Marzia Puccioni Shields
Chief Development Officer @Heartland Family Service
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Development Officer @Heartland Family Service
Omaha, NE, US
Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to raise funds from individual, corporate and foundation donors. Implement the annual appeal, major gift, and planned giving programs.Grow the agency’s endowment and meets the fundraising goals, including training, follow-up, and support.Increase HFS’ visibility in the community and recruit new stakeholders to the agency.Facilitate productive and engaged relationships with all HFS stakeholders.Ensure a highly coordinated approach to all fundraising, communications, marketing, public relations efforts and activities.Manage the department’s budget and ensures all fundraising and marketing/public relations goals are met.Ensure both internal and external customers’ (staff, Board members, Friends of HFS Guild, volunteers, donors, etc.) expectations are consistently exceeded.Participate on the Leadership Team and assists in creating and implementing the overall vision and strategic plan for the agency.Display a courteous and caring attitude at all times to the clientele, volunteers, and visitors of HFS.Develop personal and program related skills through participation in internal and external training opportunities including printed material and audio and/or visual media.Create, maintain and share as appropriate a dynamic self-care plan.Strive to make connections between the agency and the larger community whenever possible in order to contribute to the agency’s ongoing fundraising and friend-raising efforts.
EDUCATION
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communication and Media Studies
ABOUT MARZIA PUCCIONI SHIELDS
Nonprofit Management| Executive Director| Fundraising Strategist| Donor & Alumni Engagement| External Relations. Nonprofit Management and Fundraising Specialist with a solid track record of performance excellence. Highly motivated and results-driven non-profit fundraising executive with 25 years’ experience in governance, operations and fundraising. Capacity for managing complex priorities with demanding time frames, often with limited resources. Strong personnel management with analytical, planning and budgeting skills- a decisive problem solver. Able to successfully collaborate and capable of engaging board members, staff, volunteers and other stakeholders by building and nurturing relationships. Able to see the big picture. Ability to convey vision and mission, while also articulating the various outcome measures sought by corporate donors. Able to motivate and influence others to achieve mutual objectives. Successful at building relationships with stakeholders, media and other community partners. Key skills include: NON-PROFIT OPERATIONS Well-versed in non-profit operations including board governance, budgeting, strategic planning, program delivery and human resource matters. VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT Skilled in recruitment, retention and recognition of volunteer workforce. Extensive experience in training, developing and supervising volunteers. FUNDRAISING/DEVELOPMENT Comprehensive experience in major gifts solicitation, deferred giving, special events fundraising, sponsorship sales, foundation and government grant writing, and individual giving. Excellent ability to initiate and cultivate relationships with donors, corporate sponsors, and foundation staff. SALES/MARKETING Excellent ability to build long-term relationships with people at any level of business. Experience selling intangible goods to donors, community leaders, health care professionals and other stakeholders. Accomplished at marketing programs and services to broad and varied audiences.
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