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Professional Experience

Experience Overview

2022 - Present

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

Major Gifts Officer at Southern Methodist University (SMU). Focused on aligning philanthropic goals with institutional needs, particularly within the northeast markets.

2018 - 2022

Oxford, Mississippi

I began my fundraising career as a student intern in the University of Mississippi Development Office, where I supported donor research, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship efforts. I then joined the School of Business, building relationships with alumni and friends, creating engagement opportunities, and managing a pipeline of philanthropic supporters. Later, as Development Officer for the School of Pharmacy, I led the school's fundraising program, managing a portfolio of more than 100 major gift prospects, developing individualized donor strategies, and partnering with school leadership to help plan and execute the university's first capital campaign.

Academic Background

University

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing

Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Kappa Psi, Student Marketing Association, Orientation Leader, Phi Mu

Oxford, Mississippi

Sally Rychlak

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