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Atlanta, Ga, Us

Greater Atlanta Area

Lead implementation of a resident-driven, asset-based community development program to revitalize neighborhoods across the United States; contribute to program design and manage execution, communications, knowledge dissemination, and reporting. -- Supervise program fundraising team to secure $4M - $8M annually from corporate, foundation, individual, and institutional donors; direct immediate and long-term program needs alongside secured and prospective donors and partners; identify gaps, prioritize opportunities, and maintain regular communication with front-line fundraising and program staff. -- Develop system for tracking outcomes associated with improved quality of life in neighborhoods (sense of community, social cohesion, collective action, amenities, economic opportunities, education, health, housing, safety, and transportation); oversee co-learning communities, monitor program performance and differentiating factors, and institute course corrections. -- Serve on leadership teams of Neighborhood Revitalization and Aging in Place to set strategies and achieve goals.

Greater Atlanta Area

Build and maintain a strong portfolio of philanthropic foundation donors to support Habitat for Humanity's market development programming, as well as develop donor facing materials in support of Habitat's other fundraising priorities. -- Research, identify, and present funding opportunities to internal stakeholders; lead “go / no go” decision making process and cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.-- Lead writer on outgoing materials, including proposals, letters of inquiry, concept notes, requests for information, and statements of qualification.-- Advise on project and program design, including monitoring and evaluation, theories of change, and logic models.

Greater Atlanta Area

-- Examined donor and fundraising landscapes across CARE International related to sexual, reproductive, maternal health and rights programming. Conducted interviews with program and fundraising staff and consolidated findings into report. -- Aided in fundraising efforts that targeted philanthropic foundations. Carried out prospective donor research, aided in cultivation strategies, and developed fundraising materials in support of all program areas.

Greater Atlanta Area

Designed and implemented a fundraising strategy for CARE’s Economic Innovation Fund. -- Developed a donor list with 174 prospects, over 50 percent of which were new to CARE.-- Segmented donors by market to effectively link their interests to campaign goals.-- Formed and executed individual donor strategies in collaboration with internal program staff and fundraisers.-- Developed marketing campaign literature and solicitation materials for each donor type.

Managed a global research study examining the impact of a 20 year, $9 billion vertical health program on primary health care and routine immunization. -- Managed project budget of $875K+; monitored expenses, prioritizing spending to achieve the project’s goal and objectives under budget and on time. -- Directed resources and adjusted team structure, processes, and systems to improve results. -- Responsible for managing over 75 personnel, including field researchers, data collectors, analysts, supervisors, and finance personnel. -- Developed, negotiated, and executed contracts and memoranda of understanding.-- Coordinated logistics for eight qualitative case studies across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, negotiating governmental approval and ethical clearances.-- Designed and implemented a research guide to standardize the collection of data, allowing for comparisons across multiple case studies. -- Led research team in Rwanda; trained and supervised research assistants; conducted interviews, participant observation, document review, and gathered relevant data; documented findings and completed case study report. -- Analyzed data across studies and published recommendations on how to utilize polio eradication efforts to strengthen health systems.

Greater Atlanta Area

Carried out prospective donor research and aided in cultivation strategies and proposal development for private, professionally-staffed foundations capable of gifts $200,000 and above. -- Conducted charitable research on professional foundations; identified 27 new prospects for CARE.-- Aligned prospective donors with CARE’s fundraising priorities; identified personal, professional and organizational linkages; made recommendations for fundraising strategies and approaches.-- Assigned as lead writer on a $30+ million agriculture proposal submitted to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; proactive during donor visit and strategic planning processes.

Greater Seattle Area

Developed communications products for CARE’s Pathways Program, a multi-country agricultural initiative focused on women farmers. -- Produced six individual country summary briefs to be used by CARE and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for informational, marketing, and solicitation purposes. -- Oversaw the development of the Pathways global brochure; consolidated and incorporated feedback from CARE program and fundraising staff to complete the final product.

Greater Atlanta Area

Managed grant stewardship activities and aided in donor relations and proposal development. -- Monitored grants' spending, reporting deadlines, and overall project performance to ensure organizational compliance; portfolio spanned across 22 philanthropic foundations with $73.9 million in open grants; supported the following program areas: maternal health, HIV&AIDS, early childhood development, water and sanitation, emergency preparation and response, food security, and policy / advocacy. -- Strong aptitude for grant writing, editing, and donor correspondence.-- Selected to sit on various taskforces and subcommittees; proactive in meetings and formulated new ideas in knowledge management, organizational collaboration, and technological improvements. -- Improved unit practices and procedures; streamlined grant tracking mechanisms and redeveloped conventional use of donor database system. -- Managed unit budget and validated expenses; caught tens of thousands in incorrect charges.-- Tracked multiple revenue streams and assisted in yearly forecasts.

Greater Atlanta Area

Oversaw information and communication management for CARE’s Asian country offices.-- Backstopped USDA and OFDA reports by scrutinizing figures, format and content; modified donor agreements and corresponding amendments. -- Liaised between country offices, headquarters staff and donors, ensuring viability of circuits; coordinated with other departments within CARE to complete internal agreements, monetary transfers, consultant contracts, and regional program updates.

Tanzania

Addressed local health needs through education and community planning mechanisms. -- Collaborated with officials to assess community needs; designed and implemented sustainable community development projects to improve health education, income generation, literacy, and resource management. -- Provided regular educational sessions on healthy behavior, life skills, HIV&AIDS, and other sexually transmitted infections to primary and secondary school students; utilized high-context communications – magazines, posters, and videos – to target out-of-school youth; wrote and distributed the Civics Sexual Health and Rights curriculum; conducted community health seminars on tuberculosis, malaria, diarrheal diseases, female genital cutting and inadequate nutrition. -- Managed the design and implementation of a water project in Tanzania, providing three schools with free, reliable drinking water and additional income for school improvements; secured funds from a US grant and local government officials for hardware and personnel costs. -- Oversaw community planning and contributions for the development of a future library; contributions totaled $15,276 where the average per capita income was $723.

Master Of Science (Ms), Research Methodology And Quantitative Methods

Qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, including mixed methods and triangulation, research design, program monitoring.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations And Affairs, 3.9

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Political Science And Government