Lisa Alexander

About Lisa Alexander

I have had two dramatically different careers: journalist and development officer. It’s been an adventure to take a diversified base of skills and use them to translate across many professions. I truly believe that communication skills are the key to success in any career. I have appreciated the opportunities I\'ve been given to use my skills to engage people in a story or a cause. The diversity of my career choices have allowed me to manage a budget, create and develop websites, mobile apps, create messaging online and in social media, develop programs and even a concierge style store for Cox employees. I\'ve run boards, fundraisers, strategy sessions and led an Innovation Team in building a new service that increases revenues while building employee relations at CoxHealth. My greatest accomplishments have been watching employees go on to do bigger and better, to \"grow past me\" and take what I can share and make it better! What\'s the next challenge is what I\'m constantly asking myself?

Experience

1. President

   CoxHealth

   Mar 2000 — Present · Springfield, MO, US

   Committed to extending the mission of CoxHealth through philanthropy. Responsible for all fundraising within the health system and its affiliates including employee giving, capital campaigns, major gifts, planned giving, direct mail, special events, scholarships within Cox College, as well as creative initiatives. VP for Children\'s Miracle Network Hospitals chapter. Over 40 million dollars in funding generated to support the needs of our locally owned community not for profit hospital. In an effort to engage local businesses in investing in our hospital and our employees, created a program called Community Partners. This program gives businesses an opportunity to advertise to CoxHealth\'s person employee base with special discounts and offers. A donation is required and is directed to either the employee crisis fund or patient care funds. This has proven to encourage CoxHealth employees to support these businesses who help them have additional resources for their patients or their co-workers in times of great need. This includes a mobile APP that keeps our employees connected to these discounts whether at work or out in the community.Responsible for all marketing of development programs, creation of marketing materials for capital projects, copy for all newsletters, website, social media and related materials. Primary spokesperson for the Foundation\'s mission in the community as well as actively supporting other CoxHealth initiatives as an administrative representative. Develops and administers organization budget, staff supervision and hiring, leadership development, board management and stewardship of donors and community partnerships.

Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  Bachelors of Journalism, Broadcast Journalism

  1983 — 1987

Skills

• Marketing
• Nonprofits
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Public Speaking
• Training
• Volunteer Management
• Business Planning
• Budget
• Leadership Development
• Advertising
• Editing
• Event Management
• Strategic Planning
• Program Development
• Management
• Team Building
• Fundraising
• Non-Profits
• Marketing Strategy
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Healthcare
• Public Relations
• Event Planning