Danielle Lilly Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Lead the strategic development and execution of ChildFund’s U.S. Government advocacy portfolio and contribute to its global and country office advocacy strategy• Lead ChildFund’s Online Sexual Exploitation of Children Taskforce, which is tasked with developing and implementing an organization-wide programmatic and advocacy approach on the issue• Develop and strengthen relationships with key members of Congress and U.S. Government officials• Lead ChildFund’s participation in external coalitions, including leading the Ending Violence against Children Taskforce, a coalition of six international development organizations that seeks to improve and increase U.S. Government commitments to vulnerable children• Support the development and execution of ChildFund’s strategy to increase its external visibility with donors, government officials, and peer organizations• Draft and submit advocacy-related grant proposals and support the management of and provide technical support to successful proposals alongside country office staff, including a $100,000 advocacy grant in the Philippines focused on the online sexual exploitation of children• Support ChildFund’s resource mobilization efforts by leading the development of donor cultivation plans and advocacy-related collateral, as well as serving as a technical expert in meetings with potential donors• Lead the development of policy communications including policy briefs, press releases, articles, and social media• Plan, host and participate in policy briefings and other advocacy-related events

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Led U.S Government advocacy on child protection issues, including leading the Ending Violence against Children Taskforce, revising and supporting the reintroduction of a bipartisan resolution on ending violence against children (H.Res. 230 and S.Res. 112), securing congressional leads, managing complex campaign logistics, garnering support on the Hill, and developing policy briefs • Developed and implemented advocacy guidance for ChildFund’s country offices across four continents• Mentored and provided ongoing support to advocacy staff in four country offices, including facilitating advocacy risk analyses, developing and modifying advocacy plans and monitoring and evaluation methods • Created tools and delivered training webinars to 18 country offices on policy analysis, risk assessment, and monitoring and evaluation • Contributed to the development of successful advocacy-related grant proposals and provide technical support to country office staff in the execution of relevant grant projects • Advanced ChildFund’s global advocacy strategy by supporting country offices’ engagement with United Nations events related to the Sustainable Development Goals, participation in the Voluntary National Review process

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Led the Ending Violence against Children Taskforce, including:o Securing the majority of lead cosponsors for the first-ever bipartisan congressional resolution to end violence against children (H.Res.910 and S.Res.606) o Developing relationships with key congressional staff, helping to secure 43 cosponsors in the House of Representatives and 13 cosponsors in the Senate o Organized Hill briefing attended by 84 people with three congressional speakerso Built relationships with key staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on issues related to violence against children, including how to address gaps in programming • Supported ChildFund’s advocacy response to family separation at the U.S. border and developments in immigration policy by monitoring political developments, tracking, analyzing, and creating a database of immigration bills and executive orders, and listening to congressional hearings and documenting statements made by members of Congress• Drafted appropriations language for InterAction’s Choosing to Invest resource, as well as language on violence against children for their Freshman Briefing Book for new members of Congress, the first-ever inclusion of the topic

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Led aspects of ChildFund’s signature annual event, the Global Advocacy Summit, including developing an 80-member congressional target list, securing and scheduling 32 meetings with congressional staff across eight lobby groups, and creating two leave-behind documents for congressional offices • Provided significant support to organization’s strategy, messaging, and logistics for U.S. Government advocacy agenda and Global Advocacy Summit • Staffed ChildFund’s CEO on the Hill, including developing her talking points and coaching her on messaging • Developed and implemented legislative tracking system for legislation and administration policies related to violence against children• Drafted and submitted appropriation requests for FY18 US federal budget for funding accounts related to child protection (i.e., International Bureau of Labor Affairs, USAID’s Vulnerable Children Account)• Contributed to policy analysis content for ChildFund’s organizational guidance document on advocacy

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Submitted report to UK Parliament’s House of Lords on UK policy in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, published on House of Lords’ website• Researched for and contributed to reports on women’s rights in Bahrain, Shia discrimination in Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain’s judiciary• Wrote and published blogs concerning human rights defenders, human rights issues in the Arabian Gulf• Utilized social media to spread awareness on human rights issues in the Arabian Gulf

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Designed new marketing techniques (Twitter, YouTube, new advertisement, updated website), contributing to increase in attendance from 200-300 attendees in 2015 to 1500 attendees in 2016• Utilizing Microsoft Excel, created new task list, which helped to organize and prioritize goals• Delegated tasks to committee members and oversaw tasks’ completion• Updated, redesigned, and managed event’s Wordpress website, creating a more professional public image• Managed blog that focused on updates and events by sponsoring organizations• Designed and created Festival’s flyers and advertisements

George H. Moody Middle School, Henrico, Virginia

• Assisted students, who were high on the autism spectrum, grades 6-8• Gained skills in how to manage surprise problems quickly and rationally• Learned how to maintain a high level of patience and calm even in intense and stressful situations• Further developed valuable teamwork skills with fellow assistants and teachers

Danyang-Gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Korea

• Instructed students, grades 1-6, in English (reading, writing, listening, speaking)• Produced lesson plans utilizing Microsoft office programs (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)• Evaluated students’ strengths and weaknesses and aided them accordingly

Master'S Of Science In International Relations, International Relations And Affairs

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