Lindsey Putz

- Secure funding from companies and foundations to support American Forests’ programs. - Manage and retain 150 corporate partner accounts, providing support as needed. - Handle invoicing and budgets for the Corporate Development department. - Research prospective corporate partners, preparing briefing materials, scheduling calls and communicating the values and mission of American Forests in a clear and concise manner. - Develop a communications plan for corporate partners, acting as the main point of contact and providing accounts with resources, tools and information to advance the relationship. - Create revenue forecast and budget for each fiscal year. - Build strategic plan for corporate partner renewal process to ensure a high partner renewal rate. - Track American Forests projects, providing updates to corporate partners on the sites they are helping fund. - Manage corporate partner benefits including project selections, social media posts, marketing opportunities and more so partners are getting excellent value from the relationship.

- Manage and retain corporate sponsorship contracts and their associated budgets. - Plan dozens of corporate and community events per year with attendance ranging from 50-4,000, recruiting all staff, activities, catering and supplies and select and negotiate with vendors. - Monitor and forecast event budgets including purchases, vendor payments, invoicing and finding cost-savings opportunities. One such example was saving nearly $5,000 on printing and delivery costs for the MVP Program, a tool for teachers. - Build relationships with key corporate contacts in an effort to increase partner renewal rates. - Oversee the development, printing and distribution of event marketing materials including invitations, registration forms, websites, radio and TV spots, guide books and social media initiatives. - Create yearly strategic plans, agendas and staffing documents for all assigned events. - Prepare and present comprehensive annual reports to internal and external executives. - Interview, hire, train and supervise department interns, overseeing their assigned sponsorship accounts and events. - Execute all aspects of the Dragons MVP Program including the expansion of the program into 125 additional schools in 2015 and the incorporation of corporate partners into program opportunities.

~Increased membership sales through community promotional events, marketing, and excellent customer service ~Executed prospect management efforts including mailings, calls, e-mail and newsletter blasts, and social networking ~Developed member retention events including annual anniversary celebration bringing in $4000+ donations from local businesses and 500 guests, going door to door with personalized sponsor proposals for each organization. ~Organized International Month activities for the YMCA and support projects for the Greater Grand Rapids YMCA partnership with the YMCA of Leon, Mexico ~Established and strengthened corporate partners in the North East Grand Rapids region ~Executed member retention plans, activities, and mailings

Cultivated relations with local and regional sponsors managing 10+ marketing contracts, announced and organized promotions during basketball catering to a 1500+ person crowd, perfected capabilities in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point, solely created, marketed and executed Start the Mayhem in support of the GV basketball teams to over 800 student fans, increase support and attendance for Grand Valley Athletics, designed and executed promotions for various business sponsors, utilized a variety of guerrilla marketing techniques to strengthen attendance records

Planned and directed on-field promotions, managing a team of ten during all games and events including concerts, festivals, college and high school sports, and charity functions, supervised marketing team of five during community events promoting brand awareness, packed and distributed over 10,000 schedules throughout the community, assisted Promotions Manager and Marketing Manager in planning, developing, implementing and overseeng promotions including purchasing, communication and execution on sight for the entertainment of over 4000 fans on average, created a variety of marketing pieces ranging from newspaper ads to web designs, managed marketing efforts for College Night, effectively implemented a variety of social networking techniques including creating a webpage that connected with over 600 students.