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About Me

I am a Boston-based development professional with experience in institutional and individual fundraising in non-profit and healthcare settings. I am currently seeking career opportunities in international philanthropy. A recent travel experience to Nepal- which included participating in a Hindu wedding in Kathmandu, spending a week practicing meditation and yoga in the foothills of the Himalayas, and connecting with many wonderful people-left me aching to learn more about how to help the most vulnerable in this part of the world. In a volunteer capacity, I would be happy to lend my expertise to organizations in need of fundraising assistance (building donor relationships, grant-writing, corporate and foundation relations, events, communications, etc).
If you want to connect with me, please reach out via email mary.e.lyons@gmail.com or Twitter @maryelyons.

Work History

Freelance/Volunteer
Fundraising Consultant
Febuary 2011 to Present
I'm connecting with non-profit organizations in the Boston area and advising on their fundraising strategies and reviewing their grant programs. It would be a thrill for me to help international non-profits in a similar way.

Crittenton Women's Union
Corporate and Foundation Relations
September 2010 to June 2011
Managed a comprehensive corporate and foundation giving program, raising over $1.2M annually, for a non-profit that supported the economic empowerment of low-income women; took initiative in involving the Board of Directions in forging and fostering new strategic relationships with executive contacts from foundations and companies

Children's Hospital Boston
Development, Major Gifts and Corporate Relations
Febuary 2008 to September 2010
Creatively stewarded and cultivated individuals and corporations making multi-million dollar commitments to cutting-edge patient care and research programs at a world-renowned pediatric hospital; solicited prospects for women's cancer initiative; managed volunteer and board leadership in fundraising efforts

Education

Stonehill College
Bachelor of Arts, English, Philosophy
2004 - 2007

Interests

yoga, international travel, acting, theatre, all types of visual and performing arts, public health, writing (working up the courage to blog!), photography, event planning

Goals

Build a career that fulfills and inspires me
Wake up every morning genuinely excited to make a difference in the world
Learn to use social media to create engaged communities ready to act and give to those in need
Use my skills to stand up for the forgotten and most vulnerable in this world
Be creative all the time and always learning!!

Favorite Quote

I use my talent for writing, but I save my genius for living. - Oscar Wilde

Specialties

fundraising, grant-writing, donor communications, events, volunteer management, board/volunteer relations

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