Associate Director, Reunion Gifts at Columbia Business School
Greater New York City Area
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- Associate Director, Reunion Gifts at Columbia Business School
- Past
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- Assistant Director, Individual Giving - EMBA at Columbia Business School
- Development Coordinator at Columbia Business School
- Graduate Intern, Greek Advisor at Pratt Institute
- Intern, Institutional Development at Martin Methodist College
- Education
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- New York University
- Martin Methodist College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Fund-Raising
- Websites
Brandon Baker’s Experience
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Associate Director, Reunion Gifts
Columbia Business School
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2009 — Present (4 months)
Responsible for managing and growing the reunion giving program. Manage cultivation and solicitation of reunion gifts (both leadership society level and participatory) from alumni of the Columbia Business School. Act as a vital project management, planning and strategy partner to the Director of Individual Giving.
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Assistant Director, Individual Giving - EMBA
Columbia Business School
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
July 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 3 months)
A member of the School’s frontline fundraising team and responsible for the identification, cultivation and solicitation of annual and reunion gifts (both leadership society level and participatory) from alumni and friends of the Columbia Business School. Primary focus is on securing gifts of less than $100K from graduates of the Executive MBA and Executive Education programs and stewarding donors to the EMBA Fund.
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Development Coordinator
Columbia Business School
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
May 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 3 months)
Reported to the Executive Director of Development and was responsible for providing support for the Executive Director, two major gift officers and one assistant director of major gift events. I was involved in each stage of donor identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship, with special responsibility for ensuring each prospect case was coded and tracked accurately. I also provided support for major gift events by tracking invitation lists, attendance as well as attending each event.
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Graduate Intern, Greek Advisor
Pratt Institute
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
July 2006 — May 2007 (11 months)
Advised Fraternities and Sororities
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Intern, Institutional Development
Martin Methodist College
(Higher Education industry)
July 2005 — July 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Served as an intern for the Vice President of Institutional Development; helped execute development events and tracked alumni.
Brandon Baker’s Education
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New York University
MA , Higher Education Administration , 2006 — 2008
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Martin Methodist College
BS , Biology , 2002 — 2006
Additional Information
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Columbia Business School Alums -
On Fundraising, Hosted by AFP -
NYU Steinhardt Alumni Network
Brandon Baker’s Contact Settings
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