Maxine Corry
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PERSONAL SUMMARY
Maxine can turn one-time donors into lifetime supporters. She has an outgoing personality, extensive fundraising experience and a proven ability to create plans that generate income across different platforms. You can rely on her to develop successful corporate relationships and build lasting partnerships that make meaningful impacts.
A committed fundraiser who thrives on connecting worthy causes with enthusiastic supporters and on helping organisations to achieve their financial goals in unique and effective ways.
In her current role she works alongside a small but dedicated and ambitious team. At work she has developed, implemented and achieved a range of sustainable and proactive fundraising activities and initiatives to increase income and raise the profile of the Charity. Her duties include producing high quality fundraising applications and circulating these to identified charitable Trusts and Foundations based on her research. With colleagues she has a track record of consistently achieving results.
A super communicator who has the ability to create simple but compelling messages from complex and contentious information. On a personal level she always displays considerable energy and enthusiasm when meeting donors and volunteers. She takes great pride in her work and responsibility for her actions.
Right now, she would like to join a organisation that actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities and cultures and which believes that a diverse workforce will help it to achieve its mission.
CAREER HISTORY
FUNDRAISING MANAGER – Start Date – Present
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Responsible for helping grow non-profit income by expanding a pool of donors to promote the financial security and sustainability of the charity.
Duties;
- Actively building networks of organisations and individuals in the region to fundraise.
- Recruiting and supporting fundraising volunteers from all sections of the community.
- Writing grant applications aimed at specific fundraisers.
- Taking ownership for the strategic and operational planning of all fundraising activities.
- Making contact with high-net-worth individuals to develop legacies and elicit donations.
- Travelling locally and nationally to have meetings with key decision makers.
- Cultivating, managing, and stewarding partnerships with donors.
- Generating compelling stories, testimonials, and case studies.
- Continually seeking fundraising opportunities.
- Keeping accurate administrative records so that everything is clear and transparent.
- Preparing and delivering bespoke pitches to a range of local and regional donors.
- Organising, promoting and managing cost budgets for fundraising events.
- Giving regular reports and updates to senior managers on fundraising activities.
- Creating photos, articles and stories to put on social media.
- Continuously developing and reviewing annual and longer-term budgets.
- Putting together and then executing persuasive email marketing and donor campaigns.
- Responding quickly to enquiries regarding fundraising opportunities.
- Making sure that all cash handling, banking, donor acknowledgement and receipts are filed away professionally.
- Developing and maintaining relationships with community networks and organisations.
- Using databases to identify potential donors and then making plans to approach them.
- Organising and then co-ordinating volunteer support for community events.
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KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Professional
- Effectively manage multiple and competing priorities to meet deadlines.
- Using data to provide insight and analysis to identify and nurture opportunities.
- Excellent administrative, planning and organisational skills.
- Ability to work as a team and under own initiative.
Personal
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Creative thinker with exceptional problem-solving skills.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Grant applications
Financial reporting
Fundraising events
Diversifying income
Bid writing
Charity law
Event management
Brainstorming sessions
Online giving
Field leadership
Submitting applications
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
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REFERENCES
Available on request.
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