Julie Scalora

• Plan and organize annual fund, special events, solicit corporate sponsorships, and set up matching gift donations to reach financial targets.
• Research and devise plans to improve annual fund, including developing and implementing marketing campaigns targeting donors.
• Currently initiating program to install class agents to improve alumni communication, events, and donations.
• Extensive knowledge of donor databases, including entering, tracking, soliciting, and improving alumni donations and communications.
• Organize annual auction and golf tournament, which includes planning, catering, entertainment, donations, volunteers, corporate sponsors, and alumni outreach for both events.
• Plan class reunions and events.
• Demonstrate experience developing strategic relationships with individual and prospective donors, foundations, and other philanthropic organizations.
• Strategize with client development team members to manage budget and synchronize volunteer efforts to boost funding initiatives.
• Attend events to develop professional network of potential donors.
• Quickly learn new skills and apply them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
• Carry out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Work flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

• Initiate, conduct, and orchestrate annual appeal, annual golf tournament, annual auction/gala, Benefactor's Reception, Mass of Remembrance, and alumni newsletter, as well as several other tasks.
• Maintained databases with regard to alumni, donations, and fundraising events.
• Databases included Bloomerang, Little Green Light, and Auctria.
• Onboarded one database to another with great success.
• Position started as part-time while also holding the art teacher position.
• Then moved into the office full-time as part-time administrative assistant and part-time advancement and development director.
• In 2020 advancement/development position became full-time.

• For PreK 3 - 8th grade grades
• Transferred to the school office as administrative assistant and advancement/development director.

• Established the Saint Paul School Summer Camp and held the position as Director for its first ten years, always turning a profit.
• Recruited, trained, and managed a team of ten to fifteen counselors each summer.
• Promoted the camp across central Connecticut, skillfully coordinating social media, print ads, and website content.
• Planned activities, events, and field trips to enrich student development.
• Handled administrative and business management needs for the camp with as many as 200 children in attendance each summer season.
• Organized field trips to off-site locations and handled scheduling, transportation, and payments.
• Researched town and state laws to ensure the school was in compliance at all levels.

Upon becoming the full-time Advancement and Development Director and stepping down from the Camp Director position, the camp continues to run today. It has become a very successful program that continues to grow each year and is an excellent source of income for Saint Paul School.