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Liz Short

Wheeling,WV

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Vice President of Development

Bethany College
12.2022 - Current
  • Act as the frontline major gift fundraiser, while overseeing Advancement Services, Stewardship, and Annual Giving operations.
  • Manage a portfolio of top prospects and plan and execute solicitation strategies leading to major gifts;
  • Working with the VP, develop annual goals, plans, and budgets for a comprehensive, strategy-driven fundraising program
  • Manage a portfolio of top prospects and plan and execute solicitation strategies leading to major gifts
  • Travel extensively throughout the region and across the country to pursue these strategies and build enduring relationships
  • Secure visits for self, President and Vice President for Advancement to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors
  • Ensure that daily, monthly and yearly financial reports are being shared with business office in timely and accurate manner
  • Act as spokesperson for the college to external and internal audiences

Director of Philanthropic Gifts

Bethany College
10.2020 - 12.2022
  • Solicit major gifts ranging from $2,500-$25,000
  • Set up campaign visits for Bethany's Top Prospects and BC President
  • Managed class campaign committees with fundraising goals over $100,000
  • Led planning and execution of Bethany's second largest on-campus alumni event, Women & Leadership Symposium; included working with major donor committee as well as faculty and student committee members
  • Qualified and developed new donors to grow into our major donor pipeline
  • Assisted with planning and development of annual retreat plan
  • Served as Staff Council Chairperson; planning staff events; addressing staff concerns with college leadership
  • Served on the Presidential Search Committee; serving from selecting search firm until final selection

Fundraising Manager

Center for Growing Talent
06.2018 - 07.2020
  • Solicited leadership annual gifts
  • Developed training for Fundraising Committee and Board of Directors
  • Lead strategic planning sessions for 2020 fundraising plan and provide input for new attract strategy
  • Developed reports to aide in targeting fundraising events and solicitations
  • Planned and executed discovery events in partnership with industry leaders and staff members
  • Supported colleagues in their responsibilities to conduct fundraising events and contributor relations
  • Assisted with on-boarding of new staff members
  • Visited, toured, and networked with produce and floral industry members, gaining valuable insight and a deeper understanding of those industries and talent needs within them
  • Developed Fundraising Committee meeting agendas, and acted as staff lead for meetings and conference calls

Discovery Officer

Rowan University
06.2017 - 06.2018
  • Executed discovery visits, including identifying, qualifying and cultivating, leading to prospect leads for development officers
  • Managed data-base with alumni and prospect information
  • Wrote meeting, monthly and quarterly reports on progress
  • Maintain confidential files with sensitive income-related information
  • Solicited leadership annual gift level gifts

Assistant Director, Regional Alumni Programs

University of Delaware
01.2015 - 06.2017
  • Recruit, train, and manage alumni board volunteers in 12 regions within the United States
  • Coordinated with volunteers and marketing team to produce successful regional events
  • Collaborated with development officers, event teams, and the campaign team to develop strategy around regional programs
  • Created year-long plans for each region that included measurable metrics to determine success, and evaluated quarterly
  • Participated in alumni engagement and development trainings and webinars

Residence Hall Coordinator

University of Delaware
07.2013 - 01.2015
  • Supervise 17 RAs, facilitate weekly staff meetings, develop on-going training sessions, conduct weekly and biweekly meetings with staff, administer on-going formal and informal feedback on performance
  • Assist in development of First Year Program Plan-include creating new initiatives, and assessing past programs
  • Oversee programming, administrative, and development budgets, with additional purchasing responsibilities for many departmental budget lines
  • Created and oversaw Change Makers Lunches-a new program to support the First Year Program Plan
  • Serve on Community Standards Task Force, Environmental Sustainability Committee, New Member Welcome Committee, Day of Service Committee, Communication Team, and Student Advocacy & Efficacy Working Group

