Marilyn Grover
Ely
Summary
Dynamic Advancement Coordinator with proven expertise in donor relations and fundraising. Successfully coordinated campaigns that enhanced donor engagement and streamlined communication, driving measurable contributions to the Performing Arts.
Overview
47
47
years of professional experience
Work History
Advancement Coordinator/ Performing Arts
University of Iowa Center for Advancement
Iowa City, IA
05.2018 - 09.2025
- Coordinated fundraising campaigns, enhancing donor engagement, and streamlining communication strategies.
- Met with prospects to try to attain gifts for Hancher and the Performing Arts.
- Met with donors to renew gifts and attain larger gifts.
- Managed donor databases, ensuring accuracy and compliance with data management standards.
- Managed donors' recurring gifts and coordinated how they would like to be recognized in the playbills and on the website.
- Coordinated multiple annual giving solicitations.
- Created procedures and schedules of annual tasks.
- Supported my supervisor.
- First point of contact for all calls and questions.
- Customer Service
- Working with Hancher Box Office staff to ensure donors have a great experience when ordering tickets.
- Working with the Hancher Program Manager to set up artists to meet with donors.
Specialist III
ACT, Inc.
Iowa City, IA
08.1978 - 03.2018
- Made sure scoring programs were scoring correctly.
- System testing - testing all scanning, editing, scoring, and reporting systems were working as they should.
- Created test decks to test the system functionality.
- Edited answer documents
- Ran the system that scored the answer documents
- Programmed the scanners
- Scanned the answer documents
- Received documents and entered receiving information into the system.
- Mailed out reports
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Information Systems Management
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA12-2005
High School Diploma -
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Cedar Rapids05-1978
Skills
- Nonprofit experience
- Donor relations
- Fundraising expertise
- Teamwork
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Decision-making
- Relationship building
- Task prioritization
- Self motivation
- Interpersonal skills
- Customer relationship management
- Goal setting
- Professionalism
- Project management
- Data analysis
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Multitasking
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
Timeline
Advancement Coordinator/ Performing Arts
University of Iowa Center for Advancement
05.2018 - 09.2025
Specialist III
ACT, Inc.
08.1978 - 03.2018
Associate of Applied Science - Information Systems Management
Kirkwood Community College
High School Diploma -
Cedar Rapids Prairie