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CHRISTOPHER BURKE[Address removed]
West Roxbury, MA 02132H (xxx) xxx-xxxx, C (xxx)xxx-xxxx
[e-mail address removed]
OBJECTIVE
A position that employs my talent for strategic development
projects, and uses my varied fundraising andinterpersonal
skills.
CHARACTERISTICSWith a lifetime of entrepreneurial activity in
business, construction supervision and development, my capacity
forcreative thinking and problem solving is established. As a young
person in business, I developed a number ofsuccessful enterprises,
from baking bread, age 12, (sold hundreds of loaves) to
tree-surgery/landscaping (entrustedwith esthetics of private
landscapes in Greenwich, CT). As a field representative for Public
Radio, I built a newunderwriting territory from scratch for my
regional network. On non-profit boards and as a volunteer, I have
beenable to master challenges, finding imaginative ways to raise
attendance, increase cash flow, design and carry outsignificant
fundraising campaigns. As a development consultant to a young
school during the worst of the 2009recession, I created programming
that raised $100,000 in three months. An underlying quality I bring
to projects is indiscerning natural advantages and focusing efforts
on using them to meet goals.WORK EXPERIENCE
2009: Development Consultant, Montessori School of the
Berkshires:Designed comprehensive fundraising
program for this 4-year-old school. We achieved our first goal
of $100,000 in 3 months, starting January 2009, whichallowed the
construction of the new campus to begin.
Board member and Development Chair, Brookline Arts
Center:Organizing a program of actions to raiserehabilitation funds
for the historic firehouse that houses this organization, including
grant writing and capitalcampaign.
Board Member and Chair designate ofBuildings and Grounds
Committee at Chesterwood, A NationalTrust for Historic Preservation
property in Stockbridge, MA, the home and studio of Lincoln
Memorial sculptorDaniel Chester French
2008-continuing: Consultant, Matthew 25: volunteer recruiting
and construction supervision for non-profitdedicated to restoring
housing for moderate income renters in Boston.
2001-2006: Development Associate, WAMC Northeast Public Radio:
Created a distinct territory forunderwriting sponsorships in the
Northampton and Amherst, MA, region for the Albany, NY-based
network.
Increased sales more than 20 percent annually, to over $200,000,
from scratch, in an area already served by an older,more
established NPR member station. I managed all aspects of the
business from my own field office, includingresearch, sales,
cultivation and stewardship, creative marketing, billing and
collections.
2006-2008: Development Chair, Chesterwood: Among projects I have
managed was a successful capital-style campaign around a showing of
the film Gettysburg along with a weekend of events that included
appearancesby the director of the film, an evening garden reception
and a period concert with brass quintet.
2004-2007: Board Member, Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce:
Responsible for redesigning andinvigorating all networking events.
Previous events had poor attendance and lost money. Our efforts
produced over$30,000 in new income for the Chamber in the first
year and saw spectacular (900%) increases in attendance. Thekey to
this success was observing that Amherst is a community with high
sensitivity to politics: we invitedpoliticians to speak at our
events, and consequently attracted attendees in large numbers.
1986-2001: Owner and Construction Supervisor: Meetinghouse
Construction, Charlemont, MA,
specializing in renovation projects on older buildings. My state
supervisors license is current and I continue toconsult on projects
for non-profits, especially involving fundraising for building
projects. In my spare time I saved,restored and renovated a 6,000
sq. ft. 1830 Unitarian Meetinghouse on the Mohawk Trail in
Charlemont, MA,preserving the public spaces.
1978-1988:Sales Representative, Metropolitan Insurance
Companies. Associate Realtor, PropertyManager, G. Barrett
Montgomery Associates, Greenwich, CT. Volunteer Hudson River Sloop
Singer, soloist innumerous fundraising concerts with Pete
Seeger.EDUCATION
Pratt Institute: BFA (Honors) in FilmBoston University:
Certificate in Professional FundraisingCourse work: Associated
Grantmakers on grant writing strategy and budgeting; CASE workshops
on many aspectsof fundraising; Marlboro College on database design;
UMass-Amherst on non-profit fundraising.
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