JULIE SANDERSON
Memphis,TN
Summary
Professional copywriter and fundraiser with over a decade of experience in consumer persuasion. Exceptionally skilled at synthesizing influential language with graceful eloquence. Tenured nonprofit moneymaker interested in infiltrating big business commercialism.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager of Fundraising Programs
Ducks Unlimited
08.2020 - Current
- Curate, catalogue, photograph, and manage over 1,700 items for, 's Into the Vault auction
- Characterize each of the 1,700+ auction items through carefully crafted, salable verbiage
- Develop email and social media marketing plans to broaden DU's consumer reach
- Single-handedly built the largest, most successful auction in Ducks Unlimited's 86-year history
- Independently raised over $1.1 million for conservation since the inception of Into the Vault in 2020
- Received multiple achievement and dedication awards from Ducks Unlimited's Chief Fundraising Officer
- Author all fundraising articles for Ducks Unlimited magazine (30 articles & counting)
Event Fundraising Promotions Coordinator
Ducks Unlimited
06.2018 - 07.2020
- Designed the visuals and copy for all event promotional materials
- Utilized Ducks Unlimited's CRM to construct targeted mailing lists
- Drafted press releases and distributed to relevant media outlets for publishing
- Authored all congratulatory letters distributed to scholarship winners
Operations Coordinator
Kappa Delta Foundation
10.2016 - 06.2018
- Accentuated donor stewardship by crafting impassioned appeals and celebratory acknowledgement letters
- Served as Kappa Delta's liaison with Blackbaud in a combined effort to upgrade Kappa Delta's database
- Led over 40 employees through a “data scrub” to ensure Kappa Delta's database contained accurate information
- Spearheaded the foundation's wealth screening project in an effort to widen Kappa Delta's donor base
- Earned “Employee of the Month” in December 2017 for discovering a third-party error, saving Kappa Delta over $14,000
- Collaborated with attorneys to ensure Kappa Delta was registered as a 501(c)(3) in all 50 states
- Drafted grant agreements and emended the fundraising materials of local house corporations
- Generated weekly fundraising reports and prepared month-end financial reconciliations
Education
BBA - Accounting
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN12.2021
BBA - Hospitality And Resort Management
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN12.2013
Skills
- Written Communication
- High Volume Purchasing
- Marketing Strategy
- Budgeting
- Product Descriptions
- Photoshop
- Vendor Negotiation
- Product Marketing
- Copy Editing
- Digital Fundraising
- Product Research
- Decision-making
Websites
Timeline
Manager of Fundraising Programs
Ducks Unlimited
08.2020 - Current
Event Fundraising Promotions Coordinator
Ducks Unlimited
06.2018 - 07.2020
Operations Coordinator
Kappa Delta Foundation
10.2016 - 06.2018
BBA - Accounting
University of Memphis
BBA - Hospitality And Resort Management
University of Memphis
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