Halle Murdock
Development
Catonsville,MD
Summary
Personable Senior Development Associate with expertise in donor stewardship, marketing campaign development and event planning to drive donations. Accomplished in developing and maintaining relationships with past and prospective donors. Self-motivated development professional well-versed in individual, corporate and foundation fundraising techniques. Excellent track record of managing donor relationships and identifying new partnerships to increase fundraising support.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Fundraising Consultant
Cultured Pearls of, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
12.2022 - Current
- Researched and identified potential donors.
- Cultivated impactful presence by composing a quarterly newsletter to share information with potential donors
Development and Fundraising Consultant
WEI Forward | Women's Economic Imperative
08.2022 - Current
- Researched grant opportunities which corresponded with organizational mission and objectives, coordinating preparation and submission of applications.
Institutional Advancement Senior Associate
Meridian International Center, Institutional Advancement
11.2021 - Current
- Managing donor communications, including drafting, sending, and tracking solicitation letters, gift acknowledgements, mailings, and invoices
- Tracking donor engagement through CRM platform Salesforce, including payment and renewal cycles, history of giving, and wealth prospecting information
- Producing and providing all administrative and logistical support for high-level, exclusive donor engagement events (approximately 12-15 events annually)
- Ensuring premier donor engagement experience and managing a personal portfolio of approximately 40 members
- Performing administrative tasks: credit card reconciliation for senior team members in Concur, Designing and drafting collateral including invitations and event sponsorship packets, Tracking renewals and subscriptions for software licenses
- Prepare periodic reports detailing the status of fundraising goals for the Board of Trustees, analyzing individual philanthropic efforts, special event outcomes, membership updates, and equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives
- Collaborated with Meridian’s finance team, and external partner finance departments to collect information, submit invoices and requests, coordinate payments and donations
Spanish Tutor
University of Pittsburgh
08.2018 - 04.2020
- Instructed students on Spanish grammar, pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, composition and dialogue.
- Taught pronunciation tactics, introduced essential words and conducted reading drills.
- Assisted students with core aspects of Spanish language.
- Provided Spanish language tutoring for over 5 student-athletes.
- Helped students raise grades with comprehensive support for conversational, reading comprehension and oral expression Spanish-language abilities.
Dean's Office Assistant
University Of Pittsburgh, Graduate School Of Public And International Affairs
08.2018 - 01.2020
- Produced high-quality communications for internal and external use.
- Provided clerical support, addressing routine and special requirements.
- Welcomed office visitors and alerted staff to arrivals of scheduled appointments.
- Completed clerical tasks such as filing, copying and distributing mail.
Barista
Starbucks
11.2012 - 08.2019
- Promoted the culture of Starbucks by establishing a rapport with fellow partners, management, and customers
- Provided prompt service, quality beverages, and food products to customers
- Recommended products based on solid understanding of individual customer needs and preferences.
Program Assistant Intern
Global Wordsmiths
01.2019 - 07.2019
- Assisted the Director of Programs with developing the social enterprise with capacity-building activities such as internal operations
- Drafted letters of intent for grant proposals, managed employees’ timesheets, data cleaning, and organization
- Conducted standard administrative tasks such as filing, mailing, data entry, and faxing
Education
Master of International Development - Human Security, Program Evaluation
University of Pittsburgh - Graduate School of Public And International Affairs
08.2018 - 04.2020
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies & Spanish, Political Science
California University of Pennsylvania
California 08.2014 - 05.2018
Skills
Research – Data Collection & AnalysisFundraising, Outreach & Donor EngagementStewardship & Relationship BuildingNonprofit DevelopmentEvent PlanningGrant WritingMonitoring, Evaluation, & LearningProject Design
Spanish
Stata
SalesforceArcMap
Affiliations
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Timeline
Fundraising Consultant
Cultured Pearls of, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
12.2022 - Current
Development and Fundraising Consultant
WEI Forward | Women's Economic Imperative
08.2022 - Current
Institutional Advancement Senior Associate
Meridian International Center, Institutional Advancement
11.2021 - Current
Program Assistant Intern
Global Wordsmiths
01.2019 - 07.2019
Master of International Development - Human Security, Program Evaluation
University of Pittsburgh - Graduate School of Public And International Affairs
08.2018 - 04.2020
Spanish Tutor
University of Pittsburgh
08.2018 - 04.2020
Dean's Office Assistant
University Of Pittsburgh, Graduate School Of Public And International Affairs
08.2018 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies & Spanish, Political Science
California University of Pennsylvania
08.2014 - 05.2018
Barista
Starbucks
11.2012 - 08.2019