Ben Spears Email & Phone Number

In addition to supporting peace in Sudan on behalf of The Carter Center, I serve on the following efforts as well: +Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Coaching Team+The Carter Center's Innovation Hub Working Group+Conscious Connections discussion group of racism

Atlanta

Provide operational support to the Center's international election observation missions and democratic transitions work.

+As Out of State volunteer program manager, I added thousands of volunteer hours to statewide voter registration and Get Out the Vote efforts+Supported operations team in staff movements, deployments from Brooklyn HQ, and leadership-connected late help

Tel Aviv, Israel

+Conduct more than six hours per week of one-on-one and group assistance to Arabic students, in courses ranging from 1001-3001+Co-presented Oct 13, 2014 "Learn About Arabic, Learn About Palestine" sharing experience of learning Arabic through immersion and Palestinian culture

Middle East

+Strengthened the organization’s year-round coaching program by problem-solving and goal-setting with key staff+Piloted UP Fellowship, full-time volunteer position focused on coaching weekly practices, supporting the Coach-In-Training program, and preparing for major events (USA Tour, Summer Camp)

Georgia State University

+Helped steer GSU's chapter of NLA through pre-year planning and goal-setting+Built relationships helpful for the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance membership+Organized half a dozen events to connect NLA members to active nonprofit professionals in the Atlanta area+Targeted nonprofit sectors including green energy, education, public health, social welfare, and.

+Researched and wrote on democracy and governance issues, including democracy assessment tools, state obligations for democratic elections, and means to improve follow-up and impact of international election observation.

Acco, Israel

+Led English and Arabic language instruction on team, asking assistant coaches to translate into Hebrew+Raised more than $7,000 for the organization and the week-long sports & conflict-resolution camp, which brings together Middle East youth+Managed time, drills, Spirit of the Game discussions, and competition for 12-person team and 3 assistant coaches

+Surveying Greenleaf Center members to determine ways to provide greater membership value

+Initiated, planned, and executed outreach program aimed at meeting with constituents, neighborhood associations, and interest groups, listening to needs, communicating those concerns to Congressman, and linking stakeholders to federal resources +Directly helped constituents navigate federal agencies and benefits, filing legitimate complaints with.

+Direction of field program aimed at almost 100,000 targeted voters across Georgia's 5th Congressional District+Led strategic phone, door, and street contact; drafted regular campaign newsletters+Managed thousands of volunteer hours, hundreds of field visibility tools, as well as volunteer and voter databases. +Generated GOTV plan, with dozens of targeted.

South Los Angeles

+Conducted and communicated analyses of census data, field databases, online publications, election results, and staff reviews to write reports and increase foundation support of estimated $28 million worth of civic engagement work+Developed campaign plans, program goals, and budget spreadsheets by working closely with field and program management staff

+Compiled structural data, monitored crisis situations, and researched humanitarian response, for internal HOTSPOTS weekly newsletter +Assisted Emergency Capacity Building Project staff in the Inter-Agency Working Group’s partnership aimed at bettering emergency response, improving impact measurement and accountability in humanitarian work

+Recruited, oriented, and managed volunteers in the issues of hunger, homelessness, and poverty for more than 1500 volunteer hours over two semesters +Organized, advertised, and coordinated several major events including the GW group for the 17th annual Help the Homeless Walk, for which more than 100 GW students pre-registered and participated

+Organized and fundraised for public health-focused non-profit, growing and expanding organization’s membership base+Successfully trained more than a dozen new organizers and managed daily field team of up to twelve canvassers, leading skills briefings and training sessions

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), International Management

Activities and Societies: Nonprofit Leadership Alliance

Ba, International Affairs, Development

Activities and Societies: Class Council, Office of Community Service, Neighbors Project, Ultimate FrisbeeWorked for CLLC as CF (like an.

International Political Economy

Activities and Societies: Extensive Morocco travel, volunteering, intercollegiate basketball team practices, salsa and yoga clubs

International Baccalaureate

Activities and Societies: SIMBA (Mentor program), Beta Club, Latin Club, Arabic Club, Varsity Soccer and Football