Resident Director

Georgia Southern University
07.2012 - 06.2013
  • Create a Community Development Strategic Plan that helps guide student staff to achieve desired results created by leadership staff
  • Chair Programming Committee to develop, implement, and evaluate new strategies, programs, and procedures related to residential curriculum
  • Coordinate candidate recruitment and selection for professional staff members, including creating print marketing materials
  • Develop strong interpersonal and mediation skills through counseling students with college adjustment issues
  • Coordinate large-scale events, and address facility needs

Hall Director

University of Delaware
08.2010 - 06.2012
  • Supervise seven RAs, facilitate outcome based RA skill development portfolio on audience-centered speaking
  • SMART goals, MBTI, floor mapping, and community survey feedback
  • Coordinate candidate recruitment and selection for both RAs and professional staff members
  • Implement departmental community service, student engagement, diversity and sustainability initiatives
  • Establish financial tracking system for expenditures within five departmental budgets

Parents Fund Intern

UD's Office of Annual Giving
09.2011 - 12.2011
  • Assist with planning of Parents Fund Council Board meeting
  • Maintain confidential files with sensitive income-related information
  • Write articles for Parent newsletter
  • Organize and distribute weekly acknowledgements notes
  • Assign volunteers' prospective donors based on student, geographic, and career information

Summer Resident Director

University of California, Merced
06.2011 - 08.2011
  • Trained and supervised five summer RAs, and provided oversight for 80 summer school residents
  • Presented for Housing and Residence Life at New Student Orientation
  • Facilitated Strengths Quest workshop for professional Residence Life staff
  • Created marketing materials for housing events and recruitment
  • Participated in departmental planning sessions developing a learning outcome-based programming model

Community Involvement Coordinator

Mon Valley Initiative
05.2009 - 08.2010
  • Acted as organizer for five communities in the Monongahela Valley of Western Pennsylvania
  • Recruited, trained, and managed volunteers and built capacity for local Community Development Corporations
  • Coordinated and marketed large scale community events and company events
  • Collaborated with Real Estate Development, Workforce Development and Housing Counseling teams to complete and manage community projects
  • Developed strategic plans for communities, and assisted in the planning of team strategic plan for grant writing purposes
  • Maintained organization's web presence; introduced and oversaw the implementation of social media efforts including the development of a monthly electronic newsletter
  • Assisted with training and selection of new coordinators for the non-profit organization
  • Participated in local government and sustainability workshops

Board of Trustees | Ex-Officio Member

WV Wesleyan College
01.2008 - 12.2008
  • Voted on resolutions and voiced student concerns and opinions
  • Maintained confidential information regarding the institution, personnel, facilities, and financial stability of the institution
  • Participated in discussions around mission statement and future of the institution

Education

MASTER OF ARTS - COUNSELING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Newark
05.2012

BACHELOR OF ARTS - PUBLIC RELATIONS

WV WESLEYAN
Buckhannon, WV
05.2009

Skills

    Raiser's Edge NXT

    Monday Project Management System

    Microsoft Office Suite

    Google Suite

Timeline

Associate Vice President of Development

Bethany College
12.2022 - Current

Director of Philanthropic Gifts

Bethany College
10.2020 - 12.2022

Fundraising Manager

Center for Growing Talent
06.2018 - 07.2020

Discovery Officer

Rowan University
06.2017 - 06.2018

Assistant Director, Regional Alumni Programs

University of Delaware
01.2015 - 06.2017

Residence Hall Coordinator

University of Delaware
07.2013 - 01.2015

Resident Director

Georgia Southern University
07.2012 - 06.2013

Parents Fund Intern

UD's Office of Annual Giving
09.2011 - 12.2011

Summer Resident Director

University of California, Merced
06.2011 - 08.2011

Hall Director

University of Delaware
08.2010 - 06.2012

Community Involvement Coordinator

Mon Valley Initiative
05.2009 - 08.2010

Board of Trustees | Ex-Officio Member

WV Wesleyan College
01.2008 - 12.2008

MASTER OF ARTS - COUNSELING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

BACHELOR OF ARTS - PUBLIC RELATIONS

WV WESLEYAN

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