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Robert A. Murphy

New York

Summary


  • Personable and strategic thinker with passion for driving organizational success and fostering collaborative team environments.
  • Highly skilled in building and nurturing donor relationships
  • Possesses deep understanding of leadership principles and financial management, with strong skills in project oversight and strategic planning.
  • Prepared to deliver impactful results through innovative solutions and effective team leadership.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Donor Engagement

Friars Foundation
01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Closed gifts ranging from $1,000-$800,000 by creating a donor touchpoint methodology that yielded increased engagement and fundraising results
  • Where previously only the director was contacting donors, I personally reached out to over 15,000 donors through calls and over 10,000 through letters
  • Organized donor visits, including home meetings, lunches, dinners, and events, significantly enhancing donor relationships
  • Where annual contributions previously totaled $300,000-$500,000, secured direct gifts of $2-$2.5 million through personal engagement
  • Increased program success by facilitating indirect gifts amounting to $3-$3.5 million through targeted development initiatives
  • Strategically improved future fundraising prospects, laying the groundwork for cultivating $7-$8 million in donations over five years, via Salesforce and donors cultivated
  • Conducted interviews to write feature articles for quarterly donor journals
  • Assisted in recruiting and hiring new development team members
  • Applied fundraising strategies to quadruple revenue, increasing annual earnings from $100,000-$150,000 to $350,000-$400,000
  • Projects I worked on saw higher gift number, higher gift size, and higher number of larger gift sizes

Director of Annual Appeals

Friars Foundation
01.2020 - 01.2024
  • Trained 32 speakers for annual appeals across various U.S Locations
  • Coordinated with staff and venue personnel for event logistics
  • Designed and developed comprehensive literature for annual appeal campaigns

Director of Gift Processing

Friars Foundation
01.2019 - 01.2023
  • Managed a donor base of 90,000 (RSSJ) and 30,000 (DFF) with 10-15 mailings per year
  • Directed a team of 4 full-time staff, 3 part-time staff, and 4-6 volunteers
  • Oversaw mail sorting, tallying, data entry, banking, and thank-you responses
  • Supervised direct mail acquisition campaigns, recurring gift programs, and gift premium selection
  • Authored over 40 direct mail appeal letters utilized in 60+ fundraising campaigns
  • Contributed to the selection of gift premiums and campaign imagery
  • Analyzed direct mail attrition rates and mailing pool strategies

Education

Licentiate of Sacred Theology (STL) -

PONTIFICAL FACULTY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Washington, DC
12.2016

Masters of Divinity (MDiv) -

PONTIFICAL FACULTY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Washington, DC
05.2016

Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB) -

PONTIFICAL FACULTY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Washington, DC
05.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Humanities With Concentration in Latin, Greek, And Philosophy

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
Providence, RI
05.2010

Skills

  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Basic line coding
  • Mandarin Chinese
  • Decision-making, able to manage a team for general work or specific projects

Publications

  • "The Sacred and Inspired Page: A Proper Understanding of Biblical Inspiration", Homiletic and Pastoral Review
  • "Life is a Stage: Neoplatonic Participation and Imitation in Gregory of Naziansus's Or. 45," Nova et Vetera

Accomplishments

  • Boosted revenue across multiple projects by achieving donor goals with enhanced productivity.
  • Developed a more efficient gift processing system by integrating volunteers, new staff, and streamlining workflows.
  • Acted as a mediator between staff and the executive director, fostering improved communication and collaboration.
  • Proposed and implemented rollover vacation days, optimizing employee time management during peak year-end periods.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Professional Working

Timeline

Director of Donor Engagement

Friars Foundation
01.2021 - 01.2024

Director of Annual Appeals

Friars Foundation
01.2020 - 01.2024

Director of Gift Processing

Friars Foundation
01.2019 - 01.2023

Masters of Divinity (MDiv) -

PONTIFICAL FACULTY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB) -

PONTIFICAL FACULTY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Licentiate of Sacred Theology (STL) -

PONTIFICAL FACULTY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Bachelor of Arts - Humanities With Concentration in Latin, Greek, And Philosophy

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

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