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Alston Olds

Bowie,MD

Summary

A professional, motivated, and conscientious leader. A strategic thinker, driven innovator and valued team player with substantial experience in public relations, and project management.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Development Coordinator, Executive Initiatives

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP
Philadelphia, PA
10.2024 - Current
  • Provide project management and logistical support for the Director of Executive Initiatives. Maintain work plans and timelines, and coordinate deliverables for special projects.
  • Support Workfront integration for Executive Initiatives Team processes.
  • Submit and manage project requests to other teams.
  • Manage the budget and purchasing process for the Executive Initiatives Team.
  • Request and review data and lists; ensure the accuracy of data in Donorforce.
  • In partnership with the Development Technology team, develop campaign reports, scenario plans, and dashboards as requested by the CDO Team.
  • Ensure quality control and data integrity across reporting systems and platforms.
  • Track and report on the progress of the Foundation Annual Plan.
  • Partner with Executive Writer to facilitate the CEO and CDO acknowledgement process. Pull CEO and CDO acknowledgment grids, merge the letters, and prep the memo for the CEO's office.
  • Provide data input and quality control for acknowledgement letters.
  • Enter CEO and CDO donor activities in Donorforce, and ensure donor records are accurate and updated.

Data Analysis Coordinator

Children's National Medical Center, Foundation
Silver Spring, MD
01.2018 - 10.2022
  • Creating dashboards, queries, and exports. Quality checking data lists and troubleshooting error messages.
  • Installing essential software needed for people to efficiently complete their tasks.
  • Training Foundation staff and providing technical assistance to front line fundraisers.
  • Scheduling meetings and booking conference rooms for the team.
  • Processing invoices and managing credit card statements.

Business Operations Administrative Assistant

Children's National Medical Center, Foundation
Silver Spring, MD
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Assisted the Foundation with donor and partner communications to outreach in multi-million dollar funding campaigns.
  • Provided office management assistance to Foundation staff in their mission to deliver expertise, innovation, and excellence in critical pediatric medical care.  
  • Supported the Foundation's activities, policies, and strategies through office operations and volunteerism.
  • Contributed, through donor and partner research, to the Foundation’s quest to increase the quality of medical care for children in the community, across the nation, and around the world.
  • Provided financial assistance for the various teams in the Foundation by processing invoices, voucher requests, and purchase orders.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

University of Maryland - College Park
2016

Skills

  • Proficient in Raiser's Edge and Raiser's Edge NXT
  • Asana task Management
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Data Mining
  • Data Quality
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Outstanding written and verbal communications skills
  • Strong leadership skills
  • Schedule and time management
  • Tableau

Timeline

Development Coordinator, Executive Initiatives

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP
10.2024 - Current

Data Analysis Coordinator

Children's National Medical Center, Foundation
01.2018 - 10.2022

Business Operations Administrative Assistant

Children's National Medical Center, Foundation
01.2016 - 01.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

University of Maryland - College Park
Alston Olds