Marci Pierce

Mid-level professional with combined experiences in partnership development, grant and proposal writing, administrative management and leadership; held various consulting work in the fields of education, entrepreneurship and social justice. Interested in transitioning to organizations focusing on human rights, with immediate availability. Stakeholder Engagement and Client Management: Able to demonstrate professionalism, cultural sensitivity and strong relationship-building skills when networking, liaising and engaging with clients, donors from the public and private sectors, high-level business leaders, and non-profit organization representatives and then translate these relationships into opportunities. At NYU as an Assistant Director for Capital Campaign, successfully won an endowment proposal worth $2.5M for a professorship, while working with a team. Events Management and Communications: Track record in organizing networking and fundraising events from start to finish. Possesses outstanding communication skills both verbal and written; writes compelling content to gain stakeholders buy-in; participated in writing proposals and reports for government grants such as the EPA and NYSCA and demonstrated successfully developing fundraising messages used in pamphlets, social media marketing and website design. Project Administration: Effective at providing administrative and logistical support to various units and teams ensuring timely and appropriate completion of deliverables. Able to perform research, analysis and staff management; source, identify and profile donors; create research briefs, corporate sponsorship decks, organize capacity building and knowledge-sharing activities and develop user guide manuals and training materials.