JillAnn Gamble
Emory,TX
Summary
A strategic and relentless non-profit executive with proven proficiency in raising record-setting funds and leading and inspiring teams to attain new levels of funding success. Consummate people-person with enviable skills at building trust and long-term relationships with potential donors and stakeholders. Expects and achieves personal and team results while always exhibiting interpersonal respect.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Grant Manager
The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center
01.2023 - Current
- Designed and executed grant programs to align with organizational objectives
- Evaluated and determined funding needs to ensure sufficient resources for project execution
- Conducted comprehensive research to identify potential funding opportunities and strategic partnerships
- Regularly presented detailed reports to the board of directors, highlighting grant progress and outcomes
- Collaborated with grant writers to coordinate efforts and foster productive engagement
- Established and nurtured relationships with support agencies and community partners to enhance project success
- Streamlined and optimized grant administration processes, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness
- Oversaw project timelines and deliverables, ensuring timely completion of objectives
- Developed and monitored project budgets, ensuring financial accountability and resource optimization
- Maintained meticulous documentation and adherence to reporting requirements for grant applications
- Successfully expanded foundation portfolio by securing five new foundation partners each year
- Achieved a seven percent annual increase in foundational grant funding
- Proactively applied for new and renewal state and federal grants
- Women In Need
- Led a successful rebranding campaign as Director of Advancement
- Coordinated annual fundraising targets with strategic objectives and budget as a member of the leadership team
- Represented the organization in public engagements, strategically expanding the community of humanities stakeholders
- Provided guidance and tracked performance against development plans for team members
- Demonstrated exceptional skills in project management, organization, delegation, and prioritization
- Successfully hired, mentored, and retained staff
- Oversaw the development and execution of proposals, implementing a long-term relationship-management approach and ensuring proper archiving of all proposals
- Restructured and significantly expanded the volunteer program by thirty-seven percent
- Surpassed fundraising goals for the organization
- Drove leadership to develop a strategic plan and realign organizational and team goals and vision with the Plan
- Successfully recaptured forty-eight percent of lapsed donors through a monthly giving and donor engagement campaign
- Increased donor retention from twenty-one percent to fifty-two percent
- Orchestrated highly successful social media campaigns to raise brand awareness.
- Established goals and procedures for solicitation, funds management and disbursement.
- Promoted program to funders through direct appeals and special publications or online appeals.
- Conducted research to identify goals, net worth and charitable donation history related to potential donors, potential investors or general donor markets.
Director of Advancement
Women In Need
09.2020 - 12.2022
- Led a successful rebranding campaign as Director of Advancement
- Coordinated annual fundraising targets with strategic objectives and budget as a member of the leadership team
- Represented the organization in public engagements, strategically expanding the community of humanities stakeholders
- Provided guidance and tracked performance against development plans for team members
- Demonstrated exceptional skills in project management, organization, delegation, and prioritization
- Successfully hired, mentored, and retained staff
- Oversaw the development and execution of proposals, implementing a long-term relationship-management approach and ensuring proper archiving of all proposals
- Restructured and significantly expanded the volunteer program by thirty-seven percent
- Surpassed fundraising goals for the organization
- Drove leadership to develop a strategic plan and realign organizational and team goals and vision with the Plan
- Successfully recaptured forty-eight percent of lapsed donors through a monthly giving and donor engagement campaign
- Increased donor retention from twenty-one percent to fifty-two percent
- Orchestrated highly successful social media campaigns to raise brand awareness.
- Built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.
- Implemented systems and procedures to increase sales.
- Organized promotional events and interacted with community to increase donors and brand awareness.
- Achieved established KPI for company, regional team and individual performance through teamwork and focus on customers.
