Elizabeth Gooch

Key fundraising and operations leader for the Massachusetts MORE THAN PINK Walk, Komen's largest revenue-generating event in New England. In FY25, I grew this event to a top tier Walk, generating over $500k, and received the Revenue Performance Reward for outstanding revenue growth from Komen. With several months left in FY26, I have increased the Walk revenue YOY, with a projected revenue of $550k.

• Identified, qualified, and managed portfolios of corporate teams, top fundraisers, and individuals supporters, aligning engagement strategies with donor capacity.
• Conducted prospect research and analysis to support recruitment, cultivation, and solicitation strategies, resulting in 46 new corporate teams, generating over $80k in new revenue.
• Partnered with Director and Executive Director to support sponsorship strategy, contributing to the acquisition of $5k - $25k corporate sponsorships through targeted prospecting and stewardship.
• Proven track record of maintaining prospect data in Salesforce, supporting portfolio tracking, stewardship workflows, and leadership reporting.
• Monitored engagement metrics (registrations, fundraising performance, donor activity) to inform outreach strategies and improve portfolio health.
• Built and led volunteer operations committee, providing strategic directions, tracking deliverables, and ensuring alignment with fundraising and organizational goals.
• Conducted budgeting and expenses analysis for the Walk, collaborating with leadership to reduce costs and improve net revenue.
• Experience with grant prospecting and proposal development, contributing research and operational support to advance funding opportunities.
• Provided oversight, task prioritization, and training for seasonal intern.
• Demonstrated portfolio diversity by managing other revenue-generating activities such as third-party or DIY, Sports & Schools, individual giving, and employee engagement events in my market.

• Supported the New England Chapter's large-scale special events (Gala, Golf), P2P (Walk, Ride), community engagement, and endurance fundraising programs, generating over $3M annually.
• Managed prospect pipelines and fundraising portfolios across multiple endurance programs. Responsible for YOY growth in endurance budget through the runDisney, Falmouth Road Race, and Boston Marathon teams that collectively generated over $600k.
• Maintained detailed donor, prospect, and volunteer records in Salesforce, ensuring data integrity and supporting reporting and stewardship efforts.
• Created and supported a school-based fundraising initiative generating over $5k, leveraging engagement data to inform outreach and follow-up strategies.
• Volunteer point of contact for all chapter events. Responsible for doubling volunteer engagement within the chapter footprint, managed over 130 volunteers at the 2023 Gala alone.
• Maintained detailed accounts of teams, committees, and donor relationships across all events.
• Co-managed the Young Leadership Committee (YLC) to enhance relationships between JDRF and young adults in the area.

• Supported the entirety of the Greater New England Chapter in both its office functions and by providing administrative support for fundraising activities, including tracking all donations, inputting data, and retrieving information for reports.
• Responsible for managing invoices, processing workplace giving donations, and confirming matching gifts through Cybergrants.
• Stewardship of donors by generating over 500 letters. Ensured all protocols were followed for donor recognition.