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ALLISON D M REED

Waynesboro,VA

Summary

Dynamic, strategic-thinking, highly-organized professional who excels in collaborative, team-oriented environments. Offering strong leadership skills, fundraising expertise, grants writing and reporting as well as data tracking and reporting. Skilled at executing fundraising campaigns and events to further the mission of an organization.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Director of Advancement

Madison House
12.2022 - Current
  • Secured two, $100,000 endowed funds for Madison House in FY24
  • Met entire FY24 fundraising goal for Madison House in 6 months
  • Supervise and manage a team of four
  • Lead team responsible for all organizational fundraising, grants, donor relations and stewardship, marketing and communications, corporate sponsorship, alumni programming, and event strategy
  • Build and maintain relationships with alumni, university offices, community partners, and manage relationships with a portfolio of 120 current donors
  • Oversee annual revenue for Communications and Development budget
  • Serve as the Executive Directors designee and assist in overall strategic planning of organization’s $1.2M budget
  • Project and track revenue to frequently assess progress toward fundraising goal
  • Manage and motivate two board committees consisting of over 25 volunteers; Capital Campaign Committee responsible for fundraising for the organization, and Building Committee responsible for managing a capital renovation and feasibility studies
  • Serve on the Leadership Team that guides strategic planning for the organization, maintain staff culture and team morale during leadership transitions, provide human resources support for the entire organization, contribute to board meeting planning and presentation
  • Assist in securing University of Virginia partnerships through grants and MOUs; apply for funding to help support over 75 community partners
  • Co-create all communications and marketing materials with colleagues, including event materials, annual report, campaign solicitations, engagement newsletters, volunteer newsletters and social media.

Assistant Director of Development, Leadership Annual Giving

University of Virginia, School of Nursing Alumni and Development Office
01.2018 - 12.2022
  • Identified, cultivated and solicited leadership level and major gift donors as one of two gift officers for the School of Nursing
  • Secured $500K range equating to 575% of annual goals through proposals, asks, and grants
  • Assisted the Executive Director with collecting data and generating analyses for large fundraising projects, board meetings and volunteer management strategic goals, as well as creating philanthropic priorities strategies for the School of Nursing for the remainder of a capital campaign
  • Served as co-chair of the Annual Giving Community of Practice, a group of over forty professionals that meets quarterly to establish best practices and discuss overall institutional strategy
  • Collaborated with student leaders to implement successful 4th Year Giving campaigns, including setting a UVA record with 100% nursing student participation.

Assistant Director of Annual Giving

Washington & Lee University, Office of Annual Giving
08.2015 - 01.2018
  • Organized, implemented and executed student philanthropy programs targeting all undergraduate students through cross-departmental collaboration
  • Revamped nationally recognized program, Say Thanks Week, from a one-day event to a week-long program with over ten activities
  • Hired, trained and supervised 20+ student employees in the Office of Annual Giving to work in the University’s call center
  • Conducted annual review and evaluation of employee metrics
  • Restructured an education-based Senior Gift Campaign targeting graduating students; achieved two all- time records with 86% participation and over 25% making a Leadership level gift

AccessUVa Program Coordinator

University of Virginia, Office of the Dean of Students
08.2014 - 05.2015
  • Created and co-led a grant-funded program, Breaking New Grounds, designed to ease career and graduate school transition; reached more than 50 fourth-year AccessUVa (low-income, first- generation) students
  • Designed a series of monthly Financial Literacy Workshops targeting AccessUVa students that highlighted topics related to budgeting, academic resources, completing the FAFSA, financing study abroad, and undergraduate research
  • Developed communication resources and cultivated a sense of community among underrepresented student groups and Altria Scholars via monthly newsletters and workshops

Varina High School Teacher-Instruction

Henrico County Public Schools
01.2011 - 06.2014
  • Increase end-of-course test scores by 8% as the World History I content leader
  • Served as an Administrative Aide completing requisite formal observations of colleagues and conducted one-on-one meetings to discuss findings
  • Planned and implemented a brand new curriculum
  • Initiated an Honors Principles of Leadership course which reached over 50 students in one academic year at a low-income, racially diverse high school
  • Licensure: State of Virginia Teaching License in Social Science Instruction

Supervisor

Longwood University, Office of Residential and Commuter Life
05.2008 - 05.2010
  • Supervised a staff of 18 students, managed two residence halls, and planned all staff meetings and retreats for Desk Aides and Resident Assistants
  • Assisted in the organization, creation, and facilitation of staff development programming and job training for over 100 Residential and Commuter Life staff members

Education

Master of Education, Higher Education Administration -

University of Virginia
05.2015

Bachelor of Arts, History -

Longwood University
12.2010

Skills

  • Strategic Fundraising
  • Team Building and Motivation
  • Collaborative Leadership
  • Key Performance Indicators

Certification

SHRM Certified Professional, 09/2027

References

  • Stephanie Carter, Madison House, Stephanie.newcomb.carter@gmail.com, (434)466-7447, current supervisor
  • Erik Williams, University of Virginia – Health Development, Erik.williams@virginia.edu, (434) 282-8491, former supervisor
  • Christine Thalwitz, Madison House, christine@madisonhouse.org, (540)406-0812, current employee
  • Kelly McCaskill, University of Virginia – Miller Center, kmw4y@virginia.edu, (434) 297-8244, former colleague and supervisor

Timeline

Senior Director of Advancement

Madison House
12.2022 - Current

Assistant Director of Development, Leadership Annual Giving

University of Virginia, School of Nursing Alumni and Development Office
01.2018 - 12.2022

Assistant Director of Annual Giving

Washington & Lee University, Office of Annual Giving
08.2015 - 01.2018

AccessUVa Program Coordinator

University of Virginia, Office of the Dean of Students
08.2014 - 05.2015

Varina High School Teacher-Instruction

Henrico County Public Schools
01.2011 - 06.2014

Supervisor

Longwood University, Office of Residential and Commuter Life
05.2008 - 05.2010

Master of Education, Higher Education Administration -

University of Virginia

Bachelor of Arts, History -

Longwood University

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