Allison Marino's Resume

• EXPERIENCE
• SKILLS
•  EDUCATION
• INVOLVEMENT

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Director, Development & Communications (October 2021 - present)
Alpha Omicron Pi Foundation, Brentwood, TN (based remotely in Washington, DC)

• Organize and manage annual giving, including four direct mail appeals and one stewardship piece, two giving days, and a tribute appeal (all exceeding their stretch goal amounts)
• Manage social media and communications efforts for the organization, including e-newsletters, Facebook, Instagram, donor email appeals, announcements, and event communications
• Collaborate in planning donor stewardship events in locations across the country, including Nashville, Chicago, and Indianapolis, as well as virtual events
• Assist with committee chair in managing three committees as staff liaison, including meeting management

Individual Giving Manager (December 2020 - September 2021)
Community of Hope, Washington, DC 

• Wrote the year-end fundraising appeal and assisted in closing out one of the most successful fundraising years for individuals for the organization
• Managed the monthly giving program and relationships with those donors, including growing the program by five new donors in one month
• Supervised one team member and supported them on database entry/reporting (Raiser’s Edge/RE NXT), in-kind donations, and other tasks

Corporate/Cause Marketing Manager (March 2020 - September 2020)
Meals on Wheels America, Arlington, VA

• Built out a volunteer process for the organization’s corporate partners
• Assisted corporate team in fundraising during COVID-19 pandemic, collectively raising over $38 million for
  COVID-19 Relief Fund through the preparation of prospect briefs, reports, and other materials as needed
• Organized exhibitors for annual conference, including solicitation, outreach, and payment processing

Board Relations & Development Associate (June 2019 - March 2020)
Northwestern Settlement, Chicago, IL

• Manage Board of Directors meetings and steward their relationships with the organization
• Collaborate with auxiliary boards on fundraising efforts including event planning, solicitations, and volunteer recruitment
• Coordinate major giving appeals semiannually
• Track and acknowledge donors in database, primary manager of development database system (Raiser's Edge)
• Assist in other development areas as needed, including grant writing/editing, volunteer coordination, etc.

Development & Communications Coordinator (July 2018 - June 2019)
Northwestern Settlement, Chicago, IL 

• Managed communications efforts for the organization, including social media and design projects
• Coordinated major giving campaigns
• Collaborated with the six auxiliary boards on their social media, event planning and other fundraising efforts
• Tracked and acknowledged donors in database
• Assisted in other development areas as needed, including grant writing/editing, volunteer coordination, etc.

Special Projects Manager (July 2017 - May 2018)
P2 Consulting, Chicago, IL 

• Managed nonprofit clients for their development/fundraising capacities including:
  • Wrote, researched and managed grants and reporting
  • Planned major fundraising events, including solicitation, guest lists, set up, and finding vendors
  • Tracked donors in databases and acknowledging them
  • Basic design projects

Grants Administrator (July 2016 - July 2017)
SmithBucklin, Washington, DC

• Managed the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service grant for the U.S. Apple Export Council
  • Wrote and edited the grant application every year as well as other public facing documents
  • Managed compliance in grant management system
  • Worked with international and domestic representation, including processing invoices and creating spending reports
  • Basic web editing and building an American social media presence

Fundraising Associate (February 2016 - May 2016)
Freedom House, Washington, DC

• Focused on fundraising from foundations
  • Managed foundation applications/reporting deadlines
  • Researched prospective foundations
  • Created content to mail to donors and foundations

Grants Administrator (September 2015 - February 2016)
KaBOOM!, Washington, DC

• ​Provided temporary support including
  • ​Managed grants for Build It Yourself program
  • Answered questions from grantees and prospective grantees
  • Composed monthly newsletter for granteese
  • Reviewed grant applications and created standardized guidelines for review

Program Instructor (February 2015 - June 2016)
Close Up Foundation, Alexandria, VA

• Educated middle and high school students from all across the country in civics
  • Used experiential education methods and immersion in the DC area
  • Created effective lesson plans for students by using current and recent past issues that face the United States
  • Used Washington, DC as a classroom, including meeting with students' local representation on Capitol Hill

​LANGUAGES
French
Spanish
HTML
​CSS

WRITING/EDITING
AP
Chicago
MLA
APA
Social Media
Grants
Fundraising Appeals
​Press Releases/PR
Creative
Reports/Research

 PROGRAMS
Adobe Creative Suite
Blackbaud
Microsoft Office
​NGP
Raiser's Edge
Salesforce
Social Media (including HootSuite & SEO)

B.A., Professional Writing (Writing in Communities and Cultures)
Michigan State University, August 2011 - December 2014
Minor in Education Studies
Study Abroad in London (5 weeks) and Paris (3 weeks), summer 2014
Member of 

• Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, Beta Gamma chapter -- Continuous Open Bid Chair and Greek Week Fundraising Chair
• Spartan Synchronized Skating Team

DePauw University, August 2009 - April 2011 (transferred after spring 2011)
Major in English Writing and French, Media Fellows Program
Minor in Political Science
Study Abroad in Argentina (4 weeks), January 2011
Member of 

• The DePauw student newspaper -- news editor
• Relay for Life committee

COMMUNITY
​Junior League of Washington volunteer
Literacy Events Planning Committee​
Kitchen Tour Committee
Former adviser to Alpha Omicron Pi collegiate chapters
Delta Rho (DePaul University)
Pi Delta (University of Maryland)

PROFESSIONAL
Association of Fundraising Professionals member
DC Chapter, former Young Professionals Affinity Group steering committee member
Former employee of numerous retail locations:
J. Crew
Ann Taylor LOFT
Bath & Body Works
Nordstrom

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