KAREN PARKER

• Organize, manage Walk to Defeat ALS Wilmington, Raleigh, Down East, CEO Soak Raleigh, Catfish Classic, Drive Shaft, & Online Auctions for Eastern North Carolina. Increased donor giving in Eastern Region by 32% in 4 months.
• Coordinate, support, orchestrate Community Partner Events, Communications with Volunteers, Donors, Board members, business owners, organizational leaders. Manage 78 team captains.
• Public speaking to civic organizations, nonprofit programs, faith based, educational institutions
• Developed virtual teams with focus on trust development and extreme programming
• Defined and integrated roles, responsibilities and processes for business team and data management organization

• Conduct, coordinate employee giving campaigns securing sustainable financial support from individuals, foundations, major corporations including community hospitals, colleges, financial institutions, school districts
• Present updates at all meetings with Board, Cabinet, Finance, Investment, Marketing committees
• Execute fundraising, project planning, donor giving strategy, year-end and lapsed donor appeals, peer-to-peer, influencer campaigns
• Increased campaign revenue in four county region year over year, improved individual giving by 43.9% (2020-21)
• Began Retire United Affinity Group, Awarded Top 10% of Campaigns: United Way Worldwide 2020-21 224 Campaigns 2021
• Assure accuracy of data analysis to evaluate qualitative / quantitative data, determine trends, track progress of accounts, grants, budgets
• Draft, prepare major organizational grant proposals
• Manage, motivate, merge Marketing, Communications, Resource Development Departments
• Organize, execute events, public speaking, conferences, all public relations, meetings & presentations
• Oversee, review and proof calendar of social media platforms, collateral content
• Monitor campaign actuals, data and projections, statements, profiles. Identify areas for expansion with federal grants, major gifts
• Coordinate volunteer opportunities through -ShareCapeFear.org
• Advanced communication, engagement, strategic alliances 45 nonprofit partner agencies
• Assisted with community development of Long-Term Relief Recovery Groups, Unmet Needs Commission, SHARECapeFear.org ,Youth Financial Literacy, Diversity/Inclusion Challenge, Education Resiliency Task Force, Stand Against Racism, Blue Ribbon Commission on Literacy Cape Fear Region, UW Speakers Forum, Take Back the Night.

• New Hanover, Pender, Onslow Counties

· Maximized involvement of Board of Directors in program and event participation, donor identification, fund cultivation, and gift solicitation. Increased enrollment by 38% 2017 in 3 Cape Fear counties. Increased revenue from $1.6 to $2.2 million 2018

· Created communications, social media calendar, collateral content, design. All qualitative and quantitative data collection, budgeting, reporting, and tracking. Orchestrated all public relations, community outreach, volunteer management and contribution, and fundraising events.

• Communication strategist responsible for creation/organization of public profile, marketing strategies, branding, staffing, project planning and enrollment for K-12 schools, and tutoring programs
• Experienced training for 21st Century Technology & STEM programs, Virtual & Blended Learning
• Filled Interim leadership roles (Principal, Head of Schools, Operations Officer)
• Established compelling dialogue to gain community support for charter schools, advocacy, policies for education initiatives for disadvantaged youth, managed implementation of all proactive and reactive district, public communications and negotiations
• Developed, implemented professional development curriculum, training & conferences for leadership, faculty members, support staff, customer service training and team building events
• Recruited, screened, trained, evaluated all faculty positions
• Conducted audits for state education regulatory commissions, authorizers in areas of compliance, attendance, certification, academic state standards, accreditation.

• Driving force for enrollment, faculty recruiting, training, professional development, project planning, student enrollment, communications, goodwill for 55 national nonprofit charter schools
• Increased enrollment nationwide to 98.5 % overall enrollment capacity 2010/2011
• Forged strong community partnerships with business owners, school district, government leaders, civic organizations, nonprofit coalitions
• Developed programs for student mentoring, leadership, college and career path, OJT
• Design, delivery, and follow up of professional development, faculty conferences
• Established national call center, increasing inquiry to enroll conversion rate from 32% to 78
• Florida State Executive Director 2004-08 Lead School Administrators, support staff, faculties of 15 Drop-out recovery centers throughout Florida. 97% FTE & increased graduation rates by 88% ‘07-08, Reduced student attrition by 61% ‘07-08. 89% staff retention rate ‘08-09. Started Childcare Centers, Leadership and Student Ambassador programs, Financial Literacy, Mentoring, Job Shadowing programs