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Katherine Sanderlin

Katherine Sanderlin

San Francisco,CA

Summary

Experienced development professional with strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills. Collaborative, heart-centered leader adept at optimizing existing relationships and identifying new prospects to ensure organizations can fulfill their missions. Demonstrates high levels of integrity and personal ethics in all endeavors.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Major Gifts Officer

Episcopal Community Services
07.2024 - Current
  • Built infrastructure for a major gifts program.
  • Managed a portfolio of 134 high-net-worth individual donors, resulting in increased overall giving within first year.
  • Worked closely with program staff to understand funding needs, creating compelling proposals for major gift support.
  • Proposed fundraising opportunities to potential donors to increase sources of funding.

Major Gifts Officer

Raphael House
02.2022 - 07.2024
  • Built and implemented major gifts program (portfolio 170 donors); implemented moves management processes including monthly touchpoints.
  • Advised leadership and board members’ stewardship and major gifts strategy.
  • Worked with board to establish and grow Executive Leadership Council (ELC); responsible for full execution of ELC events (6/year).
  • Collaborated with Development team to produce most successful gala in Raphael House's history

Director of Development

Aurora Theatre Company
04.2020 - 01.2022
  • Created and executed successful development plan tied to Aurora's mission, program, and goals. (Surpassed contributed income goals by 30% during global pandemic.)
  • Wrote, designed, and managed integrated fundraising campaigns.
  • Implemented moves management strategies for all donor levels; managed leadership and board members' stewardship activities.
  • Responsible for all grant research, writing and reporting.
  • Supervised two employees and a contract position.





Donor Relations Coordinator

SPCA Monterey County
10.2016 - 05.2019
  • Designed and implemented comprehensive donor cultivation and stewardship plan for mid-level donors.
  • Researched, built and cultivated portfolio of mid-level donors with major gift potential.
  • Managed and grew monthly sustainer, coin bank, and automobile donation programs. Sustainer income increased by 98% over two year period.
  • Supervised 2 development assistants, ensuring timely gift entry and acknowledgement.
  • Reconciled financial accounts with Director of Finance on monthly and quarterly basis.

Writer

Contract
05.2014 - 10.2016
  • Clients included Children's Tumor Foundation and Nurse Care of North Carolina. Other projects included ghost-writing for high-profile individuals and entities.
  • Coordinated with subject matter experts for interviews and topic generation. Wrote and proofread newsletter articles, blog and social media posts, website copy, and digital assets.
  • Utilized exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills to produce engaging and error-free content for both non-profit and for-profit entities.
  • Proofread others' copy to correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

Faculty, Ethics

Ethical Culture Fieldston School
05.2005 - 05.2014
  • Developed and delivered cutting-edge multi-grade curriculum aimed at teaching ethical humanism, human rights and social justice at one of top schools in the nation.
  • Spearheaded interdisciplinary service-based capstone projects for each grade level.
  • Collaborated with faculty and administration to ensure multiple cross-curricular connections to classroom studies.
  • Wrote detailed narratives assessing moral development for approximately 220 students per semester.
  • Collaboratively built pre-k through 12 diversity, equity, ethics, and wellness curriculum.

Education

MFA - Performance

University of Georgia
Athens, GA
05-2001

Bachelor of Arts - Theatre & Human Development

Eckerd College
St. Petersburg, FL
05-1998

Skills

  • Relationship building
  • Strategic planning
  • Financial acumen
  • Donor stewardship
  • Team collaboration
  • Public Speaking
  • Grant writing
  • Budget management
  • Software: Raisers Edge/NXT; MS Suite, Google Suite, Adobe Suite, Slack, Teams, Canva, Adept Learner

Certification

Veritus: Major Gifts Certification Program

Timeline

Major Gifts Officer

Episcopal Community Services
07.2024 - Current

Major Gifts Officer

Raphael House
02.2022 - 07.2024

Director of Development

Aurora Theatre Company
04.2020 - 01.2022

Donor Relations Coordinator

SPCA Monterey County
10.2016 - 05.2019

Writer

Contract
05.2014 - 10.2016

Faculty, Ethics

Ethical Culture Fieldston School
05.2005 - 05.2014

MFA - Performance

University of Georgia

Bachelor of Arts - Theatre & Human Development

Eckerd College

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