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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
01.2022 - 01.2025
  • 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

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

RemoteHybridOn-Site

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid time offWork from home optionHealthcare benefitsPersonal development programs

Languages

English
Native language

Software

Tableau

Excel

Raiser's Edge

Sales Force

SQL

Qliksense

Timeline

Development Coordinator, Executive Initiatives

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP
01.2022 - 01.2025

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