LaTenya Allen
Gift Processor
Boston,MA
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Gift Processor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
12.2019 - Current
- Batch all transactions in Raisers Edge Database checks, credit cards, cash, wires, stocks, etf etc.
- Process gifts through CashPro
- Audit gifts
- Run weekly reports on behalf of VP of Philanthropy
- Run and send monthly reports to finance to reconcile and backup when requested
- Follow up with finance with questions about monthly reports
- Run quarterly reports
- Adjust gifts on donors records when requested
- Update donors information in BIO1
- Charge and batch credit cards
- Remote desktop check deposits
- Run daily finance report
- Review addressee and salutations
- Import Luminate online donations
- Import BILH Lockbox donations
- Run and distribute daily gift report
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Development Associate
The Epiphany School
Boston, MA
01.2018 - 01.2018
- Enter gifts daily into eTapestry database
- Acknowledge gifts within 48 hours
- Work with Finance Department to ensure accurate accounting with eTapestry
- Reconcile monthly financial reports with Finance Department
- Generate eTapestry reports as requested
- Produce lists for all development mailings
- Maintain department central filing system (paper files)
- Set up meetings on Doodle Poll
- Track gifts that come in through different Portals (Eventbrite, Squarespace, Blackbaud and Strip)
Development Coordinator
ACLU of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Administer and oversee the existing development database, including maintaining confidential donor records , gift entry, acknowledgments, and updating other information; Coordinate the transition from PIDI/Donor Direct to Sales Force NGOC
- Create and run reports to track revenue and membership trends, produce event invitation lists, track major gifts, and the annual appeal
- Manage quarterly revenue reconciliation process between the development and finance departments, as well as the yearly reconciliation between the Massachusetts affiliate and National ACLU
- Coordinate gift acknowledgement letters, the annual appeal and stewardship mailings
- Manage department timelines, calendars, agendas and grant deadlines
- Provide administrative support to the Chief Development Officer and other development staff, including support for development event.
Development Associate
Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Boston, MA
01.2008 - 01.2016
- Receive all checks and cash donations
- Manage gift entry, donor acknowledgements and database entry and reports in Raisers Edge
- Participate in and provide assistance for Bridge fundraising events
- Prepare letters for director of development and executive director
- Prepare audit letters
- Provide ongoing donor stewardship (gift acknowledgements)
- Direct Mail: Assist in the preparation and implementation of direct mail, annual appeals, e-blasts, newsletters, etc
- Work closely with mailing house to ensure products are correct and deadlines are met
- Coordinates with program staff and manage solicitation for priority gifts in-kind (Operation Backpack, tickets and passes, toiletries, holiday drives, etc.)
- Reconcile checks with Finance
- Prepare reports for Board of Directors meetings
- Perform other tasks as requested by the development director and executive director
- Handle all In Kind Gifts
- Manage Multiple Projects
- Send e-blast out through Constant Contact
Advancement Database Manager
North Cambridge Catholic High School
Boston, MA
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Process gifts utilizing Raiser's Edge
- Maintenance of donor records, additions/updates and maintenance of confidentiality
- Ability to create and run reports from Raisers Edge as needed
- Mail merge letters, fold, stuff and mail
- Create and run mail merges for direct mail campaign, invitations and annual fund
- Assist Director of Advancement with all special projects and fundraising events
- Clean up Database
- Updating Alumni Information
- Create Excel Sheets
- Organize and maintain files
- Send out thank you letters to donors
- Capable of Multi-tasking.
Data Entry Specialist
Joslin Diabetes Center
Boston, MA
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Updating physicians files
- Shredding, purging and filing confidential and sensitive documents
- Contact physicians to confirm regarding events/RSVPs
- Creating new spreadsheets
- Updating files to be shipped off and stored.
Membership Administrative Assistant/Cashier
Zoo New England, Franklin Park Zoo
Boston, MA
01.1995 - 01.2006
- Excellent customer service skills
- Interact with customers in casual settings, communicating over the phone and via e-mail addressing questions and concerns regarding Memberships and Zoodoption program
- Assist with bookkeeping, deposits and collections
- Admission booth cashier
- Clerical duties, in answering phones, computer skills (30-65 wpm)
- Collect and process all membership applications from Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo in a timely manner
- Provide assistant with companies or individuals who are interested in zoodopts
- Putting zoodoption packages together and shipping out this includes (certificates and the plush animal itself)
- Opening and Closing the Zoo
- Crowd control
- Staff trainer
- Purchasing and inventory control.
Greater Boston Regional Health Office
Boston, MA
01.2001 - 01.2001
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Management
Roxbury Community College
Boston, MA 09.2018 - Current
Skills
Expert in Raiser's Edge 6 and 7Proficient inMicrosoft Excel and Microsoft WordDetailed oriented, flexible and ability to multi-task
Cash reporting
Math skills
Attention to Detail
Dependable and Responsible
Data Entry
Cash reporting
Critical Thinking
Problem-Solving
Multitasking Abilities
Decision-Making
Timeline
Gift Processor
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
12.2019 - Current
Associate of Arts - Business Management
Roxbury Community College
09.2018 - Current
Development Associate
The Epiphany School
01.2018 - 01.2018
Development Coordinator
ACLU of Massachusetts
01.2016 - 01.2018
Development Associate
Bridge Over Troubled Waters
01.2008 - 01.2016
Advancement Database Manager
North Cambridge Catholic High School
01.2007 - 01.2008
Data Entry Specialist
Joslin Diabetes Center
01.2006 - 01.2007
Greater Boston Regional Health Office
01.2001 - 01.2001
Membership Administrative Assistant/Cashier
Zoo New England, Franklin Park Zoo
01.1995 - 01.2006