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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

-Provided legislative services such as bill-tracking, talking points, and training to national and state-level organizations, including URGE, Indivisible TX Lege, and Transgender Education Network of Texas-Joined Blue Sky Partners in helping Texans advocate for DACA and green energy bills at the Congressional level-Served as the Assistant Primary Director with the Travis County Democratic Party, which included training and assisting poll workers, updating Democrats on electoral issues and changes, boosting Democratic voter turnout, and putting the Travis County Democratic Convention together-Gave legislative advocacy trainings to activists in Austin and Galveston on behalf of Indivisible TX Lege-Provided community and political updates to the Texas House LGBTQ Caucus

Austin, Texas Area

-Increased TCRP’s online audience by 643% on Twitter, 592% on email, 449% on Instagram, and 137% on Facebook from Feb 2018 - Dec 2018, facilitating the organization’s transition to nationally-recognized nonprofit; eventually garnered tens of thousands of followers on each platform.-Translated complex legal issues into language that allowed audiences around the world to understand and react to the human impact of various civil rights abuses, including the family separation crisis at the border caused by the U.S. government-Managed, created, and posted a variety of eye-catching content promoting TCRP’s talking points and campaigns-Authored, segmented, and sent fundraising emails inspiring followers to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars-Wrote and released action alerts and information on social media that were shared by major influencers such as Hillary Clinton and Stacey Abrams-Created and implemented processes for TCRP's digital team and products, including accessibility requirements and processes for emails

Austin, Texas Area

-Tracked legislation in at least 10 different issue areas-Created amendments, talking points, fact sheets, constituent letters, and social media posts-Devised strategy around contentious bill subjects-Conducted research and analysis on bills and amendments-Managed and mentored legislative interns

Austin, Texas Area

-Defeated or fixed 25 homophobic and transphobic pieces of legislation, and accompanying amendments-Conducted and compiled research relevant to bills on EQTX agenda, prepared talking points-Cultivated relationships with representatives and their staffers to coordinate on legislative maneuvers-Managed 6-person legislative team, advised CEO on legislative strategy, and coordinated with coalition partners-Prepared witnesses to testify for bill hearings, organized public response to legislation movements via EveryAction -Authored legislation, amendments, talking points, back mic questions, and legislative briefings-Gave legislative updates through public speaking, panels, workshops, and social media

-Recruited, trained, and helped elect out LGBT candidates to public office-Conducted research on endorsement applicants for marks of viability, good character, and compatibility with Victory's mission-Assisted Spotlight-level candidates on the ground with campaigns in the final days of their elections-Managed political team, tracked fiscal contributions of the Victory Campaign Board

Austin, Texas Area

-Conducted and compiled research relevant to bills on EQTX agenda-Generated talking points for each bill on the EQTX agenda-Organized faith-centered legislative advocacy day attended by 100+ participants-Summoned and prepared witnesses to testify for bill hearings-Received basic training in authoring legislation and amendments-Organized public response to legislation movements via SALSA -Gave legislative updates through public speaking, panels, workshops, and Youtube

Austin, Texas Area

-Managed a team of canvassers while coordinating with BGTX and canvassing-Created multiple priority-based field plans-Cut turfs that maximized contacts and canvasser safety-Gave presentations on creating a field-oriented campaign-Compiled and tracked data from every walk packet

Austin, Texas Area

-Canvassed Travis County residents-Phone banked Travis County Democrats-Answered questions about the primaries and the candidate-Provided voting information in event of inclement weather

-Canvassed Austin HD-50, including Pflugerville and Round Rock areas-Phone banked residents of HD-50 -Provided information on early voting and candidate Israel-Facilitated relationships between residents and candidate Israel-Polled HD-50 residents on behalf of Wendy Davis' campaign

Austin, Texas

-Adopted and spearheaded the Everybody Can Stop Rape media campaign on preventing sexual violence through fundraising, partnering with Voices Against Violence and DESAAC, selecting images and messaging, and organizing a launch event-Produced, oversaw, and selected directors for Eve Ensler’s award-winning play “The Vagina Monologues”-Conducted a campus climate survey of women on UT campus-Managed an $1800 budget and fundraising/co-sponsorship strategies, achieving partnerships with Voices Against Violence, University Health Services, and the Division of Diversity & Community Engagement-Created the first-ever Women’s Resource Agency student group

Austin, Texas Area

-Spearheaded and successfully completed the campaign to implement gender inclusive housing at UT Austin through research, social media, petitions, teach-ins, and partnering with campus administrators-Lobbied the Texas legislature and organized Texas students through social media to successfully to prevent the closure of gender and sexuality centers on college campuses in the state-Coordinated with Equality Texas and state representatives to forward pro-equality bills and negate anti-equality bills-Facilitated the first-ever LGBTQ ally trainings at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Boeing-Mentored students on effective strategies for advocacy, including messaging, setting up campaigns, intersectional approaches to activism, news resources, networking, and lobbying-Designed a listserv to inform UT faculty, staff, and students of social justice-related bills in the Texas legislature

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Selected competitively as one of 8 students out of 300 applicants and funded by the Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute-Attended hearings over topics such as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the Violence Against Women Act, and marijuana legalization on behalf of the Leader’s office and provided memos for the staff-Wrote replies to constituent letters on behalf of the Leader on a weekly basis-Researched numerous topics such as HIV/AIDS and healthcare for the office that was incorporated into the Leader’s speeches-Completed special archiving project for the Leader’s office and The National Archives-Assisted in physically setting up press conferences and special events on a weekly basis-Sorted through hundreds of constituent emails with the IQ mail system-Participated in weekly training from Victory staff and associated organizations over networking, messaging, marketing, fundraising, setting up campaigns, working with the executive branch, conducting research, framing issues to moderate voters, voter ID laws, intersectionality, and transgender issues

Houston, Texas Area

-Fundraised approximately $200 through phone banking 300-400 constituents for the Mayor’s campaign -Developed a mock campaign featuring advertising, managing a budget, fundraising strategy, and messaging as part of the intern leadership training evaluated by the campaign manager-Attended weekly fundraising, networking, and celebratory events with the Mayor or on her behalf, assisting special guests of the Mayor and advertising her internship program-Surveyed approximately 300 constituents about issues concerning them utilizing the Texas Voter Activation Network-Trained as a volunteer deputy to register voters in Harris County