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Angie Harris

Angie Harris

Development Professional
Wears Valley,TN

Summary

Empathetic, versatile and highly-motivated non-profit professional with 20 years experience in building trust among people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations. Passionate about helping nonprofits to bring people and organizations together in partnership.

Work History

Director of Development

TENNESSEE IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE RIGHTS COALTION
Nashville, TN
01.2022 - 01.2023

Remote

  • Met annual fundraising goal for FY 2021-2022 for $2M operating budget.
  • Managed diverse portfolio of 120 major donors.
  • Directed and planned major, annual fundraising campaigns for Big PayBack, Giving Tuesday and End of Year giving.
  • Directed strategic leadership to TIRRC (501c3) and TIRRC Votes (TV) (501c4) fundraising efforts with focus for increasing and diversifying revenue streams.
  • Cultivated base of TIRRC and TV donors through grassroots fundraising strategies.
  • Delivered data solutions to guide strategic decisions and efficiencies for Executive Director, Sr. Operations Director and staff to secure financial support from individuals, foundations and corporations.
  • Directed TIRRC’s individual and corporate donor strategy, including prospecting, cultivation and stewardship.
  • Coordinated logistics for major donor visits.
  • Increased base of TIRRC and TIRRC Votes supporters through in-person and digital strategies.
  • Established and and executed fundraising events aligned with TIRRC’s mission, including award-winning InterNASHional Food Series.
  • Developed content for social media posts, videos, Eblasts and newsletters to support fundraising campaigns and volunteer opportunities.
  • Created materials and messaging for board, stakeholders, corporate donors foundation donors, members and volunteers.
  • Created one-pagers for staff, board and members to use during meetings and events to promote understanding of mission and programs.
  • Recruited and manage volunteers to work on special projects that support events and donor engagement.
  • Onboarded, trained and managed new development and new communications staff.
  • Created efficiencies to maintain donor data and facilitate systems for staff database training, relationship-building, and giving strategies, such as Dialing for Dollars and P2P fundraising.
  • Wrote grants to secure sponsorships for events.

DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS

MARYVILLE COLLEGE
Maryville, TN
11.2018 - 01.2022

Hybrid

  • Increased alumni giving by 200 unique individuals in FY 2020-2021.
  • Placed college - among all national colleges of its size - in first position for its alumni engagement 2020, according to Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s annual report.
  • Managed MC Alumni Association’s alumni constituents, boards, chapters, awards, services, task forces, events and programs, including KT Week and KT Global.
  • Recruited more than 200 volunteers to participate in inaugural KT Global volunteer day.
  • Managed all aspects of college’s Bicentennial Homecoming events in 2019 and college’s first virtual Homecoming weekend in 2020.
  • Increased engagement of alumni social media platforms by 84% by developing new content for social media platforms.
  • Made improvements to various online platforms for alumni and donors.
  • Developed and published content for alumni webpage, newsletters and E-blasts.
  • Helped to establish Blount County Alumni Association Scholarship Endowment.
  • Created and improved alumni-centered materials and messaging for alumni marketing and communications.
  • Worked with Admissions and Career Center to recruit students to college.
  • Co-edited and provided college’s award-winning, quarterly, Focus Magazine with college's Marketing and Communications Department.
  • Traveled to target communities to build support for alumni chapters.
  • Served on Staff Council to advocate for staff concerns.

DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY
Pigeon Forge, TN
04.2015 - 04.2018
  • Worked with Dolly Parton, her leadership team, and staff on strategic planning, budgeting and events.
  • Helped to manage and steward $20M dollar budget for organization.
  • Helped staff and affiliate volunteers to fundraise in their countries/communities for DPIL.
  • Advanced and fostered Dollywood Foundation’s early childhood literacy program’s vision and mission to expand, broaden and enrich Dolly Parton’s legacy with children via donor cultivation, development, recruitment, retention and prospecting.
  • Directed and managed Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (DPIL) international book-gifting program in Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Belize.
  • Traveled to target countries to participate in book selection process and fostered support from individuals, nonprofits and governments.
  • Created and delivered DPIL presentations for international site visits, conferences and major donor visits.
  • Created one-pagers for international use during meetings and events with affiliates and donors to promote understanding of DPIL's program.
  • Developed content for social media posts, videos and recruitment campaigns to support growth of Imagination Library worldwide.
  • Developed first orientation and onboarding training program for new staff in United Kingdom.
  • Recruited and managed more than 300 volunteers for Dolly Parton's My People Fund fire relief efforts in 2017.

