Rebecca Smith

1051 Pine Street, Coronado, CA 92118 (starting July 30) × (917) 570-7548 × rfish34@aol.com

EDUCATION _____________________ _______________________________________

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY 1999 - 2003

× Bachelor of Arts, Urban Studies, GPA 3.6/4.0

× Dean’s List: 2001, 2002

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, Sydney, Australia                                                                   January 2002 - July 2002

× Studied Australian History, Anthropology, and Philosophy

EXPERIENCE ___________________________________________________________

EAST END HOUSE, Cambridge, MA                                                                                                                

Special Projects Manager                                                                                                               July 2003 - July 2004

× Collaborated with Executive Director in organizing and systematizing all fund development initiatives and processes, including the Annual Fund, major gifts and events.

× Coordinated administrative duties surrounding the agency’s major annual fundraising event, Cooking for a Cause, which raised over $115,000 in its first year of inception.

× Researched prospective funding sources. 

× Wrote grants, reports, and press releases.

× Managed agency database of over 7,000 constituents.

× Managed agency web-site.

× Collected and synthesized agency statistical information.

× Conducted donor correspondence and organized mail campaigns.

CAPITAL WATCH, Washington, DC                                                                                                                  

Intern                                                                                                                                                 Summer 2000

× Wrote weekly press releases, conducted donor correspondence, and collected meeting notes.

ACTIVITIES _____________________________________________________________

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA

Crew Team, Volunteer Assistant for Varsity Men’s and Women’s Coach                                                                 2003-2004

PROJECT HEALTH, New York, NY                                                                                                                 

Mentor for children in Harlem, NY, suffering from sickle cell anemia.                                                                       2000-2003

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GOSPEL CHOIR, New York, NY

× Performed at World Trade Center in spring 2001, toured various NYC churches

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S VARSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, New York, NY                           2000-2001

× Participated in NCAA Division 1 basketball games

× Managed over 20 hours per week of team meetings with full academic schedule

RELEVANT SKILLS ______________________________________________________

× FUNDRAISING BASICS COURSE, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Boston, MA,

Certificate of Completion                                                                                                                     Summer 2003

× COMPUTER SKILLS: Windows and Macintosh operating systems; Microsoft Office program suite; Paradigm data management; SPS2000 statistical software; Internet research.  Adept at learning new computer applications independently.