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Jessica Gravitt

Visalia,CA

Summary

Development and fundraising professional with strong communication and organizational skills. Successful experience in strategic planning roles for nonprofit organizations within local community. Accomplished Volunteer Coordinator offering years of experience and looking for a challenging and growth-oriented position. Adept at developing solid partnerships, cementing public support, building strong teams and seeking to apply expertise toward Director of Development role.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Volunteer and Partner Coordinator

Visalia Rescue Mission
04.2023 - Current
  • Coordinated and managed volunteer activities for community service projects.
  • Communicated with staff members to stay informed about volunteer needs and events.
  • Created compelling case statements for donor appeals, highlighting mission-driven impact of organizational programs and services.
  • Organized special events and programs.
  • Liaised between CEO and outside agencies for branding ideas, graphic designs and promotional materials.
  • Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others through presentations to various groups.
  • Developed campaigns and specific marketing strategies for Mission.
  • Managed donor profiles in CRM database.
  • Networking and community relationships with other organizations and individual donors.
  • Maximized advertising efforts by developing content for media relations, corporate communications, and social media posts.
  • Monitored social media questions and comments and appropriately responded.
  • Designed and implemented advertising and public relations activities.
  • Established strong relationships with local organizations, fostering collaboration and expanding volunteer opportunities.

Administrative Assistant

Visalia Rescue Mission
05.2022 - 03.2023
  • Developed and updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze, and report on performance and sales data.
  • Coordinated and scheduled meetings and conference calls to optimize scheduling of senior staff.
  • Created and maintained databases to track and record organizational data.
  • Assisted development and implementation of new administrative procedures.
  • Created and maintained detailed administrative processes and procedures to drive efficiency and accuracy.
  • Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
  • Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions.
  • Organized logistics and materials for each meeting and took detailed notes for later dissemination to board members and senior staff.
  • Assisted coworkers and staff members with special tasks on daily basis.
  • Main power user for organizational IT needs.
  • Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs, and enhancements with outside IT Company.
  • Collaborated with outside IT company to evaluate software and hardware interfaces.

HR Associate

Visalia Rescue Mission
10.2021 - 05.2022
  • Delivered friendly assistance with new hires throughout interviewing and hiring process.
  • Filed paperwork, sorted, and delivered mail and maintained office organization.
  • Organized new employee orientation schedules for new hires.
  • Screened applicant resumes and coordinated both phone and in-person interviews.
  • Coordinated employee training programs to improve productivity and performance.
  • Conducted new hire orientation to verify completion of appropriate paperwork, recording information on human resources database.
  • Answered and redirected incoming phone calls for office.
  • Processed employee termination paperwork at direction of supervisory staff.
  • Created and completed personnel action forms for hires, terminations, title changes and terminations.
  • Monitored employee attendance and performance to verify punctuality and absences, addressing issues in accordance with company policies and procedures.
  • Collaborated with managers to identify and address employee relations issues.
  • Improved organizational filing systems for confidential employee records, resulting in improved accessibility and efficiency.
  • Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
  • Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
  • Administered employee benefits programs and assisted with open enrollment.
  • Conducted performance reviews and provided feedback to managers on employee performance.

Voices for Life Director

Right To Life
05.2016 - 09.2017
  • Implemented strategies to increase public awareness of social and community service programs.
  • Assessed community needs and identified resources for social and community service programs.
  • Collaborated with community members to develop and implement service initiatives.
  • Provided leadership, guidance and support to staff members.
  • Managed volunteer programs focused on providing community services to underserved populations.
  • Advocated for social and community service programs to increase awareness and funding.
  • Participated in community events to promote services and engage with public.

Development Director

Care Pregnancy Resource Center
03.2015 - 04.2016
  • Assessed organization's specific needs and created fundraising programs to assist with meeting specific goals.
  • Created fundraising materials utilized for social media, websites and mass mailings.
  • Cultivated relationships with community, business and local civic leaders in order to draw attention to CPRC and bring in new donors and volunteers.
  • Maintained organization's social media accounts and websites, adding new, exciting content on consistent basis.
  • Organized and spoke at events and galas.
  • Created fundraising materials utilized on social media and websites and sent out in mass mailings.
  • Attended special events, acting as client representative and making new contacts with possible donors.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Religion: Christian Ministries

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
05.2021

Associate of Arts - Communication Studies

College of The Sequoias
Visalia, CA
07.2019

Skills

  • Public Speaking
  • Direct Mail Campaigns and Acquisitions
  • Promotions and Marketing Strategies
  • Event Logistics
  • Brand Development
  • Event Preparation and Execution
  • Project Management
  • CRM Integration
  • Fundraising expertise
  • Donor Relations

Timeline

Volunteer and Partner Coordinator

Visalia Rescue Mission
04.2023 - Current

Administrative Assistant

Visalia Rescue Mission
05.2022 - 03.2023

HR Associate

Visalia Rescue Mission
10.2021 - 05.2022

Voices for Life Director

Right To Life
05.2016 - 09.2017

Development Director

Care Pregnancy Resource Center
03.2015 - 04.2016

Bachelor of Science - Religion: Christian Ministries

Liberty University

Associate of Arts - Communication Studies

College of The Sequoias

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