Alison B. Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

I work with award-winning filmmakers and television production companies to develop impact campaigns, leveraging their storytelling to create positive and progressive social and policy change.

Greater Seattle Area

Aggregate is a creative strategy group that works with nonprofits, foundations, authors, and filmmakers to bring people and resources together to create social and policy change.We help organizations create strategic plans for growth; guide foundations to expand their networks to build relationships beyond the "usual suspects;" support the development of new partnerships for social good; work with creators to determine how books, films, and television programs could contribute to… Show more Aggregate is a creative strategy group that works with nonprofits, foundations, authors, and filmmakers to bring people and resources together to create social and policy change.We help organizations create strategic plans for growth; guide foundations to expand their networks to build relationships beyond the "usual suspects;" support the development of new partnerships for social good; work with creators to determine how books, films, and television programs could contribute to progressive social and policy change; and communicate complex social policies in simple and creative ways.Visit our website to learn more: http://whatisaggregate.com Show less

Greater Seattle Area

• Led agency’s social change practice, working with nonprofit and foundation clients and supervising project teams• Utilized expertise in digital advocacy and social media as advocacy and networking tool• Worked on wide range of issues: global and domestic health, marriage equality, international and domestic abortion rights• Clients included Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Gates Foundation, Packard Foundation, National Breast Cancer Coalition, PATH, Danco, TB Vaccine Coalition… Show more • Led agency’s social change practice, working with nonprofit and foundation clients and supervising project teams• Utilized expertise in digital advocacy and social media as advocacy and networking tool• Worked on wide range of issues: global and domestic health, marriage equality, international and domestic abortion rights• Clients included Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Gates Foundation, Packard Foundation, National Breast Cancer Coalition, PATH, Danco, TB Vaccine Coalition, Johns Hopkins University’s International Vaccine Access Center and Equality California Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Founding member of 360° Digital Influence, Ogilvy’s global social media group• Developed social media branding, reputation management and word of mouth strategies for current and prospective consumer marketing, public affairs and social marketing clients• Led and supported business development efforts• Supervised direct reports and project teams• Represented Digital Influence team as speaker at social media conferences and seminars• Responsible for launching first-ever… Show more • Founding member of 360° Digital Influence, Ogilvy’s global social media group• Developed social media branding, reputation management and word of mouth strategies for current and prospective consumer marketing, public affairs and social marketing clients• Led and supported business development efforts• Supervised direct reports and project teams• Represented Digital Influence team as speaker at social media conferences and seminars• Responsible for launching first-ever Presidential Cabinet member blog for HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt• Clients included Gates Foundation account, NIH, CDC, Johnson & Johnson, Gill Foundation Show less

Los Angeles/Boston/Dc

Clients — AIDS Alliance for Children; Dean for America; Business Women’s Initiative against HIV/AIDS; Carnegie Corporation of New York; Family Violence Prevention Fund; Institute of Politics at Harvard University; James B. Hunt Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy; Kaiser Family Foundation; National Endowment for Democracy; National Democratic Institute for International Affairs; PAX; Pew Charitable Trusts; Rock the Vote; Save the Children; Surdna Foundation; Time Warner Foundation;… Show more Clients — AIDS Alliance for Children; Dean for America; Business Women’s Initiative against HIV/AIDS; Carnegie Corporation of New York; Family Violence Prevention Fund; Institute of Politics at Harvard University; James B. Hunt Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy; Kaiser Family Foundation; National Endowment for Democracy; National Democratic Institute for International Affairs; PAX; Pew Charitable Trusts; Rock the Vote; Save the Children; Surdna Foundation; Time Warner Foundation; Youth Vote Coalition• Marketing campaign strategy and development• Event planning and promotion• Public-private sector partnership development• Writing and editing (press materials, reports, journal articles, talking points, ad copy)• Fundraising (corporate sponsorship/cause-related marketing and private foundations) Show less

• Produced integrated youth-targeted advertising/marketing campaigns• Negotiated partnerships with media and retail partners to secure no-cost distribution of campaigns• Negotiated multi-million dollar funding from foundations and corporate sponsors• Developed and implemented nationwide series of community forums and cross-country bus tour• Coordinated partnerships with national and local nonprofits to implement grassroots activities• Acted as spokesperson for organization… Show more • Produced integrated youth-targeted advertising/marketing campaigns• Negotiated partnerships with media and retail partners to secure no-cost distribution of campaigns• Negotiated multi-million dollar funding from foundations and corporate sponsors• Developed and implemented nationwide series of community forums and cross-country bus tour• Coordinated partnerships with national and local nonprofits to implement grassroots activities• Acted as spokesperson for organization with international, national and local media• Conducted outreach to celebrities to secure participation in events and media campaigns• Produced relaunch of organization’s web site (www.rockthevote.com)• Supervised staff and managed project and organizational budgets• Consulted with youth outreach organizations in other countries to help improve their outcomes. Show less

Durham Nc

IPMA was a community-based organization housing a number of programs, all of which worked with young people to produce media for educational and self-empowerment purposes.• Supervised program directors in project development and management• Managed organizational budget, accounting and general operations• Raised funding from foundations, including Ford, Surdna and Time Warner

Durham Nc

ISM partnered with colleges and universities to develop diversity education courses that use video production as an experiential educational tool.• Supervised relationships with faculty teaching teams on colleges and universities nationwide• Conducted site visits to campuses to meet with faculty, university administrators and students• Developed program evaluation tool in partnership with independent researchers• Supervised design of program website• Project was selected… Show more ISM partnered with colleges and universities to develop diversity education courses that use video production as an experiential educational tool.• Supervised relationships with faculty teaching teams on colleges and universities nationwide• Conducted site visits to campuses to meet with faculty, university administrators and students• Developed program evaluation tool in partnership with independent researchers• Supervised design of program website• Project was selected as a “Promising Practice” by President Clinton’s Initiative on Race Show less

Master Of Public Policy, Public/Private Partnerships For Social Good

Master in Public Policy. Thesis: “The Global Media AIDS Initiative: Leveraging the World’s Media to Fight the HIV/AIDS Pandemic” Working.

Bachelor Of Arts, Media Studies

Thesis: Arm Them with Canons, Shotguns and Booms: Teaching Kids to Shoot Video, A Study in Media Literacy Education I explored how.