Beth Vincent
South Dennis,MA
Summary
Strategic leader with 20+ years of development operations experience and 14 years of supervisory management. Oversaw all aspects of donor and prospect data and its transformation, ensuring the integrity, timeliness and promotion of information to advise fundraising goals and ROI.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Advancement Operations
New England Conservatory Of Music
07.2020 - 02.2021
- Devised new reports and tracking, including user-prompted and automatic updated dashboards
- Reconciled data from various sources and uploaded into the fundraising database, Raiser's Edge
- Oversaw and managed the vendor relationship with Blackbaud, the parent company of Raiser's Edge
Associate Director, Reporting and Data Integrity
The Broad Institute Of MIT And Harvard
07.2014 - 10.2017
- Established policies and procedures as well as systems to ensure quality of data for tracking donors, prospects, gifts and moves management
- Performed monthly reconciliation of fundraising database and general ledger with Finance
- Developed and implemented the Broad's gift processing function
Director, Prospect Management & Donor Services
Harvard Law School
09.2012 - 07.2014
- Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Collaborated with Associate Dean and gift officers to develop cultivation and solicitation strategies, using data-driven information to facilitate moves management
- Identified and created an internal HLS prospect rating system to assist with determination of capacity, philanthropic inclination and affinity to HLS
Director, Donor Services
Harvard Law School
07.2009 - 09.2012
- Participated in senior leadership meetings to provide insights on use of database for tracking prospect management
- Created business rules and procedures manual regarding pipeline data, including training materials and holding in-person sessions to introduce new policies to HLS fundraising team
- Managed the workflow of donor and prospect research, reviewing profiles and briefings for accuracy, timeliness
Associate Director, Advancement Services
Harvard Law School
05.2006 - 06.2009
- Directed the conversion of ~38,000 alumni records from Millennium to Advance Client
- Served as the primary HLS liaison to the University common alumni data system management team
- Recruited, trained, led, coached and engaged Advancement Services team
Donor Services Manager
Oxfam America
10.2000 - 04.2006
- Devised and maintained an annual budget of ~$450,000 for Donor Services Department
- Ensured gift processing, acknowledgement and donor care provided in timely, accurate and friendly manner
- Researched, created RFP and oversaw conversion from local bank processing center to high capacity caging service for scaling up donations received
Development Administrator
Brandeis National Committee
08.1997 - 10.2000
- Designed promotional pieces, invitations and other desktop publishing items
- Implemented, trained and provided end-user support for University database, Millennium
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English, Classics
Assumption University
Worcester, MAFoundations of Leadership
Harvard University
Cambridge, MASkills
- Supervisory Management
- Leadership
- Database Administration
- Gift Processing
- Operations Manual Creation
- Training
- Project Management
- Budget Creation and Maintenance
Volunteer
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, Event Volunteer
American Corporate Partners, Veteran-Professional Mentoring Program
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Girl Empowerment
Timeline
Director, Advancement Operations
New England Conservatory Of Music
07.2020 - 02.2021
Associate Director, Reporting and Data Integrity
The Broad Institute Of MIT And Harvard
07.2014 - 10.2017
Director, Prospect Management & Donor Services
Harvard Law School
09.2012 - 07.2014
Director, Donor Services
Harvard Law School
07.2009 - 09.2012
Associate Director, Advancement Services
Harvard Law School
05.2006 - 06.2009
Donor Services Manager
Oxfam America
10.2000 - 04.2006
Development Administrator
Brandeis National Committee
08.1997 - 10.2000
Bachelor of Arts - English, Classics
Assumption University
Foundations of Leadership
Harvard University
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