Beki Margalit Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

PROJECT COORDINATOR & GRANTS MANAGEMENT- Lead on new initiative, acting as the project coordinator to build out robust system (on CRM platform, Raiser’s Edge, and Sharepoint) to manage ~ $4M in grant deadlines and deliverables. This project is critical to the long-term impact and success of the organization, building out systems to enable team members to be proactive and prepare for specific deadlines.- Report on progress to the VP of Development, collaborating with members of other departments as necessary (accounting, specific YMCA sites, etc.).- Streamline and analyze dependables, building out workflows and automated notifications, as well as generating own notifications to follow up with specific team members to ensure deadlines and grant reporting requirements are met. Build out project timelines and assign deadlines in Microsoft Planner, empowering organization to be more collaborative as well as enabling team members to take on specific tasks. - Write reports and collaborate on financial projections and other documents for the department.MANAGEMENT OF VOLUNTEER-ATHLETES & SUPPORT- Lead high volume of activity, managing efforts on behalf of the organization for sports events (~$75K fund) that act as fundraising efforts, including Falmouth Road Race and the Boston Marathon. - Coordinate and communicate with individual athletes and organizations, managing process end-to-end from athlete signup to swag bags day of race, including communication and fundraising support for athletes and vendor communication.- Coordinate with corporate partners to fill roster of volunteer-athletes, providing an already organized team-building activity as a perk for partner organizations and individuals.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

PROJECT COORDINATOR & GRANTS MANAGEMENT- Lead on new initiative, acting as the project coordinator to build out robust system (on CRM platform, Raiser’s Edge, and Sharepoint) to manage ~ $4M in grant deadlines and deliverables. This project is critical to the long-term impact and success of the organization, building out systems to enable team members to be proactive and prepare for specific deadlines.- Report on progress to the Director of Development, collaborating with members of other departments as necessary (accounting, specific YMCA sites, etc.). Currently working closely with the YMCA Teen Program Director to design the backend support needed for an ~ $80K CDC grant.- Streamline and analyze dependables, building out workflows and automated notifications, as well as generating own notifications to follow up with specific team members to ensure deadlines and grant reporting requirements are met. Build out project timelines and assign deadlines in Microsoft Planner, empowering organization to be more collaborative as well as enabling team members to take on specific tasks. - Write reports and collaborate on financial projections and other documents for the department.MANAGEMENT OF VOLUNTEER-ATHLETES & SUPPORT- Lead high volume of activity, managing efforts on behalf of the organization for sports events (~$75K fund) that act as fundraising efforts, including Rodman for Kids and the Boston Marathon. - Coordinate and communicate with individual athletes and organizations, managing process end-to-end from athlete signup to swag bags day of race, including communication and fundraising support for athletes and vendor communication.- Coordinate with corporate partners to fill roster of volunteer-athletes, providing an already organized team-building activity as a perk for partner organizations and individuals.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

CORPORATE VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT- Coordinate Corporate Volunteer Days on ~5 sites during duration of the role, working alongside the Corporate Good teams at various companies.- Formed thoughtful relationships with 13 branch managers and their respective teams, building rapport to better understand their specific needs with corporate volunteer goals.- Designed unique and memorable corporate volunteer experience to be impactful for corporate volunteers, as well deploying volunteers thoughtfully and strategically to various sites to benefit community members and their families. Maintain strong relationships with volunteers.VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM- Orchestrated the rollout of a new volunteer management system, Volunteer Matters, helping departments and individuals archive other various volunteer management systems.- Joined forces with 12-20+ colleagues, including branch site managers and members of various departments including education, HR, marketing, etc., to migrate volunteer trainings to the platform and develop new curriculum.

Teaching Assistant, University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA- Taught 5 courses to undergraduate students (maximum 54 students per semester) during work as a Teaching Assistant in the Political Science department, including: American Politics, Intro to Political Theory, POWER - Theories of Power, American Politics Through Film, and American Foreign Policy.Conference Planner & Chair, The UMass Interdisciplinary Political Studies Conference (2017 & 2018)- The conference was envisioned as a dialogue between graduate students who are studying all aspects of social and political science and theory. - Served as both co-chair and chair for the conference, which included publicizing a call for proposals, paper review, and eventual symposium. Developed intricate and complex conference programming and events, selecting special panels and events from ~60 submissions. - Fully executed logistics and organized program elements including venues/locations, staffing, tours, audio visual, accommodations, entertainment, etc. - Pitched and secured $2,000 in funding from the university. Led committee of 8 in weekly logistics and planning meetings for the conference throughout the year, securing conference rooms, hotel blocks, etc.Researcher & Ph.D. Student | Department of Political Science, UMass AmherstPh.D. RESEARCH- Developed and executed 3+ year project on local environmental policies and behaviors, focused on the Amherst Public Tree Shade Committee. Work included site visits, public hearings debating the removal or rehoming of established trees, analysis of artifacts, climate change activism, and community development, all utilizing an ethnographic method. RESEARCH ASSISTANT- Conducted research, analysis, and exploration of specific topics to aid advisor in research. - Collaborated within agile team of 3 to proofread manuscript for “Beyond Origins,” working in editing software while team members read the manuscript aloud.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Aquinas Scholars Program Honors Program Writing Center Tutor

Master Of Arts - Ma, Political Science And Government