David J. Olson Email & Phone Number

Provides services that produce measurable results in strategic communications, social marketing, and social and behavior change communications. Clients have included AMREF; American Cancer Society; Americares; Arogya World; Baird's Communication Management Consultants; DKT International; Global Health TV; Hyderus; Johns Hopkins University Center for.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

The COVID-19 Communications Advisor provides essential support to the USAID Senegal Health Office to develop and help support communications for the Health Office's COVID-19 response. This position supports USAID Senegal but was done remotely from Washington, D.C. through January 2023.

Roma, RM, IT

Led effort to design United Nations World Food Programme's first SBCC strategy and national campaign in nutrition in Burundi. Based at WFP in Bujumbura, Burundi from September 2019 until March 2020 and remotely from the United States from July 2020 to April 2021. WFP is the 2020 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Washington, DC, US

Started up USAID-funded social marketing program in Mali, which delievered 613,838 couple years of protection in 2019 (the tenth most of 125 contraceptive social marketing programs in the world), and provided technical assistance in marketing, distribution, business planning through the end of the project. Started providing similar technical assistance in.

Alexandria, VA, US

Developed and oversaw implementation of communication initiatives that supported Millennium Development Goals, maternal and child health, international family planning, vaccine development, HIV/AIDS prevention and non-communicable disease education. Mobilized mass media and social media at seven major global events at World Health Assembly, international.

Washington, DC, US

Spearheaded external relations efforts during politically volatile period, winning new allies and improving the PSI brand: A 2009 external survey showed that stakeholders' rating of PSI as a good partner more than doubled from 2006 to 2008 (the last 3 years of my tenure) by reaching key audiences via expanded engagement, media relations and digital.

Washington, DC, US

Founded and developed Paraguay’s biggest health NGO and PSI’s most cost-efficient affiliate organization in the world. Developed and managed five social marketing brands in adolescent reproductive health and maternal health with total annual funding of $1 million. Read recommendation (in Spanish) of my work in Paraguay: http://bit.ly/mYcJXr

Washington, DC, US

Served as resident adviser to Social Marketing Company, the largest private social marketing organization in the world (with 500 employees and annual budget of $4 million) and an essential part of an acknowledged family planning success story. Laid foundation for SMC to make first foray into social franchising, which is now major part of its program..

Washington, DC, US

- Founded and managed Society for Family Health, the first successful social marketing program for PSI in all of Eastern and Southern Africa which, in 2013, produced the fifth most health impact of all of PSI's 60 country programs. DKT International called Zambia a "Best Program" for achieving 33.4% of its target market in 2013, the second best in the.

Oxford, Oxfordshire, GB

Led team of four people in comprehensive of evaluation of Oxfam UK's Arid Lands Information Network - a communications network of development workers in Africa - in the U.K., Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. In 1993, ALIN became an independent British charity. In 2011, ALIN became the recipient of the $1 million Access to.

Baltimore, MD, US

Launched movement of sustainable development through identifying local NGOs to carry out integrated projects in gardening, water, soil conservation, agro-forestry, animal husbandry, appropriate technologies, health, literacy and management. See more information on David in Mali and two recommendations: http://tinyurl.com/2gx62yr

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Directed the overall planning, execution and evaluation of a three-month training program for 15 Peace Corps trainees in agricultural education and teaching of math, physics and English in Benin. Supervised staff of 42 in the coordination and integration of language, technical, cultural and health components of the training.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Pioneered a Togolese secondary school’s first agriculture program, combining classroom theory with practical fieldwork. I organized and trained students in operation of school garden, raised funding for a gardening cooperative, school pig farm and school library, served as teacher trainer in Peace Corps training programs and as editor of Peace Corps Togo.

Assisted the news editor in supervising copy desk in editing and design of daily newspaper. Supervised all aspects of Sunday newspaper publication. Responsible for editing and layout of newspaper. Spearheaded effort to establish and standardize newspaper styles rules.

Supervised ten-person editorial staff and publication of daily newspaper for three months during search for managing editor and later served as his assistant. Supervised publication of Sunday newspaper. Wrote editorials, columns, news and feature stories.