Kristin Barrows
Portsmouth,NH
Summary
Development professional prepared to drive impactful development initiatives. Extensive experience in coordinating fundraising campaigns and fostering strong relationships. Highly collaborative team player with results-oriented mindset, known for adaptability and reliability.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Development Associate
Education For All Children (EFAC)
10.2023 - Current
- Utilize Salesforce to document, track, and manage fundraising projects, including maintaining data integrity, in support of comprehensive fundraising
- Coordinate and execute fundraising campaigns, direct mail, online campaigns, special events, corporate partnerships, and event follow-up
- Support the US staff in coordinating incoming mail and monitoring the EFAC email account, forwarding to the appropriate staff for follow-up
- Support the Director of Development with graphic design content for special event invitations, announcements, and other fundraising-related projects
- Support the Director of Development to ensure donors receive personal outreach through an acknowledgement process for non-sponsorship donations
Interim Sponsor Program Manager
Education For All Children (EFAC)
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Managed, updated, and disseminated all content and materials related to the sponsor program, including the Sponsor Handbook, related website content, School Guide Book, and commitment forms
- Managed the letter-writing program and ensured the timely sending of letters to and from sponsors/students each term
- Engaged with prospective sponsors and solidified their commitment
- Facilitated the sponsor/student matching process by first working with the Kenya team to gather and organize information to create the student bios (photos, surveys, applications). Matched students with new sponsors before emailing the new sponsor toolkit and bio to new sponsors, and finally tracking the process in salesforce
- Coordinated efforts with the Finance Manager on the collection of invoices by following up with personal outreach to sponsors whose payments were overdue
- Served as the primary point of contact for all sponsors, answering questions to support an engaging and thoughtful experience
- Managed the process for sponsor retention for post-secondary transition
- Liaised between current sponsors and the Kenya team for case management support, responding promptly to all sponsor inquiries
Operations Manager
Final Mile Communications
03.2000 - 09.2002
Independent Consultant
SBK Consulting
01.1997 - 03.2000
Operations Manager
Renaissance
07.1993 - 12.1996
Life Skills Coach
Creative Works
02.1992 - 07.1993
Education
BA - Speech Communication
University of Maine Orono
01.1990
Skills
- Nonprofit experience
- Deadline oriented
- Oral and written communications
- Prospect research
- Project management
- Relationship building
Timeline
Development Associate
Education For All Children (EFAC)
10.2023 - Current
Interim Sponsor Program Manager
Education For All Children (EFAC)
09.2022 - 03.2023
Operations Manager
Final Mile Communications
03.2000 - 09.2002
Independent Consultant
SBK Consulting
01.1997 - 03.2000
Operations Manager
Renaissance
07.1993 - 12.1996
Life Skills Coach
Creative Works
02.1992 - 07.1993
BA - Speech Communication
University of Maine Orono
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