Billy Kennedy Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

-Support such clients as the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Bread for the City, the District Alliance for Safe Housing, the DC History Center, Energize Colorado, Academy of Hope, and the Human Rescue Alliance.-Provide support for social media and email marketing to Operations Manager

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

-Maintained regular contact with 64 families with children attending DC Public Schools, connecting them with educational resources and encouraging lifelong literacy-Built digital marketing capacity by maintaining strong social media and brand presence on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and coordinating email marketing campaigns-Organized volunteers for and assist with pop-up book sales, raising an average of $2,000 per event for Turning the Page-Increased social media following by 21% across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.-Collaborated with Executive Director to plan end-of-year fundraising push that raised over $20,000 for Turning the Page.

Greater Giyani, Limpopo, South Africa

-Received training on topics of gender-based violence, cultural sensitivity, diversity, and identity-Received training on HIV transmission and prevention and ART retention strategies-Facilitated small group discussions in which 12 South African students ages 13 – 15 discussed safer sex, SMART goal setting, and HIV/AIDS using PEPFAR evidence-based curricula-Achieved an intermediate-low understanding of the Tsonga language after two months of intensive instructionNOTE: Evacuated in March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic; employment originally intended to last until April 2022

College Park, Md

-Conducted research on contemporary extremist political movements for noted political scientist Dr. Vladimir Tismăneanu.-Developed an original research project examining far-right environmental rhetoric in the context of current climate change anxieties-Received an A+ grade in the program’s Topical Investigations class

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Provided preliminary research on 125 S&P 500 companies for the Wharton School’s 2019 CPA-Zicklin Index of corporate political spending and corporate governance policies-Traced connections between S&P 500 companies and election-related expenditures to trade associations, tax-exempt organizations, 527 groups, and directly to candidates-Measured corporate political contribution policies and corporate social responsibility metrics with respect to corporate political transparency and disclosure

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Updated Amara staff weekly on changes in case law and legislation as they relate to criminal justice reform, human trafficking, sex work, domestic violence, and similar policy areas-Conducted research on the voting patterns of 52 members of the Virginia State Legislature with respect to human-trafficking related legislation in order to target organizational lobbying efforts-Conducted research on 10 human trafficking and sex work-related laws before the 2019 Virginia State Legislature to determine whether Amara should take an official stance on them-Organized a monthly conference call for the Virginia Coalition Against Human Trafficking, an alliance of eight nonprofits in Virginia working to pass human trafficking legislation in the state

College Park, Maryland

-Founded student group dedicated to money in politics that grew to have 10 dues-paying members by the end of its first semester-Led weekly meetings with an average attendance of 8 people by organizing agendas and encouraging the equal participation of all group members-Increased awareness on campus of campaign finance issues and the need for election reform by hosting educational events such as film screenings and guest lectures-Wrote op-ed pieces for The Diamondback on the importance of getting money out of politics

College Park, Maryland

-Graded assignments of 30+ students in a discussion-based class-Assisted new instructor in constructing course curriculum.-Worked 8 hours per week while attending university classes full-time-Acted as a "guest lecturer" for one class session during Spring 2018 semester, teaching a lesson designed by myself

Washington, District Of Columbia

-Raised over $250 per day to build membership base for the Human Rights Campaign, consistently exceeding fundraising goals-Educated diverse members of the public on the Equality Act, a Congressional bill that would protect LGBT rights