Wrote press releases, talking points, and video scripts for 7 State Representatives across IllinoisResearched legislation and provided summaries that showed their importance to general audiencesProvided quotes that captured the speaking style of each RepresentativeCovered the front desk and answered phone callsAssisted in the interview and selection process for open positions

Assisted in the creation of a development plan. Conducted grant research using Foundation Directory Online and Grant Gopher. Created a grant application. Researched and developed a donor thank you strategy. Created a holiday fundraising campaign. Created email templates in Mailchimp Created social media language. Attended and provided summaries of informational seminars.

Conducted an electoral forensics research project as part of a 3 person team. Researched and wrote a summary of the history of Mongolia and Mongolian political institutions. Created slides for our final presentation. Presented part of our final presentation.

Independently ran a fundraising campaign which including emailing and calling potential donors, and received 1000$, which was 200% of the suggested target amount. Mobilized over 20 of my friends and family to contact their representatives about global poverty, some contacted their representatives 4+ times. Gave two presentations about global poverty to local Rotary Clubs. Researched my representative’s stances on global poverty issues, and global poverty in general.

Mobilized volunteers through recruitment and follow up phone calls. Organized and ran virtual phone banks using VAN. Helped volunteers struggling with the virtual phone bank technology. Performed data entry in Excel and VAN. Wrote profiles of local candidates.