Development Operations
Brianna Briggs
As our Donor Support Specialist, Brianna works alongside the reps across the country to reduce their administrative burden and allow them to focus on cultivating meaningful relationships with donors. This involves taking care of backend tasks, assisting in the creation and stewardship of better systems and resources, and researching both external foundations and internal data […]
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Eden Delavara
As the Stewardship and Data Entry Administrator, Eden interfaces with incoming inquiries, ensures the integrity of donor-related data, and supports the San Diego office administratively. She is very passionate about the holistic core mission of Plant with Purpose and loves contributing to the efficiency of organizational systems. Through cross-cultural internships with Operation Mobilization Costa Rica, […]
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Ellen Davis
As Development Operations Manager, Ellen is leading a team that supports our Regional Representatives with back-end systems and administration. She creates and implements donor support processes and policies, equipping fundraisers to care for donors and connect them more deeply to the work and mission of Plant With Purpose. Previously, Ellen worked as a Grant Writer […]
Read MoreElena McCollim
Elena delves into the content of our work and crafts it into descriptions to help make a compelling case for why a donor should support us. This entails engaging with some of the most urgent and important issues in international development today: climate change, rural livelihoods, and environmental restoration. In a previous career doing policy […]
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Heather Miller
As the Director of Development Operations, Heather finds joy in managing an immensely talented team of grant writers and CRM and fundraiser support specialists. She is excited about our scalable, holistic, and faith-based approach and is deeply committed to issues of social justice. Heather brings a unique skillset, combining a background in nonprofit program management […]
Read MoreAri Burcombe
Ari works closely with our development team to analyze data and inform future strategic fundraising decisions. She takes on tasks involving donation management, fundraising data analytics, and connecting donors with our team. Ari is a creative and action-oriented team member who is excited about research, consulting, and the development of our donor partnerships. Ari graduated […]
Read MoreEmily Thome
Emily works to combine data and statistics with partners' stories from the field to create both a realistic and comprehensive narrative of what we are doing around the world. Emily takes on a supportive role on the Grants Team, working diligently through organization and administration. During her time at Point Loma Nazarene University, she dove […]
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