Catherine Hayes
Morningside,MD
Summary
Experienced with team leadership, strategic planning, and operational management. Utilizes effective communication and organizational skills to drive project success. Track record of fostering productive work environments and achieving set goals.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Community Philanthropy Manager - Corporate Relations
Oregon Food Bank
Portland, OR
02.2024 - 03.2025
- Provide direction and strategic oversight to the Corporate Relations team in the design and implementation of resource mobilization and relationship development strategies and tactics aligned to Community Philanthropy’s strategic priorities, annual goals, and Rooted + Rising objectives.
- Ensure Corporate Relations effective cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of 400 major to leadership gifts ($25,000-$100,000+) business and corporate donors in managed portfolios and an additional 1,300-1,500 business and community supporters giving annually: engaging them to deepen their relationship with Oregon Food Bank by helping to end hunger and hunger’s root causes
- Coach, guide, and supervise the Community Philanthropy Assistant Manager - Corporate Relations and other 3 Corporate Relations Developers, including oversight and management of external consultants and vendors
- Manage portfolio of complex, high-impact corporate accounts; responsible for all aspects of account management, including: planning, executing, and evaluating relationship development activities while utilizing equity-centric and asset-based storytelling, and articulating systemic oppression as hunger’s root cause.
Performer and Instructor
Kickstand Comedy Theater
Portland, OR
07.2022 - 12.2024
- Performed and taught improv comedy with Kickstand Comedy - one of the eight great comedy theaters in the United States according to Paste Magazine.
- Created an artist collective to showcase new works resulting in four sold-out shows
- Taught the Harold improv format to adult learners as part of Kickstand Comedy’s six-level improv training center
- Coached a Harold team that successfully audition for a featured monthly show at Kickstand Comedy
- Wrote, performed, and toured a one-person sketch show with director Paul Stein (Comedy Central, HBO)
Senior Development Officer
SMART Reading
Portland, OR
06.2022 - 07.2023
- Provided senior-level support to major individual, foundation, and corporate donors during the first year of this literacy-support non-profit merger.
- Secured two six-figure gifts including one multi-year gift
- Lead the drafting and submission request to Yield Giving - MacKenzie Scott’s open opportunity for non-profit organizations in 2023
- Supervised two direct reports during a department leadership transition
- Acquired a new five-figure donor in the Portland-metro area through a combination of research, stakeholder engagement, and relationship-building
Director of Development & Communications
The Children’s Book Bank
Portland, OR
04.2021 - 09.2021
- Create and implement a comprehensive development and communications plan, including individual, corporate and foundation support for a beloved grassroots organization dedicated to early literacy interventions. On July 1, 2022, The Children’s Book Bank merged with another children’s literacy organization SMART Reading.
- Secured in-kind paid media advertisements, informational segments, and two televised earned media opportunities highlighting organizational accomplishments by leveraging corporate partnerships
- Coordinated with volunteer and program teams to achieve 100.13% of fundraising target in first fiscal year during a leadership transition and merger announcement
- Co-lead organization operations ahead of merger in partnership with the Senior Literacy Program Manager and Volunteer Manager
Director of Development
Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington
Portland, OR
10.2015 - 05.2021
- Planned and implemented the fundraising strategy for the region’s most comprehensive and dynamic arts education non-profit organization.
- Created and executed data-driven fundraising and communications strategies to successfully raise $1.2 million for Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington annually
- Led a data processing initiative that successfully digitized over 20,000 paper-based donor records, ensuring accuracy and integrity within the organization’s database
- With Program Director and Right Brain Initiative Director, reinvented the fundraising event SHIFT: An Experiment in Fashion Design pairing design mentors and students to create new fashions out of recycled materials
- In partnership with the volunteer fundraising committee, increased revenue from individuals by 545%, corporations by 79%, and events by 135%
- Retired a six-figure deficit five years ahead of schedule by increasing general operating support donations
- Served as Co-Executive Director with four colleagues at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and during a leadership transition
- Developed and presented monthly revenue reports to the board of directors, leveraging historical data to provide strategic revenue forecasts
Special Events Manager
Impact NW
Portland, OR
05.2011 - 07.2014
- Lead all special events for a local non-profit with an annual operating budget over $9 million.
- Successfully raised record amounts at both the 2012 and 2013 Garden Party Galas. Captured first Platinum sponsor at $15,000 and renewed sponsor for 2014
- Managed the annual Power of One Luncheon event, more than doubling sponsorship revenue from 2013 to 2014 and increasing attendance by 88%
- Developed and maintained relationships with major donors and corporate leaders to increase visibility and involvement with Impact NW
Political Fundraising
07.1999 - 11.2010
- An eleven-year career in political fundraising spanning local, state, and national campaigns and party committees, with a focus on strategic donor engagement, message development, and fast-paced fundraising operations. Career accomplishments include:
- Broke record for amount raised for an Oregon gubernatorial campaign, making the front page twice in two different Oregon newspapers – The Oregonian and The Register Guard. The record remained for three subsequent elections.
- Created and managed a candidate fundraising tour for a senior leadership member of the House of Representatives visiting over 200 candidates in 30 states over a two-year period.
- Established a new online registration system for events and contributions increasing online donations by over 1,000%
Education
Human Centered Design
Acumen
09-2019
Graduate Improvisor
Kickstand Comedy Training Center
Portland, OR01-2020
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA01-2001
Allan Hancock Community College
Santa Maria01-1998
Attended - Nursing
Portland Community College
Portland, OR06-2019
Skills
- Customer service
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Decision-making
- Verbal and written communication
- Goal setting
- Documentation and reporting
- Relationship building
- Customer relationship management (CRM)
- Project planning
- Budget control
- Partnership development
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 27 in the development of SHIFT: An experiment in fashion design. A career technical education program that paired students with a professional fashion designer to create a new garment made of recycled materials.
- Co-Presenter of “The Foundation has No Natural Predator,” at the Willamette Valley Development Officers Conference in 2022.
- Achieved record-breaking fundraising through effectively stewarding relationships building mutual trust to drive political and social change.
Certification
- Introduction to Human Design Certification 2019 Acumen
- Anti-Racism Practices Certification 1999-2001 YWCA
Timeline
Community Philanthropy Manager - Corporate Relations
Oregon Food Bank
02.2024 - 03.2025
Performer and Instructor
Kickstand Comedy Theater
07.2022 - 12.2024
Senior Development Officer
SMART Reading
06.2022 - 07.2023
Director of Development & Communications
The Children’s Book Bank
04.2021 - 09.2021
Director of Development
Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington
10.2015 - 05.2021
Special Events Manager
Impact NW
05.2011 - 07.2014
Political Fundraising
07.1999 - 11.2010
Human Centered Design
Acumen
Graduate Improvisor
Kickstand Comedy Training Center
George Mason University
Allan Hancock Community College
Attended - Nursing
Portland Community College