Samuel Hickson

Development Manager @Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers

Cambridge, MA, US

Researches and writes approximately 5 city, state, and federal funding proposals and reports per month, ranging from to contributing to a comprehensive development strategy for MAPS’ FY24 $4.6 million budget.\\\\n- Interviews C-suite and program staff and acts as a unifying force to summarize needs, translate meaning, and write compelling narrative.\\\\n- Builds multi-level fundraising campaigns and generated in Q3 and Q4 of FY23.\\\\n- Nurtures and cultivates new and established partner relationships to achieve set fundraising goals and objectives while building MAPS’ donor/contributor base with an emphasis on individual giving and continued federal and state funding.\\\\n- Leading CRM transition/implementation for the entire organization. Led comprehensive research to identify new CRM provider, resulting in over 50% reduction in monthly cost and projected improvements of grant and budget management as well as gift/constituent record keeping.\\\\n- Manages a team of volunteers for major events, fundraising, and research projects.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n

IES Abroad

Granada, Spain: Fall Semester Abroad

Wheaton College (MA)

Bachelor of Arts - BA