1. Francesca Ciofalo
330 Third Avenue #9C, New York, NY 10010 • 845.282.7274 • fciofalo28@gmail.com______________
» Professional Experience
The Epiphany School Foundation, New York, NY
Assistant Director of Development/Event Manager, September 2011 – present
● Increased overall events revenue by 40% over the course of my career with The Epiphany School
● Managed all annual fundraising endeavors including, Sports Auction (Fall ‘07), American Girl Fashion Show (Fall
‘07-‘10), Walk-a-thon (Fall ‘10-‘14), Car Raffle (Fall ‘07-‘14), Spring Auction (Spring ‘08-‘15) and Golf Outing
(Spring ‘07-‘15)
● Strategically developed and implemented new events to maximize revenue including replacing American Girl
Fashion Show with Walk-a-thon and exceeded goal by 75% the first year
● Generated 114% growth increase over the course of five years for Walk-a-thon, growing from $49K to $105K
● Acted as the liaison between design team and fundraising website company for the Walk-a-thon website and
managed all key performance indictors regarding donors and sponsors
● Produced Spring Auction catalog using proprietary auction software platform
● Researched, evaluated and procured mobile bidding company which drove revenue to over $300K for the first time
● Generated 63% increase for the Spring Auction over seven years, growing $204K to $332K
● Cultivated, nurtured and grew a vibrant volunteer community drawing on relationships with parents, alumni and
the local business community
● Developed and produced all event collateral
● Planned and organized annual engagement activities for new and current families including parties and meet and
greets
Assistant Director of Development, March 2007 – September 2011
● Partnered with the Director of Development in all aspects of foundation business, including event planning and
fundraising
Carat, USA, New York, New York
Assistant Buyer, January 2006 – March 2007
● Assisted Media Buyers with key accounts including Motorola, Black & Decker, Marriott and Rent-A-Center
across all aspects of business process
● Developed strong working relationships with network sales executives, clients and co-workers
● Maintained network flowcharts & inventory and input schedules into Donovan Data Systems (DDS)
● Set up and maintained weekly tracking and posting reports
● Key liaison to all billing and traffic discrepancies. Responsible for all accounting resolutions
Metropolitan Hospitality, New York, New York
Event Planning Assistant, April 2005 – December 2005
● Managed staffing events such as weddings, fundraising benefits, movie premieres, corporate and private dinner
parties
● Prepared financial quotes for prospective clients
Teamwork Unlimited, New York, New York
Event Planning Assistant, Summer 2001, Summer 2003, June 2004 – December 2004, Winter 2005
● Assisted in the coordination of various events including weddings, fashion shows, concerts and benefits
» Education
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Communications, Radio/TV/Film, May 2004
» Additional Skills
● Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, FileMaker Pro, Constituent
Relationship Management Database (Churchwerks), Constant Contact, Website Management