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developing and managing constituency-based
institutional advancement programs
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designing development programs and targeted fund
raising strategies
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training and motivating staff, volunteers, and
Board leadership in a wide range of fund raising
techniques
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preparing solicitation materials, proposals, and
publications
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improving donor records management and research
Most recently, Ms. Eddy has completed a year-long
project with Amnesty International USA to design, staff,
and implement an expanded major gifts program which
successfully increased income by 20%. Her
responsibilities included identifying and recruiting
donors at or above the $10,000 gift level, creating gift
categories, preparing leadership for donor visits,
staging cultivation events, and creating materials. Past
projects include assisting the American Museum of the
Moving Image with long-term cultivation of new
prospects, providing the Westchester Arts Council with
technical assistance to mid-size organizations, and
assisting the Environmental Defense Fund with program
planning.
From 1987 to 1993, Ms. Eddy was Director of Major
Gifts at the Environmental Defense Fund’s New York
headquarters. She was responsible for $3 million in
annual gifts; worked with trustees on face-to-face
solicitations; handled special events, mailings,
proposals, and overall fund raising program design; and
coordinated nation-wide fund raising activities for six
offices. Her tenure included the establishment of donor
records management and gift tracking systems that
enabled segmented solicitations.
Prior to 1987, she served as Director of Development
of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist
University for three years where she managed annual
campaigns, foundation/corporation giving, and a $4
million capital project and recruited members of new
executive board and volunteer committees. She also
served as Director of the DeGolyer Estate, a division of
the Dallas Department of Cultural Affairs, where she was
responsible for program development and fund raising for
a cultural center, event planning, volunteer management,
and consensus building in city-wide arts projects.
Preceding her fund raising career, Ms. Eddy was
Assistant Director of Education at the Joslyn Art
Museum, managing the Museum’s education program,
including an extensive series of fine art classes.
She is affiliated with the National Society of
Fundraising Executives, the Planned Giving Group of
Greater New York, and Women in Financial Development and
has trained in development with the Grantsmanship
Center, Council for the Advancement and Support of
Education, and the Williamsburg Development Institute.
An active workshop leader and trainer herself, she has
presented for the Support Center of New York, the
American Council for the Arts, the Nonprofit Management
Association, and many more organizations.
Ms. Eddy holds a B.A. with distinction in Fine Arts
from Indiana University, where she was elected to Phi
Beta Kappa, and a M.A. in Humanities from the University
of Texas at Dallas. Ms. Eddy is also a fine artist in
the medium of ceramic sculpture, with several gallery
and exhibition projects to her credit and several years
of experience as an art instructor.
