Executive Impact Breakfast features stimulating conversation between entrepreneurs and corporate executive on how to build and maintain relationships for personal enhancement.
Plated menu Breakfast (included)
Complimentary Professional headshot (included)
Attire: Business or Business Casual
Industry leader: Eric Kaplan
EXPERIENCE:
Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, PA September 2015 - Present Corporate Grants Manager
Identify, research, and evaluate new, existing foundation and corporate grant opportunities for capital campaign, general operating support and restricted programs.
Manage a portfolio of foundation and corporate grants, including responsibility for meeting or exceeding the annual fund raising goal.
Manage Corporate Partners Program—servicing current partners, securing renewals, and developing new business.
Manage Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program.
Develop new programs to reach, cultivate, secure new donors, and drive awareness of our mission within the 30-45 year old demographic.
Establish relationships with local companies to develop potential revenue through mission based sponsorships.
Develop proposals, which are within the Zoo’s mission and strategy and have clearly identified delivery capacity and agreed upon budgets.
Lead prospects through all stages of solicitation process.
Participate in development of expense and revenue budgets for Foundations
Work with board of directors, committee members and various Zoo departments to generate support from foundations and corporations.
Coordinate the gathering of information from other departments (i.e., Education and Finance), prepare and submit funding requested proposals and/or grant reports by due date according to foundation specifications. Audrey Claire, Philadelphia, PA September 2010 – September 2015 Manager
Manage daily operations, events, and provide exemplary customer service for a 100- seat, casual BYOB restaurant, specializing in Mediterranean cuisine.
Started as a server, promoted to a manager within two months.
Created a hiring, and training process, that reduced turnover, and increased productivity by 95%. North 3rd, Philadelphia, PA October 2007 - September 2009 General Manager
Oversaw daily operations for an extremely popular neighborhood restaurant/bar.
Hired as a brunch manager; promoted to general manager within two months.
Designed an effective system to regulate and track liquor and beer sales; decreased costs by 15%. Republic, Seattle, WA September 2003 - September 2005 General Manager
Director of operations for a popular restaurant/club, trained managers to increase staff knowledge and production, responsible for profit/loss reports, annual budgets, and managed multiple projects concurrently.
Created consumer demand with innovative marketing and advertising techniques.
Upgraded the bar into a popular restaurant/club, and increased revenue by 40% annually. EDUCATION: Temple University, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA, May 2015 Bachelor of Business Administration – Entrepreneurship Central High School, Philadelphia, PA, June 1997 ACTIVITIES & AWARDS: Vice President, Entrepreneurial Student Association, Temple University 2013-2015 Volunteer, YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School, Summer 2013 Director, MS Society Fundraiser, Philadelphia, Summer 2013 Inducted, Phi Theta Kappa, Community College of Philadelphia, 2009
LANGUAGES: Spanish-intermediate