Administrative Coordinator
The Kennedy Center | Washington, DC | May 2005-September 2007
My tenure at the Kennedy Center spanned two positions; in the first, I was responsible for managing the lifecycle of major foundation grant applications, and in the second, I worked beside the Vice President of Development to assist in managing the department, coordinate fundraising activities and service major donors.
- Acted as office manager for 50-person department
- Prioritized and scheduled meetings, phone calls and other requests for the VP of Development
- Developed positive relationships with donors of all levels, researched potential and current donors
- Drafted memos, letters, presentations and other correspondence under VP’s name
- Produced eight page, bi-monthly newsletter
- Wrote and assembled grants and funding applications for amounts ranging from $5,000 to $250,000
- Developed relationships with representatives from donor organizations and responded to requests for reports and updates
- Regularly created and edited reports on budgetary status of programs
- Maintained application and reporting deadline database