Denise E Yankou

New York, NY

Individual & Family Services

Alternet Aug 2016 - Nov 2016
Development and Communications Manager
Lutheran Medical Center Jun 2014 - May 2015
Assistant Director, Donor Relations and Stewardship
Columbia University School of Nursing Jan 2009 - Jul 2013
Development Associate
Aids Action Committee Sep 2008 - Dec 2008
Development Intern, Major Gifts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Mit) Apr 2008 - Oct 2008
Communications Intern

Simmons University 2008 - Dec 2008
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, Writing, Public Relations, Communications New England Conservatory of Music 2004 - 2006
Scarsdale High School

Newsletters
Social Media
Public Relations
Annual Giving
Fundraising
Event Management
Email Marketing
Editing
Public Speaking
Program Development
Copy Editing
Higher Education
Microsoft Office
Event Planning
Grant Writing
Project Management
Nonprofits
Writing
Stewardship
Microsoft Excel
Proposal Writing
Proofreading
Volunteer Management
Child Development
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Development
Early Childhood Literacy
Early Childhood Music Education
Infant Care
Dialogic Reading
Sleep Training
Children's Books
Childcare

Social Services
Children
Civil Rights and Social Action
Politics
Education
Poverty Alleviation
Human Rights
Arts and Culture
Health

Development Coordinator at Columbia University School of Nursing

Greater New York City Area

Fund-Raising

Columbia University School of Nursing since Jan 2009
Development Coordinator
AIDS Action Committee Sep 2008 - Dec 2008
Development Intern, Major Gifts
Lemelson-MIT Program Apr 2008 - Oct 2008
Communications Intern
Simmons College Sep 2002 - Dec 2005
Phone Program Caller, Office of Advancement

Simmons College 2008
B.A., Communications, Public Relations and Writing tracks New England Conservatory of Music 2004 - 2006
N/A, Vocal Performance Oakley School
Scarsdale High School

Annual Giving
Social Media
Public Speaking
Newsletters
Program Development
Microsoft Office
Volunteer Management
Event Planning
Event Management
Copy Editing
Writing
Stewardship
Email Marketing
Fundraising
Grant Writing
Higher Education
Public Relations

• CASE District I/Harris Connect Scholar (Attended the 2008 CASE Summer Institute in Educational Fundraising)

FUNDRAISING, EVENTS

Jan 2009 to Present
Development Coordinator
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
Sep 2008 to Dec 2008
Development Intern
Lemelson-MITProgram
Cambridge, MA
Apr 2008 to Oct 2008
Communications Intern
Simmons College
Boston, MA
Sep 2002 to Dec 2005
Phone Program Caller/Fundraiser

Simmons College
Boston, MA
Dec 2008
B.A. in Communications
CASE Summer Institute in Educational Fundraising
Hanover, NH
Jul 2008
Certificate of Completion in Attended as a CASE District I/Harris Connect Summer Scholar

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver; Advance Database Systems; CPU Utilization Reporting Tools (CURT); basic HTML; social media (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Linkedin); Harris E-mail Marketing and Event Management; advanced copy-editing