Arts Program Administration
Arts Program Administration looking for employment in London
Skills:
- Designing & Managing Arts Programs
- Office Administration
- Volunteer management
- Fundraising
Work Experience:
Summary
Accomplished Bachelors of Fine Arts graduate with experience in non-profit administration, program management, curriculum development, volunteer management, and fundraising.
Benaroya Hall/Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Seattle, WA
May 2008 to September 2008
Outbound phone-based fundraising activities intended to drive both new and repeat contributions to Seattle’s Symphony.
Summary of Experience
• Manage daily phone list for optimal number of outbound calls.
• Developed ability to grasp and speak to the finer points of the Orchestra in an effort to educate and solicit potential donors.
• Successful solicitation of funds in support of the orchestra’s matching gift campaign.
Household Manager / Home School Educator, Seattle, WA
February 27, 2001 to Present
Managing household with two children, while also taking on responsibility for their initial schooling.
Summary of Experience
• Home school curriculum development for nursery and year 1 based on research and assessment of existing philosophies and programs.
• Serve as mediator for conflict resolution/negotiation.
• Administration of household at large, including management against household budget and time-management/scheduling.
VSA arts of Washington, Seattle, WA
Office administrator
September 1999 – November 2001
Provide administrative assistance to program directors and executive director of a non-profit arts organization committed to providing arts opportunities to people with disabilities.
Summary of Experience
• Populate and manage contact database for “friends” of the organization – donors, schools, individuals, and organizations.
• Manage bulk mailing projects to contacts within database for specific events.
• Responsible for proofreading grants prior to submission.
• Manage roster of 40 volunteers to meet the needs of the organization’s programs.
• Co-manage the organization’s art gallery by scheduling, installing and staffing the exhibits.
• Act as a liaison with our clients – acquiring the skills necessary to communicate with individuals who have verbal, mobility and cognitive challenges.
Union Gospel Mission – Youth Reach-out Center, Seattle, WA
Potter’s House Program Director
September 1998 – September 1999
Manager of pottery program seeking to teach and enrich the lives of disadvantaged young people, elementary through high school, in Seattle’ Rainier Valley.
Summary of Experience
• Reinvigorate this dormant program into a full-fledged after-school and summer program working with approximately 20 children per class on a daily basis.
• Responsible for developing curriculum for teaching pottery techniques including wheel throwing, hand building, and glazing.
• Studio management, including preparing glazes, firing kilns, recycling clay, and managing stock of equipment and tools.
• Work closely with at-risk youth to develop self-confidence, value systems, and behavioral and social interactions
• Weekly reporting to assistant director.
Education:
Southern Methodist University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concentration in Oil Painting, 1997
.473.8433
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