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New York, New York, United States

New York, United States

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New York, New York

United States

Development Director of Betterfuturegroup – a non-profit organization that I assist by complying with and filling all required IRS forms, create donation portals, track donations, and follow up with donors using GoFundMe and Mailchimp. We have raised over $5,000 and aided roughly 115 underprivileged children. Visit Better Future Group and learn how you can help alleviate the burden of poverty for in need children.

Greater New York City Area

- Led operations, planning, and logistics of AJC’s premiere conference, Global Forum, which hosts over 2,700 attendees. Operated our lead registration system, Cvent, and assisted the direct registration of over 1,000 attendees. Modified the registration system by adding the ability to donate to AJC directly through the registration process leading to higher contributions and overall payments made to the Global Forum. Helped create a post event survey to better understand the needs of our… Show more - Led operations, planning, and logistics of AJC’s premiere conference, Global Forum, which hosts over 2,700 attendees. Operated our lead registration system, Cvent, and assisted the direct registration of over 1,000 attendees. Modified the registration system by adding the ability to donate to AJC directly through the registration process leading to higher contributions and overall payments made to the Global Forum. Helped create a post event survey to better understand the needs of our attendees making for a better experience year after year- Coordinated internal communications across 23 domestic AJC offices to ensure office directors were aware of important registration dates and conference calls. Follow up also included research on prospective attendees by analyzing and pulling reports through our Raisers Edge database. This led to an increase in registration for the Global Forum by 22% or 600 attendees- Reviewed and updated F&B banquet orders, hotel, and transportation contracts. Sourced and fostered new vendor relations that saved my department time and money. Reviewed final invoices for discrepancies and was able to locate multiple instances of up charges leading to a larger ROI for the Global Forum. Inputted all departmental expense reports in Concur- Assisted in the creation of the Global Forum employee toolkit that were distributed to over 200 staff members in conjunction with individualized staff assignments using UTrac (a staffing and communication application). This process streamlined on-site troubleshooting and the overall flow of our two-day conference- Assisted with on-site supervision and event execution of all AJC Board Meetings and Institute Meetings including coordination of meeting space, managing and updating upwards of 15 internal and external staff, sourcing caterers and audio-visual equipment to ensure compliance with all vendor insurance procedures Show less

Greater New York City Area

- Promoted to role of Administrative Assistant as a result of my exceptional customer service aptitude, constant positive attitude, and the implementation of a simple but effective inventory system for office supplies and internal publications as a Printshop/Mailroom Assistant- Awarded American Jewish Committee Staff Excellence Award, a yearly honor awarded to four employees spanning 23 regional offices and 8 international posts and roughly 300 employees. These employees show outstanding… Show more - Promoted to role of Administrative Assistant as a result of my exceptional customer service aptitude, constant positive attitude, and the implementation of a simple but effective inventory system for office supplies and internal publications as a Printshop/Mailroom Assistant- Awarded American Jewish Committee Staff Excellence Award, a yearly honor awarded to four employees spanning 23 regional offices and 8 international posts and roughly 300 employees. These employees show outstanding leadership, dedication to the mission, and innovation- Coordinated logistical details related to fundraising events, which included processing pledges and contributions, tracking donors and inputting this data into our Raisers Edge database platform. Liaised with the Accounting Department to ensure all donations were correctly inputted through the Kintera system minimizing oversights and ultimately saving time- Provided support to fundraising directors for AJC corporate fundraisers and gala’s– merge mailings, menu development, invitation design, and researched prospective donors and honorees in the community by using donor research websites and analyzing previous year donations and solicitations. These corporate fundraisers and gala’s netted roughly $11,000,000 during my tenure- Interacted with board, donors, event honorees and attendees, membership and the public throughout all event cycles. Nurtured relationships through impeccable customer service and follow up, leading to repeat contributions, which helped to exceed multiple event forecast. This eased the fundraising burden on the development department and created long lasting relationships Show less

- Distributed incoming mail and processed all outgoing mail according to postal regulations. Informed other departments of print shop services available, mail room and postal policies and procedures, including delivery times- Kept logs of all equipment repairs, preventative maintenance work, requisitions, package deliveries, messenger services, and paper distribution- Responsible for coordinating set up of conference rooms for all in-house meetings- Maintained quality… Show more - Distributed incoming mail and processed all outgoing mail according to postal regulations. Informed other departments of print shop services available, mail room and postal policies and procedures, including delivery times- Kept logs of all equipment repairs, preventative maintenance work, requisitions, package deliveries, messenger services, and paper distribution- Responsible for coordinating set up of conference rooms for all in-house meetings- Maintained quality control for printing and mail room customer service- Operated all equipment in print shop and mail room- Followed mail room security procedures- Assisted in processing related invoices- Kept mail room/storage area clean, organized, and functional- Provided regular inventories of supplies, shipping materials, and toner- Provided manager with daily feedback on all equipment, staffing concerns, important business requests, and accomplishments. Show less

Nyc- Midtown

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker. ~Helen Keller- Maintained facilities while adhering to company standards- Performed maintenance and cleaning duties as instructed by facility manager- Performed inventory control of maintenance supplies- Operated cleaning equipment safely as per standards procedures- Available at any given moment with two hour advanced notice

History, Latin American Studies

Activities and Societies: Vice President Philanthropy, Sigma Phi Epsilon (2011) Vice President Member Development, Sigma Phi Epsilon.

College Now, English

Core curriculum exposing advanced students to college level couses