(515) 555-0128 ◇ Des Moines, IA
ezekiel.thornton@example.com ◇ linkedin.com/in/ezekiel-thornton ◇ ezekielthornton.com
Fundraising professional with 7 years in nonprofit development, currently a development officer managing a portfolio of 140 mid-level donors for a food bank with a $9M budget. Raised $1.6M from the portfolio last year against a $1.3M goal, lifted donor retention from 54% to 71%, and grew the monthly giving programme from 210 to 1,150 donors. Raises money by knowing every donor in the portfolio and asking at the right time for the right amount.
Coursework in Nonprofit Communications, Public Relations, Writing for Media, and Statistics.
Also completed a major gifts training programme through a national fundraising association in 2022.
- Manage a portfolio of 140 mid-level donors giving $1,000 to $25,000 a year for a food bank with a $9M budget.
- Raised $1.6M from the portfolio last year against a $1.3M goal, with 38 donors upgraded to a higher giving level.
- Lifted portfolio donor retention from 54% to 71% in 3 years through a 12-touch annual stewardship plan.
- Ran direct mail and email appeals reaching 22,000 households that raised $1.1M a year across 3 years.
- Grew the monthly giving programme from 210 to 1,150 donors, adding $340,000 in predictable annual revenue.
- Raised the year-end email appeal response rate from 1.8% to 3.4% through segmentation and 6 subject line tests a year.
- Processed and acknowledged about 3,000 gifts across 8 months with a 48-hour acknowledgement standard met 98% of the time.
- Researched 120 prospective donors and wrote briefing profiles used by 3 gift officers.
- Supported a gala of 400 guests that raised $280,000, managing the auction item catalogue of 90 lots.
Mid-Level Donor Programme. Built the mid-level portfolio from scratch by identifying 140 donors giving $1,000 or more who had never been personally contacted, assigning each a cultivation plan, and completing 260 personal visits and calls in the first year, which raised $1.6M and upgraded 38 donors.
Monthly Giving Growth. Grew monthly donors from 210 to 1,150 in 3 years through a dedicated ask in every appeal, a conversion campaign to 4,000 repeat single-gift donors, and a monthly impact email, adding $340,000 in annual revenue at a 91% retention rate.
Stewardship Plan. Designed a 12-touch annual stewardship plan for mid-level donors, with a handwritten note, a programme visit, an impact report, and a personal call each quarter, which lifted retention from 54% to 71%.
- Member of a regional fundraising professionals chapter, attending about 8 sessions a year.
- Volunteer fundraising advisor to a youth mentoring nonprofit with a $400,000 budget.
- Run a community 5K that raised $22,000 for a homeless shelter last year.
- Supervise a development assistant and 2 seasonal interns on gift processing and prospect research.
- Lead the monthly portfolio review for a development team of 6.
- Trained 4 board members on making peer asks, producing 11 new gifts totalling $85,000.

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