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Long Beach, California, United States

Long Beach, California, United States

Provide oversight in the development, implementation, and administration of funded grants and programs.

Long Beach, California, United States

• Collaborate with program leads on program design and implementation, making sure it aligns with grant guidelines, and streamlining administrative processes.• Leads the financial and administrative oversight of grants and ensures deliverables are met;• Interfaces with City staff, vendors, agency partners, and community stakeholders;• Creates and reviews requests for proposals;• Support the All Children Thrive Project Manager in the day-to-day coordination of the All Children Thrive Initiative Collaborative, Steering Committee, and resident-based collaborative efforts with community-based organizations;• Provides leadership and training to support staff

Long Beach, California, United States

• Provided administrative support for the City’s CARES Act $2.5 million grant allocation specific to relief efforts addressing nonprofit organizations, COVID-19 health education and outreach for vulnerable populations, mental health, and domestic violence.• Engage with grantees to devise strategy around program implementation for impacted communities.• Work cross-functionally with city departments to manage award and procurement, reporting, and program implementation.• Coordinated city-wide Mental Health Awareness campaign and data collection strategy.• Managed grant portfolios of 80 organizations specific to COVID-19 health education and outreach for vulnerable populations, mental health, health equity and domestic violence.• Drafted press releases, public notices, memos, and other public communication relevant to funding opportunities.

Torrance, California, United States

● Create and manage a portfolio of 20 foundations and philanthropic corporations.● Cultivate relationships with prospective donors and prepare letters of inquiry, grant proposals and fund allocation reports.● Develop strategies to establish or increase funder support.● Increase social media presence and create a social media launch for the nonprofits COVID-19 response.

● Support pilot trauma and resiliency trainings, evaluation, and policy changes within and across the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services ● Adapted MOU’s, resource guides, and training presentations in collaboration with coordinator and consultants to establish mental health practices within the department. ● Coordinated logistics, materials, and event registry for 16 ‘Trauma and Resiliency 101’ trainings attended by 350 city employees.● Engaged with external partners to organize two city youth resource fairs.● Collaborated with local vendors and processed $5,000 in PO’s for the city.

● Developed bilingual surveys, analyzed and processed data to present to city council.● Co-organized the City’s first Financial Independence Conference, developed under the city’s financial literacy initiative. One hundred fifty low-income residents attended, with access to 20 workshops. ● Managed site for a city-wide ride-share program for seniors, this included completing assessments, hosting 3 orientation events, providing resource navigation, and supervising volunteers.● Facilitated group discussions about mental health and employment needs for the city’s apprentice program aimed to reduce recidivism and promote equity for young adults. ● Provided individual mental health sessions to 3 transitional age youth.

• Coached 12 students with disabilities to develop their personal and/or professional goals in order to clarify what academic major they wish to pursue.• Provided on-going individual classes to 3 students to how to plan their weekly schedule and research outside resources for their career aspirations • Empowered students to become more self-aware of their strengths, values, diversity, interests, purpose, and passions.

• Assessed data and assembled talent reports to acquire new funding resources to promote the foundation’s philanthropic efforts.• Customized 2 research reports and a talent pipeline database of 150 organizations, exercising considerable latitude in determining research objectives and approaches.• Investigated numerous sensitive matters such as gender, diversity, and disability to be forerunners of existing movements.• Managed 3 social media accounts, and created public relations signs for Executive Director.

Berkeley, Ca

• Trained in non-profit fundraising aspects with Senior Development Consultant.• Examined 15 potential donors to expand targeted foundation lists for the year. • Managed CIL website, Facebook pages and other social media outlets for organization.

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