Development Associate (November 2021-March 2022)
Promoted into staff role overseeing high-level strategy development, budget management, data analytics, and prospect identification /stewardship. Focus on cultivating new business partnerships.
Development Intern (May-November 2021)
Created sponsorship pitches and benefit structures, including successful pitches of four new corporate sponsorships totaling over $100,000.
Created and managed event budgets and sales trackers to ensure financial viability, including maintaining Return to Magic campaign budget of over $200,000. Managed Return to Magic Virtual Auction, including online platform viability and item solicitation, for net income of $20,000.
Used HTML to create complex Donate2 Flex Forms to collect registrant data/donations. Performed Tessitura data maintenance and gift processing, including drafting acknowledgement letters and creating queries with SQL to analyze giving data and identify new prospects.
Created and managed event budgets and sales trackers to ensure financial viability, including maintaining Return to Magic campaign budget of over $200,000. Managed Return to Magic Virtual Auction, including online platform viability and item solicitation, for net income of $20,000.
Used HTML to create complex Donate2 Flex Forms to collect registrant data/donations. Performed Tessitura data maintenance and gift processing, including drafting acknowledgement letters and creating queries with SQL to analyze giving data and identify new prospects.
Development Sites
Two sites primarily maintained by Ryan, in conjunction with AmFund and Donate2, respectively.
Diamond Horseshoe Dinner
Images from Pittsburgh Opera's 2021 Diamond Horseshoe Dinner. Co-planned and executed by Christine Brondyke & Ryan Dumas. Kimpton Hotel Monaco, Pittsburgh, PA, 10.30.2021.
Return to Magic Virtual Auction
A selection of materials Ryan created for the Return to Magic Virtual Auction: a direct solicitation template, a thermometer displaying aggregate donation totals towards an overall goal (displayed at the Diamond Horseshoe Dinner), and several auction item displays (also displayed at the Diamond Horseshoe Dinner).
Return to Magic Corporate Sponsorship Packet
Created with Christine Brondyke, Manager of Corporate Development & Special Events.
rtm_sponsorship_packet.pdf |
Copies of Ryan's work from Pittsburgh Opera may be available upon request.