Sarah Marks

Background

About Sarah Marks

Experienced development and communications expert with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education and nonprofit industries. Three years of experience as a front-line development officer writing grants. Almost seven years as a communications manager supporting a comprehensive fundraising campaign, annual giving team and frontline fundraisers at Pacific University in Oregon. Currently Annual Fund Manager at World Forestry Center, focusing on growing the Annual Fund and supporting all fundraising efforts. Strong communications and fundraising professional with an MA in medieval history from The University of Chicago and a BA in ancient history and classical archaeology from Washington University in St. Louis. Skilled in grant, proposal, and direct appeal writing and editing, project management, interviewing, producing meaningful impact stories, social media content creation, Microsoft suite, and constituent and project databases including Salesforce and Raisers Edge. Comfortable with both PC and Mac.