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Mayowa Benson

Atlanta,GA

Summary

Nonprofit Management | Foundation Relationship Development | DEI Leadership | Grants and Major Gifts.

Dedicated and results-oriented Grants Officer with extensive experience in managing grant programs, developing proposals, and cultivating strong relationships with funding organizations. Proven track record of successfully securing funding to support organizational initiatives. Seeking a challenging role to leverage my expertise in grant management and contribute to the growth and success of a mission-driven organization.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Advancement Officer

Music For All
07.2022 - Current
  • Researched, applied and received several grants from both local foundations, government and corporate organizations.
  • Established and cultivated a healthy relationship with high profile donors and corporate organizations to create sustainable access to music education.
  • Tracked the inflow of corporate sponsorship and donations to the tune of $16m.
  • Coordinated proposal submissions by meeting with team to discuss proposed resources, draft administrative components, review budget and drive deadline achievement.

Development Coordinator

Fossil Free California
07.2022 - 11.2022
  • Planned and executed major donor strategies and an annual calendar of fundraising events.
  • Expanded funding through identifying and award of new grants to support organization fossil divestment campaign.
  • Researched, engaged, and cultivated foundation funders, new donors and corporate sponsors in alignment with organizational values and priorities.
  • Developed a fundraising training and personal development classes for Board of Directors in line with their fiduciary duties.
  • Managed the day to day gift processing, donor acknowledgment, communication and database management.

Graduate Research Assistant INPO

University Of Georgia
08.2021 - 05.2022
  • Direct work with 5 minority-led nonprofit organizations in Athens GA to structure as a new 501c 3 youth-serving coalition.
  • Continuous support for the youth coalition with capacity-building efforts such as strategic planning, program design, and grant proposal writing.

Business Development Manager

Brainhive Consultancy
01.2020 - 06.2021
  • Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue, improve bottom line profit and social impact.
  • Reduced Digital marketing costs through improved strategies.
  • Communicated all learning and performance objectives, schedules and training assessments to upper management.
  • Managed a diversified grant portfolio to the tune of $600k

Community Programs Officer

National Directorate Of Employment And Outreach
02.2018 - 12.2019
  • Formulated intervention plan and strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan for internally displaced people in North east Nigeria.
  • Developed campaigns to increase public awareness of abuse and neglect faced by IDPs
  • Reviewed and evaluated 3 programs to address areas in need of improvement.

Library Automation Assistant

Isa Kaita Library, Kaduna Polytechnic
01.2016 - 11.2017
  • Verified data integrity and accuracy of files that reduced file corruption by 95%
  • Responded to library users' requests via telephone and email.
  • Worked directly with library departments, clients, management to achieve results.
  • Analyzed departmental documents for appropriate distribution and filing.
  • Automated data aggregation to reduce data processing time.

Sales Associate

Temmy Int'l Giant Limited
07.2014 - 07.2015
  • Approached each problem with fresh mind and analytical strategies to quickly resolve concerns
  • Developed and deepened relationships with key customers by closely monitoring projects, providing information, and resolving concerns
  • Forged strong customer relationships to further enhance organizational goals
  • Worked with marketing department on branding strategies.

Education

DEI Professional Certificate -

University of Georgia-Terry College of Business
Athens, GA
03.2023

Masters - Nonprofit Management And Leadership

University of Georgia
Athens, GA
07.2022

Bachelor of Science - Information Science

University of Ilorin
Nigeria
08.2018

Civil Law (Diploma) - Law

Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria
08.2013

Skills

  • Excellent Communicator
  • Microsoft Office Packages
  • Programs Development
  • Grants and Fundraising
  • Program Evaluation
  • Volunteers Management
  • Savvy relationship-builder
  • Nonprofit Database Management
  • Aptitude to learn new software and systems

Certification

Member, Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)

IBM Application Security Engineer Mastery Award for Students

Cisco Customer Success Manager Specialist 2020.

CITI Social and Behavioral Research certificate 2021.

Certified Grants Management Specialist 2022.

Additional Information

www.linkedin.com/in/mayowa-benson



Timeline

Advancement Officer

Music For All
07.2022 - Current

Development Coordinator

Fossil Free California
07.2022 - 11.2022

Graduate Research Assistant INPO

University Of Georgia
08.2021 - 05.2022

Business Development Manager

Brainhive Consultancy
01.2020 - 06.2021

Community Programs Officer

National Directorate Of Employment And Outreach
02.2018 - 12.2019

Library Automation Assistant

Isa Kaita Library, Kaduna Polytechnic
01.2016 - 11.2017

Sales Associate

Temmy Int'l Giant Limited
07.2014 - 07.2015

DEI Professional Certificate -

University of Georgia-Terry College of Business

Masters - Nonprofit Management And Leadership

University of Georgia

Bachelor of Science - Information Science

University of Ilorin

Civil Law (Diploma) - Law

Ahmadu Bello University

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