Leanne Anklan
Mission-driven Leader | Fundraiser | Relationship Builder
- Role
- Director of Donor Engagement at Great Parks
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Leanne Anklan
Successful, driven marketing and communications professional with over 20 years of…
Experience
Director of Donor Engagement
Jan 2024 — Present · Cincinnati, OH, US
Overview: Develop and manage a successful corporate and individual donor experience by identifying, soliciting and stewarding sustainable corporate partners and individual donors. Generate revenue for events, programs, projects and special campaigns in support of Great Parks\' comprehensive master plan. Develop and execute signature fundraising events for Great Parks\' philanthropic partner, Great Parks Forever.Key Accomplishments- Surpassed the 2025 corporate fundraising goal by 49%, creating and distributing over 210 pitches with a success rate of over 50% on all pitches for both Great Parks and Great Parks Forever- By 2025, corporate sponsorship fundraising was 10x over 2022 sponsorships raised- Surpassed the 2024 corporate sponsorship fundraising goal by 51%, creating and distributing over 225 pitches- Organized and executed record-breaking Root Ball annual fundraising events in both 2025 and 2024, raising over $132k and $100k, respectively, to support Great Parks and Great Parks Forever, and welcoming a record number of attendees and event sponsors each year.
Education
Audencia École de Management
Classes toward BA, international business
2003 — 2003
University of Cincinnati
MA/MBA
2010 — 2012
University of Cincinnati College of Business
BBA
2001 — 2005
Skills
- Database Admin
- Leadership
- Marketing Communications
- Non-Profit Marketing
- Arts Administration
- Newsletters
- Non-Profit Management
- Marketing
- Editing
- Non-Profit Communications
- Advertising
- Email Marketing
- Music
- Non-Profit Events
- Non-Profits
- Event Management
- Online Marketing
- Non-Profit Administration
- Business Development
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Social Media
- Business Information
- Event Planning
- Media Relations
- Database Management
- Festivals
- Marketing Research
- Festival Management
- Nonprofits
- Fundraising
- Marketing Strategy
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