Non-profit management with extensive experience in program evaluation, operations improvements, prospect research and fundraising. Clinical and medical lab experience.

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KRISTEN ELISE KUHNS
2251 Eisenhower Avenue, Apt #1122 Alexandria, VA 22314 | (802) 989-9489 | kuhns.kristen@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
SOS Children’s Villages-USA, Washington, DC April 2015 – Present
Manager, Prospect Research & Strategy
• Developed and implemented organization-wide research and donor documentation strategies for both fundraising purposes
and general internal operating procedures to streamline and improve efficiency of non-profit best practices.
• Prepared monthly benchmarking reports against finance reports to benchmark progress against Key Performance Indicators.
• Evaluated uses of organization CRM system and implemented new practices with senior leadership for better management of
donor information to drive cultivation and business strategies forward through automation and workflow improvements.
• Responsible for grant management and reporting of gifts ranging $10,000 - $250,000 from individuals and family foundations.
• Developed research profiles and solicitation strategies for prospects, including wealth assessment and mapping of key
relationships, and participated in strategy development and implementation for cultivation of prospects.
• Managed regular donor communications through traditional stewardship strategies including community events, handwritten
letters, weekly donor calls and updated department’s donor stewardship plans with month-to-month touch point planning.
Program Impact Analysis, L.L.C., Atlanta, GA March 2012 – Present
Owner and Founder
Development of Fundraising Strategy, Research and Implementation
• Served as project manager in creating strategic fundraising plans, including recommendations on how to maximize
opportunities across the full continuum of funders including high net worth individuals, foundations, corporations, bilateral
and multilateral sources for International Food Policy Research Institute, Artists for Humanity, ORBmedia, and icddr,b.
• Served as project manager for $12 million of a $45 million campaign for US Diplomacy Center at the US Department of State,
including managing the “moves” process, overseeing a team of two researchers, and developing systems for efficiency in a
staff and volunteer team housed in multiple locations. Gifts included $1 million each from Stephen Schwarzman, GE
Foundation, and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
Proposal Writing, Briefing Papers and Presentations
• Participated as team member in the writing and formatting of a pending $1.3 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
advocacy grant for UK-based NGO; a successful $1.1 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation advocacy grant for icddr,b; and a
successful $1.7 million USAID malaria control and intervention grant for Episcopal Relief & Development.
• Conceptualized and developed briefings, reports and concept papers for engagements across the full continuum of funders
including HNWIs (e.g., David Rockefeller, Jr, The Honorable Hushang Ansary); foundations (e.g., Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, Carnegie Corporation); corporations (e.g., Merck, Shell); and bilaterals (e.g., DFID, DFATD, NORAD, USAID).
• Participated in and synthesized findings from interviews with bilateral funders, policy-makers, and global public health experts
in delivery of landscape analysis for icddr,b’s strategic planning process and in fulfillment of both USAID TRACtion (Translating
Research into Action) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation advocacy grants.
• Contributed to the research, writing, and design of advocacy materials for NetsforLife® Monitoring & Evaluation program
focused on behavior change to improve “net culture” as a technology to prevent malaria incidence through programs
supported and implemented by a range of stakeholders including local communities, faith leaders and local, state and
national governments.
Assessment, Implementation and Regular Maintenance of Non-Profit Systems and CRM Tools
• Managed $30,000 Systems Needs Assessment for international agriculture research institute, HarvestPlus, including the
writing of the RFP, interviewing of selected firms and awarding of final contract on schedule and under budget.
• Managed the design and implementation of Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) and document repository databases
for icddr,b, HarvestPlus and US Diplomacy Center. Developed systems and processes portfolios.
Policy and Advocacy for International Development
• Coordinated all logistics for a 300-person conference held in Rwanda by HarvestPlus for countries and policymakers to make
commitments to incorporate seed biofortification into their agriculture and health policy plans. Participants included Vice
President of World Bank, 4 Ministers of Agriculture (Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and DRC), 3 Ministers of Health (Nigeria,
Rwanda and Uganda), 1
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World Food Prize Laureate M.S. Swaminathan and the Rwandan Prime Minister.

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• Assisted in the design and served as key coordinator for icddr,b policy event highlighting the Bangladesh success story in
achieving MDGs 4 and 5 through innovative health technologies and interventions. The Governments of Bangladesh and
Norway co-hosted the event at UN headquarters and featured keynote speaker UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon.
Project Resource Group, Decatur, GA November 2011 – February 2012
Development Coordinator for Advocacy, Communications and Fundraising Internship
• Performed requested research and analytics on prospective funders from the full spectrum of funder sectors including HNWIs,
corporations, institutional foundations, family foundations, multilaterals and bilaterals for icddr,b, HarvestPlus and Pro Mujer.
• Identified and prioritized domestic and international funder prospects for clients working on innovative health technologies,
and interventions in low-resource settings in developing countries.
• Prepared, organized and catalogued all written materials developed by firm.
• Developed and managed innovative strategic systems processes and “moves management” matrix for firm.
• Provided requested administrative support including for travel, meetings and scheduling.
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA August 2010 – May 2012
Graduate Teacher and Teacher/Research Assistant
• Designed, developed and instructed first-year student campus orientation course.
• Provided research assistance on study regarding stigma and health seeking behavior of immigrants with infectious diseases.
• Conducted focus groups with immigrant and refugee service provider focused on program monitoring and evaluation.
• Submitted policy recommendations on the National Park Service’s FRPMP for Cumberland Island, GA
• Assisted professors in course management, test design and grading for undergraduate courses.
• Guest lecturer on Anthropological Methods in introductory-level courses.
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA June 2008 – August 2008
Research & Development (R&D) Intern in Biomedical Systems and Technologies
• Compiled and analyzed data on U.S. Government, SBIR, R&D contracts for a Woman-Owned Small Business.
• Assisted in projects including development of advanced filters for airborne biological attacks; data analysis of field medical
testing equipment; matrix testing for fiber optics systems; and wrote weekly progress reports.
• Catalogued all chemicals & updated Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) in two labs at facility.
HIGHLIGHTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
GIS Analysis Technologies
CDC EpiInfo Statistical Software
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Office & 365 Business
Google Apps
Microsoft SharePoint
Highrise CRM System
Capsule CRM System
Raiser’s Edge Software
HIGHLIGHTS OF RESEARCH SKILLS
Qualitative and quantitative coding
Interviewing
Focus groups
Foundation Directory Online
Knowledge of Lexis Nexis
Needs assessment
Gap analysis
Program evaluation
PUBLICATION
Ladenheim, Melissa with Kristen Kuhns and Morgan Brockington
(2011) Ethnogenesis: The Construction and Dynamics of the Honors Classroom Culture. Journal of the National
Collegiate Honors Council 12(1): 129-140. Peer reviewed journal
CITATIONS
White, Cassandra and Carlos Franco-Paredes
(2015) Leprosy in the 21
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Century. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 28(1): 80-94. Peer reviewed journal.
EDUCATION
Georgia State University (GSU), Atlanta, GA May 2012
Master of Arts Anthropology
Master’s Thesis: What’s to Know: Navigating Knowledge Gaps of Hansen’s Disease in the U.S.
University of Maine (UMaine), Orono, ME May 2010
Bachelor of Arts Anthropology; Minor Premedical Studies, Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Honor’s Thesis: H1N1: A Case Study of Concepts and Prevention, High Honors