Meghan Caplan

Experience

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  Iverson Reuvers LLC

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Law Clerk

  Performed legal research and drafted briefs for constitutional, municipal, and environmental litigation cases.

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  Wolters Kluwer

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Compliance Consultant

  Created comprehensive banking compliance training materials and performed structured implementation programs. Developed and improved efficiency of internal and external processes, and client financial compliance engagements.

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  U.S. Bank

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Attorney

  Engaged in areas of legal, compliance, and audit support for the Personal & Institutional Trust Department, including execution of trust account reviews, monitoring trust advertising and marketing materials for legal compliance, and risk management oversight for compliance with laws and regulations pertaining to trust administration.

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  Kentucky College of Art + Design at Spalding University

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2018

  Director of Institutional Advancement

  Managed the department of institutional advancement, and oversaw all fundraising, communications, marketing, and public relations. Served as a member of the management team collaborating on institutional decision-making, strategic planning, budget creation, and hiring committees. •Thrived in a start-up culture that required flexibility, multiple competencies, patience, attention to detail, leadership, quick problem-solving, organization and strong oral and written communication abilities. •Managed and executed a comprehensive fundraising program that raised $8.5M in overall fundraising through major gifts, annual fund, grants, public funding, and special events. •Lead the identification, cultivation, and solicitation of gifts, and managed the Board’s participation.•Created and executed a donor stewardship program that identified, cultivated, and engaged new and existing donors. Additionally, developed and cultivated community partnerships with corporations, foundations, non-profits to broaden the constituency base, increase visibility, and manage relationships. •Managed, mentored, and empowered a highly productive and collaborative team of 3 staff members and consultants. Show less

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  Spalding University

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2019

  Adjunct Professor

  Taught Business Ethics and Business Law in the School of Business and the Master of Science in Business Communications program.

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  MG Caplan LLC

  Jan 2018 - now

  Founder

  I provide professional philanthropic consulting services for non-profits, and foundations focusing on: strategic planning, feasibility studies, fundraising campaign management, comprehensive fundraising plans, planned giving programs, foundation and corporate giving, leadership and board development, donor cultivation/retention, and communications/marketing.

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  JustFaith Ministries

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2022

  Marketing & Communications Manager

  Managed the marketing and communications for a national non-profit organization’s programs and fundraising efforts including coordinating and executing a comprehensive marketing program, increasing social media presence, creating innovative communications campaigns, implementing public relations strategies across web, print, news, & social media, increasing donations via social media campaigns, annual appeals and planned giving.

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  Eight Eleven Group

  Jan 2022 - now

  Strategic Consultant

  For the State of Kentucky, I lead strategic initiatives that assess government operational effectiveness and efficiency, and project manage process improvement implementations for the Department of Procurement & Grant Oversight. Additionally, I advise on public policy and legislative bill reviews for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services Office of Administrative Services (Procurement/Grant Oversight, Accounting, and Facilities Management).