           DONOR ADVOCATE         Professional Summary     Organized professional with a passion to help others. Backed by four years of classroom teaching experience, one year leading an international children's choir and over two years in Donor Relations, I enjoy working with others in an effort to help them feel valued and successful. I am a creative thinker, eager to learn and discover new ways to implement strategies in order to successfully reach others.       Skills          Detail-oriented  Effective time management  Strong written and oral communication skills  Strategic thinker      Goal-oriented  Relationship building  CRM Experience  Salesforce software            Work History      Donor Advocate  ,     08/2017   to   03/2020     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Responsible for cultivating relationships and managing giving goals of 300 donors  Created individualized communication plans and giving goals for each donor as a benchmark marketing strategy  Ensured donors were properly acknowledged, personally thanked, and updated on the impact of their gifts  Worked with internal departments to secure appropriate project information and created offers and proposals that were used to secure gifts  Executed a specific plan to retain and upgrade donors  Used CRM systems, including Salesforce         Team Leader for the Children of the World Choir  ,     07/2016   to   06/2017     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Led a team of 19 individuals including 13 children from the Philippines, Nepal, Honduras and Uganda during a 10-month tour across the United States  Directed multiple concerts per week for the International Children's Choir  Routinely coordinated concert details venues  Built professional relationships with partners across the United States  Responsible for communicating the vision and mission of World Help both on and off stage  Ensured safety and welfare of the children during extensive travel  Taught dance and instructed children throughout tour  Presented information about child sponsorship and humanitarian aid needs during concerts         Elementary Teacher  ,     08/2012   to   06/2016     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Increased student interest and participation in the classroom by creating and implementing thought-provoking hands-on activities  Bolstered student confidence and achievement through structured, data- driven remediation and enrichment lessons  Collaborated with colleagues to ensure the most effective instruction, practice, and assessments were implemented to successfully meet the needs of various learners  Established a behavior management system to foster a respectful classroom environment, reducing distractions and increasing learning time  Fostered meaningful relationships with students and parents to build trust and collaboration to better meet individual goals  Achieved 100% pass rate on Virginia Reading SOL test and 100% pass rate two years in a row on Virginia Math SOL test         Education      Bachelor of Science  :   Special and Elementary Education  ,   2011     Liberty University   -   City  ,   State           Skills      Detail-oriented  Effective time management  Strong written and oral communication skills  Strategic thinker    Goal-oriented  Relationship building  CRM Experience  Salesforce software        Work History      Donor Advocate  ,   08/2017   to   03/2020     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Responsible for cultivating relationships and managing giving goals of 300 donors  Created individualized communication plans and giving goals for each donor as a benchmark marketing strategy  Ensured donors were properly acknowledged, personally thanked, and updated on the impact of their gifts  Worked with internal departments to secure appropriate project information and created offers and proposals that were used to secure gifts  Executed a specific plan to retain and upgrade donors  Used CRM systems, including Salesforce         Team Leader for the Children of the World Choir  ,   07/2016   to   06/2017     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Led a team of 19 individuals including 13 children from the Philippines, Nepal, Honduras and Uganda during a 10-month tour across the United States  Directed multiple concerts per week for the International Children's Choir  Routinely coordinated concert details venues  Built professional relationships with partners across the United States  Responsible for communicating the vision and mission of World Help both on and off stage  Ensured safety and welfare of the children during extensive travel  Taught dance and instructed children throughout tour  Presented information about child sponsorship and humanitarian aid needs during concerts         Elementary Teacher  ,   08/2012   to   06/2016     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Increased student interest and participation in the classroom by creating and implementing thought-provoking hands-on activities  Bolstered student confidence and achievement through structured, data- driven remediation and enrichment lessons  Collaborated with colleagues to ensure the most effective instruction, practice, and assessments were implemented to successfully meet the needs of various learners  Established a behavior management system to foster a respectful classroom environment, reducing distractions and increasing learning time  Fostered meaningful relationships with students and parents to build trust and collaboration to better meet individual goals  Achieved 100% pass rate on Virginia Reading SOL test and 100% pass rate two years in a row on Virginia Math SOL test      