DIRECTOR OF ESL/TESL

TENNESSEE FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
Nashville, TN
01.1999 - 01.2015
  • Advanced mission of TFLI by envisioning, creating, directing and financially sustaining four core programs for adults, including immigrants and refugees, in areas of language acquisition, language instruction and development for Tennessee.
  • Designed, created, coordinated and evaluated instructional programs for adult ESL students and trained hundreds of instructors to consistently deliver high-level curriculum and programs.
  • Created 150-hour TESL certificate program designed for adults to teach English in variety of settings.
  • Promoted educational, social and professional opportunities with/for immigrant and refugees.
  • Conceptualized, co-created and co-funded first-ever ESL To Go classroom-on-wheels to bring quality instruction to three resettlement agencies serving more than 200 refugees.
  • Designed and implemented ESL Department for TFLI with classes in more than 25 levels of proficiency.
  • Developed and funded Taxi Pro Hospitality and Training Program for Nashville metropolitan government to provide training and proficiency in customer service, map-reading and regulations of taxi industry.

INSTRUCTOR

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Nashville, TN
01.2007 - 01.2010
  • Applied various insights and teaching aids to minimize learning gaps and instruct and motivate students in culmination of core curriculum.
  • Evaluated and revised lesson modules and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
  • Used learning assessments to regularly monitor student understanding of class concepts.
  • Tested and evaluated students on key concepts, theories and materials presented.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

AMERICAN LANGUAGE CENTER
Kathmandu, Nepal
01.1997 - 01.1999
  • Worked with director to privatize language center to serve more than 200 adult students.
  • Managed public relations and organized scheduling.
  • Ensured effective coordination between international teaching staff and international administrative staff.
  • Collaborated with students, teachers and government entities to support structure and reputation of center.
  • Served as coordinator of programming and curriculum.

HEAD INSTRUCTOR

SUNGSHIN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY
Seoul, South Korea
01.1994 - 01.1997
  • Worked with director to create and privatize language center.
  • Managed public relations and organized scheduling.
  • Ensured effective coordination between international teaching staff and international administrative staff.
  • Collaborated with students, teachers and staff to support structure and reputation of center.
  • Served as manager of programming and curriculum.
  • Revised and created instructional materials.
  • Supervised teaching staff through observations and mentoring and conducted English classes for female Korean college students.

ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR

ECC LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
Cheju, South Korea
01.1993 - 01.1994
  • Evaluated students' abilities and grasp of English language, keeping appropriate records and preparing progress reports to hotel management for its 5-star standard.
  • Initiated, facilitated, and moderated classroom grammar, real-life situations and discussions for hotel employees.
  • Taught English language to employees in hotel setting.

INSTRUCTOR

PEACE CORPS OF THE UNITED STATES
Fergusson Island, Papua New Guinea
01.1991 - 01.1993
  • Conducted English classes for various grades of high school.
  • Created and developed curriculum and materials for English department.
  • Revamped high school’s library with new and donated books.
  • Updated school's library filing and shelving system.
  • Developed curriculum on use of library’s resources.
  • Mentored students and their culture groups.
  • Produced school’s yearbooks with senior students.
  • Elected as liaison between Peace Corps volunteers and Peace Corps host country administration by assisting in planning and annual training workshops for volunteers.
  • Contributed to publishing of country's Peace Corps Volunteer groups’ quarterly newsletter.

Education

M.Ed. - Community Development

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY/PEABODY COLLEGE
Nashville, TN
05.2010

Skills

  • Fundraising
  • Donor Relations
  • Management
  • Relationship-building
  • Cross-cultural communication
  • Brand marketing and visibility
  • Content development
  • CRM proficiency
  • Attention to detail
  • Budget reporting and tracking
  • Social media management
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Teambuilding
  • Decision-Making
  • Interpersonal Communication

Affiliations

  • Innovator of the Year, Nashville Scene
  • Editor's Choice, Photography, Eyesores Category, Nashville Scene
  • Keep Blount Beautiful, Treasurer, Member-at-Large
  • National Peace Corps Association, Board Member, Chair for Peace Corps Connect Annual Conference, Advocacy Coordinator
  • Mayor’s New Americans Advisory Council
  • Nashville Task Force on Refugees and Immigrants, Chair
  • Nashville International Center for Empowerment, Board Member, Secretary, Past Chair, Fundraising Committee
  • Tennessee Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Founding Member, Secretary, Member-at-Large, Service Committee
  • Frist Center of Visual Arts, Connecting Cultures Advisor

Work Availability

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Timeline

Director of Development

TENNESSEE IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE RIGHTS COALTION
01.2022 - 01.2023

DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS

MARYVILLE COLLEGE
11.2018 - 01.2022

DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY
04.2015 - 04.2018

INSTRUCTOR

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
01.2007 - 01.2010

DIRECTOR OF ESL/TESL

TENNESSEE FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
01.1999 - 01.2015

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

AMERICAN LANGUAGE CENTER
01.1997 - 01.1999

HEAD INSTRUCTOR

SUNGSHIN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY
01.1994 - 01.1997

ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR

ECC LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
01.1993 - 01.1994

INSTRUCTOR

PEACE CORPS OF THE UNITED STATES
01.1991 - 01.1993

M.Ed. - Community Development

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY/PEABODY COLLEGE
Angie HarrisDevelopment Professional