Melissa Biggar

Melissa Biggar has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Melissa has worked at Family Promise, Inc since 2017, starting as the Director of Annual Giving & Donor Relations before moving up to the Director of Communications & Individual Giving and then the Senior Director of Communications & Annual Fund. In these positions, they managed cross-functional teams, set standards for communications and fundraising practices, and oversaw annual giving, donor relations, and marketing efforts.

Prior to their time at Family Promise, Melissa worked at The Hintz Family Foundation as a Philanthropy Manager from 2008 to 2017. Here, they managed operations, developed partnerships, and tracked grant making aligned with the foundation's goals.

Before that, they served as the University Outreach Coordinator & Project Consultant at The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation from 2014 to 2016. Their responsibilities included spearheading marketing campaigns to promote the Dodge Poetry Festival to colleges and universities.

Melissa also has experience as a Business Owner at Pages from 1998 to 2007 and as an Assistant Vice President of Product Development Marketing at BNY Mellon from 1991 to 1997. In their role at BNY Mellon, they handled internal and external communications for product development and management teams.

Overall, Melissa has a rich background in communications, marketing, fundraising, and philanthropy, with a focus on non-profit organizations and private foundations.

Melissa Biggar's education history includes a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Language and Literature from Dickinson College. Melissa also attended the University of East Anglia, but there is no information about their degree or field of study at that institution. Additionally, they participated in the Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and the Cumberland Valley Fiction Writers' Workshop, although there are no details about degrees or fields of study from these programs. Melissa Biggar also holds a certification in Digital Marketing and Fundraising, which they obtained from Nonprofit Tech for Good in March 2021.