Kelli Bristow

Nonprofit Growth Specialist l Corporate Sponsorship Developer l Strategic Fundraiser l Champion of Community & Donor Impact

Role
Development & Fundraising Coordinator at Delaware Historical Society
Location
Wilmington, DE, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Kelli Bristow

With a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector and a background in recruiting, I…

Experience

  1. Development & Fundraising Coordinator

    Delaware Historical Society

    May 2024 — Present · Wilmington, DE, US

    Rejuvenated membership program through partnerships, core benefit modernizations, corporate partnerships, and inter-departmental cooperation. Researched and recommended museum membership programs/perks to implement in overhaul. • Assist in building and maintaining relationships with current and prospective donors.• Support the planning, execution, and follow-up for fundraising campaigns, including annual giving, major gifts, and peer-to-peer fundraising.• Assist with developing and executing donor engagement strategies to increase donor retention and acquisition.• Develop and create proposals for potential partners. • Collaborate with the marketing team to promote events through social media, email campaigns, and other channels.• Assist in researching potential funding opportunities from foundations, corporations, and government entities.• Support the grant writing and application process, including drafting proposals and gathering supporting documentation.• Managed, optimized, updated, created reports from, and trained all relevant employees on DonorPerfect database. • Conducted regular audits to optimize data tracking processes and improve reporting accuracy.• Integrated and managed wealth-screening data from Windfall platforms.• Created, printed, and mailed all direct mail campaign materials produced in-house, all contribution acknowledgement and tax letters for donors, and wrote copy for mailings.• Gathered data from Constant Contact email marketing platform. • Created mailing lists and segments using information derived from DonorPerfect database and other sources.

Education

  • Florida State College at Jacksonville

    Associate of Arts (A.A.)

    2006 — 2009

  • University of North Florida

    Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc)

    2011 — 2013

  • Melbourne Central Catholic High School

    High School

    2001 — 2005

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