Develops program and evaluation reports for the organization’s Board of Directors, donors, and other constituents• Develops marketing materials and messaging to showcase the organization’s programs and results for use on websites, social media platforms and print materials • Led the development of a Child Case Management mobile application and managed all software engineers, volunteers, interns, staff, and users involved in its content development, testing and scale
EDUCATION
Boston University School of Public Health
Master's Degree, International Public Health
Messiah College
B.A., Writing, Family Studies
SKILLS
ABOUT JESSICA ABRAMS
Jessica Charles Abrams is a global health, education, and development professional with…
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