Mariel Hicks

About Mariel Hicks

Experience in grant writing, partnership cultivation, volunteer and donor management…

Experience

1. Development Officer

   Westside Future Fund

   May 2023 — Present · US

   Collaborated with the team to launch WFF’s $55M Capital Campaign, raising $21M in the first 6 months• Successfully executed the End of Year Individual Giving Campaign, exceeding goal by 170%• Increased individual giving by 50% in 2023• Created and launched Impact24, WFF’s first Corporate Employee Giving Campaign• Collaborated with Director of Development to create and implement WFF’s Annual Partnership Program geared towards Corporations• Secured sponsors, planned, and successfully executed WFF’s 2nd Annual Ride for the Westside, increasing participation by 50%• Established relationships with the Philanthropic Officers at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta to help secure new gifts from donor advised funds• Identified, cultivated, and solicited donors, managing a portfolio of 70 prospects• Responsible for regular donor communications and proposals to achieve annual departmental goal• Designed and executed customized solicitation strategies and proposals, targeting organizationalobjectives and donor interests in partnership with cross-departmental teams • Responsible for maintaining up-to-date donor records in Salesforce

Education

• Bethune-Cookman University

  Bachelor's degree

  2009 — 2013

• University of Central Florida

  Master's degree

  2014 — 2016