- Experience –
Scott County Family YMCA May 2008 - Present
Associate Director of Fund Development (2013 – Present)
Develop Annual Campaign strategies for all ten YMCA branches to continue the upward trend of donations; gifts increased
from $580,000 in 2013 to $720,000 in 2014
Educate and train staff on member interactions to increase member giving rates by 20% in 2015 to the Annual Campaign.
Maintain donor database and files, in accordance with PCI (Payment Card Industry) security standards
Provide weekly reports for each Y branch, along with yearly reports for Y-USA, Corporate Board, and Audits
Write grant requests and submit required reporting
Create and provide donor acknowledgment and tax letters
Maintain and update donor recognition walls at six YMCA branches
Send pledge reminders to Annual Campaign donors and process pledge payments
Create and send impact stewardship pieces to 2000+ donors
Plan and facilitate Annual Campaign events, including the kick off, celebration, staff giving nights, and phone-a-thons
Assist in Capital Campaign wrap up; manually send pledge reminders, process payments, send tax letters, and provide
monthly reports
Associate Director of Camp Abe Lincoln (2012 – Present)
Serve as a key player in the Strategic Plan to improve Camp, in both the monetary budget and participant numbers; camp
revenue has increased annually from $400,000 in 2010 to $700,000 in 2014, and participant numbers have increased from
800 to 1300
Act as main point of contact for camper parents, using customer service skills to answer questions and resolve complaints,
provide financial aid, and process registrations and payments
Hire, train, schedule, supervise, and guide 20+ interns, seasonal staff, volunteers, and staff
Create weekly programs for rental groups that involve on-site activities and coordinating off-site field trips
Prepare and administer assessment surveys to make recommendations to improve the programs and procedures; since
summer 2013, all administrative responsibilities have increased ratings; online registration, pre-camp information, and
check in and out processes
Update and increase the marketing impact of the Camp website and social media sites; tripled the number of followers in
the past 18 months from 900 to 3000
Order, manage, and sell the inventory for the Summer Camp Store, increasing the revenue in three years from $14,000 to
$22,000
Build strong relationships with all camp attendees, Y members, and community leaders to identify potential donors, board
members, volunteers, and camp advocates
Retreats Coordinator of Camp Abe Lincoln (2009 – Present)
Serve as main point of contact for summer partnerships with the City of Walcott and City of Buffalo, increasing the revenue
from $8,000 to $22,000 in five years and triple the number of participants
Identify potential partners in the community to increase the rentals revenue annually, from $38,000 in 2009 to $73,000 in
2013
Coordinate, schedule and advertise family specialty weekends, increasing the impact annually from 25 participants in 2011
to 59 participants in the spring of 2015
Create and negotiate rental contracts and invoices, process payments and send receipts for all rental groups
Coordinator and manage the master Camp calendar, with rental groups, specialty weekends, meetings, and summer camp
schedules
Facilitate all rental groups, with pre-arrival information, set up of program and facility areas, and act as a host during their
time at Camp
Administrative Director of Youth Sports (2012 – 2013)
Created teams and game schedules for over 500 players per sports season
Created and distributed all marketing and registration pieces
Solicited, hired and trained volunteer coaches and referees
Built partnerships with local schools, businesses, and leaders to improve the programs
Provided training for transitioning directors
ALEXANDRA CLARK 309.530.0427 2428 13th Avenue
[email protected] Rock Island, IL 61201
Area Coordinator of Quad City Scholars (2010 – 2012)
Managed six high school sites that worked with 150-200 low income and minority students to help them pursue a higher
education
Collaborated with other groups and businesses to organize all facets of college visits, ACT workshops, and other events and
activities
Fundraised and wrote grant requests to maintain $30,000 budget for QCS
Collected and evaluated data on the success of QCS students and events to continue receiving funds from the YMCA Higher
Education Service Project grant
Camp Counselor & Leadership (2008 – 2009)
Worked with youth ages 4-17 to provide quality programming, build relationships, and serve as a role model
Created the first media position at Camp to provide a better experience for parents and campers, as well as create more
personal marketing brochures
Created Day Camp schedules and new programs to encourage return for previous campers
Supervised camp counselors to improve performance and boost staff morale
Knox College May 2006 – June 2009
Campus Activities Coordinator (2006 - 2009)
Supervised a 40 member club that provided activities for the entire campus, including musical acts, comedians, lectures,
excursions, and more.
Planned the largest annual event on campus, with a $40,000 budget that involved working with multiple vendors and six
months of confidential planning
Facilitated and hosted events, serving as the main point of contact between the school and vendors
Analyzed trends to determine which events would be best received and market accordingly
Class of 2009 Vice President (2007 – 2009)
Planned and advertised all class-specific events
Served as student voice to provide feedback to Campus Administration on the College’s performance and future
Arranged and prepared all senior week activities, including commencement
- Professional Groups & Trainings –
Annual YMCA Golf Outing Committee (2015 - present)
YMCA Employee Wellness Committee; Founding Member (2015 – present)
Association of Fundraising Professionals Member (2014 – present)
YMCA Financial Office; trained and serve as back up (2013 – present)
Y-USA Policies & Procedures; 3 day training (2014)
AFP Grant Writing Class (2014)
AFP Fundraising Conference (2013 – 2014)
- Certifications – Zip Line Facilitator (2015 – present)
Climbing Tower Belay Master (2014 – present)
Lifeguard Instructor (2013 – present)
First Aid, CPR, and AED Instructor (2012 – present)
- Community Service –
King’s Harvest Ministries - preparing and serving breakfast (2013 – present)
Red Dress Run - annual event with different cause every year (2013 – present)
Hand in Hand - special events volunteer (2009 – present)
Meals on Wheels - delivering holiday meals (2012 – 2013)
Humane Society - cleaning and taking care of animals (2010 – 2011)
- Education – Bachelor of Arts: Economics & Marketing - Knox College; Galesburg, Illinois (2005 – 2009)
ALEXANDRA CLARK 309.530.0427 2428 13th Avenue
[email protected] Rock Island, IL 61201