Allison Marin

About Allison Marin

Associate Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship, fostering strong donor relationships, creating impactful stewardship programs, and making a lasting difference for our communities. Writer and project manager.(she/her)

Experience

1. Associate Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship

   Trust for Public Land

   Mar 2016 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   12/2023-present: Associate Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship1/2017-11/2023: Philanthropy Writer/Donor Relations Communications Manager3/2016-1/2017: Donor Stewardship Coordinator• Custom stewardship and gift reporting and proposals: Write, edit, research, and shepherd various communications for principal gift-level donors through the approval process, with priority on proposals, campaign and program case statements, reports, public donor recognition, and special requests.• General stewardship: Coordinated the Power of Place campaign monthly e-newsletter, including drafting, editing, and gathering all content. Partner with event planners to ensure timely event follow-up.• Acknowledgements: Developed process for the creation of high-level custom communications to top prospects and donors\' custom acknowledgments. Research donor records analyze gift data, review gift agreements, and collect expertise from colleagues to produce custom acknowledgment letters and impact reports. Currently overseeing the two-person acknowledgement team.• Culture of philanthropy: Support donor relations and stewardship efforts in The Trust for Public Land\'s first Stewardship program and educate the organization on the importance and role of donor stewardship.• Project management: Manage all top-tier donor stewardship communications and engineer large-scale project processes. Oversee key stewardship projects and communication pieces, including impact reports for individuals and our organization\'s annual report. Assist in executing and planning the annual donor relations communications calendar.• Office support: Maintained database integrity and updated records and interactions as needed. Answer phone calls from donors across the country.

Education

• Mills College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Skills

• Event Planning
• Fundraising
• Editing
• Microsoft Office
• Powerpoint
• Volunteer Management
• Creative Writing
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Philanthropy
• Events Coordination
• Volunteer Recruiting
• Community Outreach
• Public Speaking
• Nonprofits
• Higher Education
• Photoshop
• Research
• Writing
• Indesign
• Leadership
• Program Development
• Social Media
• Project Management