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Employer Name
|
Partnership for
Families, Children and Adults |
|
Employer
Website |
http://www.partnershipfca.com/ |
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Job Title
|
Associate
Director of Development |
|
Current
Location |
Chattanooga, TN |
|
Major and Class
Year |
BA/BA Art
History/Business Administration-1998 |
|
Additional
education |
-
MBA,
Marketing Concentration, Cox School of Business, SMU
-
MA, Arts
Administration, Meadows School of the Arts, SMU
|
|
Briefly
describe what you do |
My current
position consists of fundraising and public relations for a large
social services agency. |
|
What other jobs
have you had? |
-
Mail Boxes
Etc., owner
-
Chattanooga
Symphony & Opera, Manager of Public Relations and Communications
-
Ferguson
Computer Systems, web designer
-
IPS
Consulting, recruiter
|
|
What are the
key skills, abilities, and personal qualities necessary to succeed
in this type of work? |
Strong
communications skills, interpersonal skills, organization and
flexibility |
|
What do you
enjoy most about your current position? |
Strategizing
and trying new methods to achieve organizational goals |
|
Most
important/valuable lesson or activity in college that impacted your
career
|
the importance
of follow-through!! You're only as good as your reputation, so
always be a perfectionist when your name is on the project. Teamwork
is also valuable; it's almost impossible to find a job that won't
require some level of teamwork. |
|
What advice for
someone entering this field?
|
Volunteer in
the development office at Trinity or become an Ambassador, join a
volunteer group that does some fundraising, and look into a
non-profit management course. These are all good ways to get an
introduction to the field. |
Questions?
|
E-mail your questions to
askalumni@trinity.edu
Put the name of the alumni you wish to
contact in the subject line, then type your question. |