Kelly Meltzer

In my role as Director of Central Services at LifeBridge Health, I lead a team of four in executing annual giving, corporate engagement, donor relations and stewardship, fundraising events, and development communications. I successfully implemented strategic initiatives to increase donor engagement and retention, resulting in a 20% increase in donations. Additionally, I have developed and executed marketing campaigns that raised awareness and support for LifeBridge Health's mission. I have also implemented innovative fundraising strategies to drive donor participation and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance donor experience and engagement.

In my role as the Director of Corporate Engagement at LifeBridge Health, I spearheaded the development and execution of a comprehensive Corporate Partnership Program, securing sponsor solicitations, and managing three major fundraising events. I collaborated with the manager of special events to ensure seamless execution and successful outcomes, as well as fostering strong relationships with corporate partners to drive impactful results.

In my role as the Special Events Manager at LifeBridge Health, I had the privilege of working with a dedicated team to manage fundraising events and the annual Employee Giving Campaign. I was responsible for overseeing the logistics and coordination of events, ensuring everything ran smoothly and efficiently. Through our collective efforts, we were able to increase donations by 20% and make a positive impact on the community.

In my role as the Director of Special Events, I directed marketing and communication strategies for events, developed and managed content for event websites, achieved higher income levels by implementing aggressive promotional activities and expanding the sponsorship base, optimized the overall event budget to achieve a 30% reduction in expenses thus enhancing profitability, organized an innovative signature event achieving more than a 50% increase in the projected budget, and executed initiatives to promote brand awareness.