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M University - Commerce
02.2018 - 09.2020
- Maximize productivity rates by proactively providing feedback on operational concerns and departmental issues
- Developed, implemented, and trained staff on policy adherent and cost-effective procedures for department operations
- Managed complex departmental and team calendars with focus on proper allocation of executive and team availability
- Oversee hiring process from targeted and inclusive recruitment through onboarding and training of new team members
- Ensure compliance in financial and human resource record keeping aligned with University and State regulations
- Orchestrate department events including staff retreat, professional development, student events in the areas of inclusion, leadership, service and social justice and annual awards ceremony
Education Coordinator
AFSA, American Fire Sprinkler Association
12.2016 - 02.2020
- Analyze and develop more efficient methods of daily operations, transitioning from paper to digital
- Orchestrates logistics and delivery of learning environments including online webinars, on-demand lessons, live classroom instruction and live learning labs utilizing strong calendar management and resolving conflicting schedules of stakeholders (students, instructors, board members, members)
- Manages special projects with efficiency and timeliness, communicating progress to leadership
- Lead team member on integration of new Learning Management System and orchestrate successful rollout to members
- Developed community education programming events and other activities designed to increase and improve educational outcomes.
- Liaised between faculty, staff and administrators to coordinate educational program delivery.
- Attended professional educational and developmental meetings to support accreditation and grant writing.
- Built relationships with external stakeholders, community organizations and donors to increase program scope.
Business Development
Patriot PAWS Service Dogs
02.2014 - 11.2016
- Implemented donor retention program that increased repeat donors by 17% and matched giving program that resulted in a 23% increase in new revenues
- Developed in-kind donation program to demonstrate sound controls for greater cost efficiency and reduced G&A costs by 14% and Identified and executed corporate sponsorship partnerships, including grants totaling over $2.2 million
- Built and cultivated the volunteer program adding new volunteer opportunities and heightened community awareness of organization and authored volunteer mission, orientation and training, handbook and recognition program
- This included an Ambassador Program that allowed volunteers to share the mission that once took paid staff and trainers away from the primary focus of training dogs and helping veterans
- Spearheaded social media team that created and implemented social media policy that increased awareness by 34%
- Increased efficiency of workflow through streamlining outdated processes and bringing digital resources to administrative staff
- Heavy calendar management for C-Level Executives, Board Members, volunteers, Ambassadors, including travel arrangements for events.
- Developed CRM database of qualified leads through referrals, cold calling, direct mail, email campaigns and networking.
- Established key performance indicators to track and analyze business progress and adjust strategies accordingly.
Michaelson Connor and Boul
03.2010 - 05.2013
- Managed federal property preservation contracts between federal agencies and mortgagees
- Demonstrated sound cost effectiveness in approval and revisions of bids based on HUD guidelines as outlined in 24 CFR 203.377
- Acted as liaison between mortgagee and HUD for conflict resolution.
University of Oklahoma
09.2002 - 02.2010
- Recruitment, evaluation and admission of freshman through graduate level students, including International students
- Served as Crimson Club Director, a club that consists of over 2,300 student volunteers
- Oversight of student volunteer events and fundraising, forecasting campus needs and orchestrating logistics to deploy volunteer resources
- Counseled students and parents through the admission process, communicating effectively and empathetically while enforcing university policies
Education
General Education
Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, OKLiberal Arts And General Studies
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OKSkills
- Growth Plans for Teams and Revenue
- Critical Thinking
- Campaign Development
- Grant Writing and Management
- Strategic Vision & Planning
- Funding Strategies & Implementation
- Professional Relationships
- Executive Leadership
- Donor Solicitation
- Marketing and Communications
- Partnership Development
- Revenue Stream Development
Timeline
Grant Manager
The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center
01.2023 - Current
Director of Advancement
Women In Need
09.2020 - 12.2022
Administrative Coordinator
Texas A&M University - Commerce
02.2018 - 09.2020
Education Coordinator
AFSA, American Fire Sprinkler Association
12.2016 - 02.2020
Business Development
Patriot PAWS Service Dogs
02.2014 - 11.2016
Michaelson Connor and Boul
03.2010 - 05.2013
University of Oklahoma
09.2002 - 02.2010
General Education
Oklahoma City Community College
Liberal Arts And General Studies
University of Oklahoma
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