Sarah Pinto

About Sarah Pinto

Strategy-driven leader in fundraising and marketing supporting the mission of Non-Profit organizations by using current trends in multi-channel marketing and frontline appeals to connect patrons and prospective donors to funding opportunities that mirror their personal interests and philanthropic goals.

Experience

1. Director of Philanthropy

   The Catholic Foundation of Central Florida

   Apr 2023 — Present · Orlando, FL, US

   Engages in relationships through a portfolio of 125-150 donors and prospects. • Participates in each step of the donor pipeline including: identification, qualification, cultivation, stewardship and recognition. • Researches, identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards major and planned giving prospects through face-to-face visits, virtual meetings, calls, written communications, e-mails, events and direct response tools to acquire immediate, deferred, and future major and planned gifts. • Develops individual donor solicitation and stewardship plans and refines as needed to advance the number of major gift and planned giving donors at both the local and larger Church levels and to assure effectiveness, including identifying Board of Directors, staff and partner engagement. • Maintains expert knowledge of specific charitable giving vehicles including but not limited to current IRS Estate Tax Codes, Charitable Gift Annuities, Charitable Remainder Trusts, Donor Advised Funds and Endowments. • Engages the President & CEO, Board of Directors, Bishop and Pastors in donor stewardship and recognition. • Coordinates, plans, promotes, and executes the Foundation’s Giving Circles. • Works with Donor Services team to design and offer presentations, consultations, and advancement expertise for fundraisers, staff, and Pastoral staff and diocesan partners. • Works with members of the Foundation Board’s Development Committee to determine appropriate instruments for blended and planned giving gifts and develops applicable proposals and contracts for the various instruments i.e. Charitable Gift Annuity, Irrevocable Trust, etc. • With the Donor Services and Events Coordinator, plan and execute Diocesan-wide programs to promote legacy giving through Endowments, Donor Advised Funds, Reserve Funds, bequests, Charitable Gift Annuities, Charitable Remainder Trusts, etc.

Education

• Cornell University

  Certificate in Digital Marketing

• Sacred Heart University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), PSYCHOLOGY

  2011 — 2015