Michael Ragsdale

YN Michael Ragsdale Project Manager & Fundraiser Results-oriented Project Manager highly experienced in non-profits dedicated to leveraging my expertise to achieve organizational goals and targets. TECHNICAL SKILLS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Project Management, Fundraising, Database Management, Peer-to-Peer, Event Planning, Financial Forecasting and Reconciliation, Marketing and Communications, Customer Service, Data Analysis, Raiser’s Edge, WordPress, Microsoft Office RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER • CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL June 2015 to present • Toronto, ON Canada • Manage individual giving, peer-to-peer and special events portfolio with combined annual revenue exceeding $400,000 • Manage fundraising CRM and CMS systems • Increased monthly donor file by 25% and monthly revenue by 30% • Increased overall annual events revenue by 180% • Launched inaugural Tanzania Charity Challenge and partner visit raising more than $150,000 SOFT SKILLS Leadership, Planning, Conflict Resolution, Problem Solving, Analytical, Organization, Time Management, Research Cross-Cultural Experience EDUCATION FOUNDATION ASSOCIATE • BRIDGEPOINT FOUNDATION April 2014 to June 2015 • Toronto, ON Canada • Managed donation processing operations • Coordinated donor stewardship program • Managed Raiser's Edge donor database • Coordinated fundraising and stewardship events Post-Graduate Business Certificate, International Project Management Humber College,- Toronto, ON COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER • PHBGTU August 2013 to February 2014(Contract) • Phuket, Thailand • Managed signature and community fundraising events portfolio • Implemented VOTE, a vocational speaker series which partnered with local businesses to provide school presentations • Managed marketing and communications program Honours Bachelor’s Degree of Arts, Political Science Western University,- London, ON CLIENT SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR • COMPUTERSHARE February 2012 to August2012(Contract) • Toronto, ON Canada • Prepared and managed databases for annual general meetings of publicly traded companies to tabulate and report on shareholder votes CERTIFICATIONS VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Project Management Professional (PMP) Awarded by Project Management Institute (Feb 2019) RESCUE DOG FOSTER • TEAM DOG RESUCE May 2017 to present • Toronto, ON Canada - ESL TEACHING ASSISTANT • BASECAMP INTERNATIONAL September 2011 to December 2011 • San Jose, Costa Rica - TORONTO, ON CANADA LINKEDIN.COM/IN/MICHAELRAGSDALE-PMP/