Allison Havens Email & Phone Number

I bring over 13 years of experience in international nonprofit communication, fundraising, and project management to my current position as Communications and Development Specialist for Creative Action Institute. I began my work in the field as an arts facilitator with the ArtCorps organization in Honduras and Guatemala over a decade ago, and from there, I have dedicated my career to empowering women and grassroots organizations around the world. I am the former Director of Yabal Guatemala, a Fair Trade organization that supports indigenous women artisans. In this role, I grew their social enterprise and achieved economic sustainability, tripling product sales and doubling the number of artisans employed, through the creation of a successful marketing and sales strategy. Through donor cultivation, fundraising campaigns, and grant writing I expanded social programs, adding food security projects, educational and vocational training programs, and climate change initiatives. Previously, I was the Fundraising and Volunteer Coordinator for a domestic violence shelter, and have supported a variety of other women's and Fair Trade organizations through marketing, communication, fundraising, and coordination roles. I enjoy facilitating multicultural communication and am passionate about creating a more equitable and sustainable world.

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  Macalester College

  Studio Art And History