Christopher Donato, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon, United States

- Staff lead for all HR, Talent, and Operations capacities at Haynes & Company, a market research firm specializing in customized projects. - Revamped organization hiring practices: streamlined our recruiting resources and led to a 120% increase in the number of candidates while lowing costs by 60%. Implemented cost-control measures to ensure that budget targets were consistently met. - Reviewed and modified all company job descriptions. - Implemented internal review processes for our vendors, leading to increased project collaboration and stronger working relationships. Attrition dropped considerably. - Audited company operational budgets, led to the consolidation of our technology resources and cost savings.- Led efforts to promote a more enjoyable workplace, leading to higher employee job satisfaction and productivity.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Lead administrative functions for Open Progress, including operations, vendor management, and human resources. Develop and revise internal processes to ensure internal collaboration. • Oversee of all Open Progress staff and teams. • Facilitate relationships between various teams including Organizing, Communications, and partnerships. • Write Open Progress's organizing plan to scale and complete all program activity.• Lead & Develop Open Progress's Messaging Lab, including project development, management, and program execution.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Oversee/manage the voter contact operation for Open Progress. Simultaneously executed programs for a variety of partner campaigns, nonprofits, and political groups. Conducted capacity analysis and program management. • Consistently hit or exceeded program goals. Collaborated on the program plan that set Open Progress output records• Supervised/led a team of 2-3 full time Open Progress staff. Designed professional development plans for the team. • Built and supervised the Open Progress internship/fellowship program, hiring 10 full-time interns, as well as 20 hourly staff during peak operations. • Took on operational/human resources responsibilities: designed job descriptions, payroll processes, reimbursement policies, and scheduling for the organization.

Edina, Mn / Remote

The Local JobNetwork™ is comprised of more than 600 local employment and diversity websites throughout the country that allow employers to be both locally focused and nationally connected. Considered an industry leader, the Local JobNetwork™ offers a premier online network of jobs and careers nationwide – connecting the most progressive companies with the most qualified individuals. In addition, the Local JobNetwork™ has partnerships with community-based organizations that serve a diverse population. By offering innovative technology and superior services, the Local JobNetwork™ is committed to transcending the market by offering comprehensive solutions in the area of local hiring, government compliance, talent management, and social media. • Member of the corporate "Give Where You Live" team. • 2018 new Local accounts sales leader

Eden Prairie, Mn

• Responsible for handling the Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) operations for the Iowa City, IA & Rochester, MN offices. Built relationships, managed shipments, advised on carrier selections & strategies for growth, provided pricing options, and provided excellent customer service. • Effectively worked with, and provided solutions on a customer-to customer basis. Customers included large corporations to individual shippers. Worked effectively with account managers and carriers to ensure that the needs of each customer were met, leading to stronger customer relationships. Consistently worked to innovate and improve processes with each customer on an individual basis.• Documented and tracked all data, and accurately and efficiently reported all data to my supervisors.

Minneapolis, Mn

• Responsible for Twin Cities and southern MN outreach on behalf of the Campaign. Recruited/managed volunteers and interns and trained them to educate the public about the sulfide-ore mining issue. Held community events, house parties, teach-ins, phone-banks and 1:1 meetings to expand volunteer base campaign reach. Set goals, best practices, and tracked progress.• Composed & tracked plans for all events and coalition building. All plans were consistently up-to-date and reported on a weekly basis. Concise plans led to an increase in both the number & success of events. • Accurately recorded results of events, including number of attendees, money raised, number of people reached, and compared it to previous ones. Able to consistently increase productivity each event.

Boston, Ma

• Recruited, trained, hired, managed and retained canvass staff for multiple Non-Profit campaigns. Assigned goals and held staff accountable.• Implemented rigorous recruitment plan targeted at college campuses and community leaders in order to grow Boston Office. Routinely exceeded targeted job call and hiring goals. Held staff accountable to hiring individual recruitment goals. • Promoted to Recruitment Director of national summer-recruitment project, which required coordination, recruitment and hiring of staff for over 18 offices nationwide. • Assigned daily and weekly goals for staff of three Assistant Directors. • Wrote and implanted plans to hit targeted goals of contact rates, interview scheduling, hires for 18 offices nationwide: exceeded projections by 5% and hired over 1,000 new staff for organization.• Compared the hiring metrics of different sites & mediums, was able to increase the number of applicants by utilizing different platforms to fit the needs at the time.

Boston, Ma

Recruit, train, manage a team of canvassers to raise the membership of various non-profits. Focused mainly on fielding and generating job calls to hit recruitment numbers and goals.

Roanoke, Virginia

• Recruited, trained, and developed volunteers from community in order to engage in voter contact for 2014 election. Interacted and communicated with diverse sections of public in Urban, Suburban and Rural areas.• Cultivated experienced team of volunteer leadership within turf and delegated responsibilities to volunteer leadership. Held accountable to goals: phone contacts, doors knocked and ensured data was properly entered every night. • Managed a team 42 active volunteers: volunteers who completed two or more action shifts (phone calling or canvassing) within 2-week span. Good relationship building led to a very high volunteer retention rate: 90% of volunteers came in for more than one shift. • Increased turnout by average of 2% more than in 2012, and 7% more than 2013. Built a lasting network of activists and volunteers who continued to be engaged the following years.

Bachelor'S Degree, History

Major in History Minor in Music History Capstone - analysis and development of various progressive movements at the turn of the 20th.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Activities and Societies: MPA Student Association - TreasurerMasters of Public Administration (MPA) recipient, graduation January, 2022..