Ethan Gelber

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Writer and Editor (responsible, sustainable, local lifestyles - travel, education, fundraising) @ Give Lively
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New York, New York, United States, United States
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About Ethan Gelber

For years, as a professional communications strategist and freelance writer/editor, I have agitated for responsible and sustainable practices, a focus on keeping things local, and quality and relevance in publishing and marketing.Some career paths follow a paved road. Others require a machete swipe every few steps to clear a way through the brush. Mine's definitely the latter: bicycle tour guide (Europe) → world traveler → high school teacher (NYC) → improv comedian → non-profit founder/fundraiser (education) → educational materials developer (online) → civil society network developer (Europe) → Lonely Planet author → Web editor/producer (outdoor lifestyles) → youth facilitator (international) → freelance writer (travel and culture) → translator (French) → publications manager (French government) → overseas development worker (Sri Lanka) → non-profit fundraiser (children's charity) → father (two boys) → media/communications specialist (online and off) → blogger ('responsible' travel) → social media consultant (travel) → content curator (travel) → event planner/manager → business/partnership developer → adjunct instructor (NYU) → speaker (sustainable travel) → chief communications officer (international travel company) → entrepreneur

Ethan Gelber's Current Company Details
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Writer and Editor (responsible, sustainable, local lifestyles - travel, education, fundraising)
Ethan Gelber Work Experience Details
  • Give Lively
    Content Director
    Give Lively Feb 2024 - Present
    New York, New York, Us
  • Give Lively
    Senior Content Manager
    Give Lively May 2019 - Jan 2024
    New York, New York, Us
    Give Lively is a tech company reimagining the future of nonprofit fundraising. We believe that nonprofits, no matter their size, should not sacrifice their means to satisfy their missions, so we build powerful and practical fundraising solutions that are free for nonprofits and intuitive for donors.
  • Travel Unity
    Board Of Directors
    Travel Unity Jun 2016 - Present
    Pleasantville, New York, Us
    Founding secretary of the original Board of Directors until May 2022. Travel Unity is a 501(c)(3) focused on increasing diversity in the world of travel through individual and community empowerment. It brings under-represented communities into the world of travel – both as travelers and as potential members of the travel industry workforce.
  • The Travel Word Llc
    Writer / Editor
    The Travel Word Llc 1995 - Present
    The list of clients, undertakings and accomplishments is very long, but has focused of late on digital content about travel, culture and communication:* Lonely Planet author: www.lonelyplanet.com/members/ethangelber * AFAR Ambassador: afar.com/travelers/ethan-gelber * Huffington Post blogger: www.huffingtonpost.com/ethan-gelber/ * BBC Travel (online) contributor - see below* TrainingAid "expert": www.trainingaid.org/experts/ethan-gelber* The Travel Word editor: www.thetravelword.com/tag/ethan-gelber/* Immersion Travel Magazine contributor: www.immersiontravelmag.com/?q=content/hostel* Hotelier International magazine contributor (print magazine)* Local Travel Movement administrator: www.localtravelmovement.com/author/ethan/* Open Places / Trazzler columnist: www.trazzler.com/users/bikeabout* staff writer for now-defunct Travelllll.com (a blog for the travel-blogging community)Some good pieces include:* Taking It Slow on Zambia's Upper Zambezi (for BBC Travel) - http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20130311-take-it-slow-on-zambias-upper-zambezi* Birding in Zambia's Wild (for BBC Travel) - http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20130306-birding-in-zambias-wild/* Australia's Red Centre (for The UK's The Independent newspaper) - http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/ausandpacific/australias-red-centre-8466666.html
  • Outbounding
    Co-Founder
    Outbounding Mar 2013 - Dec 2018
    Co-founder and co-manager for a community-driven Web-based travel-content curation platform: http://www.outbounding.org.OutBounding.org was conceived as a way to filter the overwhelming volume of digital travel content. Powered by a combination of community participation, algorithmic filtering and a team of editors, OutBounding.org showcases articles and images that are particularly excellent, helpful and/or inspiring, no matter where they are found and whether for travel industry operators or the wider public.
  • New York Travel Festival (Ny Trav Fest)
    Advisor, Board Member, Co-Organizer
    New York Travel Festival (Ny Trav Fest) Oct 2012 - Dec 2018
    Co-organizer and advisor of, at the time, a new style of travel show that opened content-rich and experience-focused events to tech-savvy, immersive travelers and the industry practitioners that provide for them: https://nytravfest.com/. The inaugural event was held in April 2013, repeated each year until 2018.
  • Green Matters
    Travel Editor
    Green Matters Mar 2018 - Jul 2018
    New York, Ny, Us
    At the time, Green Matters was the fastest-growing sustainable lifestyle media brand with a community of over 1 million and growing. Green Matters aims to tell its readers about sustainability in a relatable way, in order to inspire action.
  • Family Travel Association
    Director Of Editorial
    Family Travel Association Jan 2015 - Feb 2018
    Grand Rapids, Mi, Us
    The mission of the Family Travel Association is to inspire (more) families to travel and advocate for travel as an essential part of every child's education. As founding editorial director, I created content-rich, consumer- and industry-facing tools (website, newsletters, campaigns) to support the idea of a collective and unified industry voice that could help change the way families travel -- charting a path for the future generations of travelers the industry needs to cultivate.
  • Destination Accelerator
    Co-Founder
    Destination Accelerator Jul 2012 - 2015
    Co-director of exclusive in-person and online educational and networking programs for destination marketers on effective digital-media strategies: http://www.destinationaccelerator.com.+ Oversaw first two in-person full-day conferences, in September 2012 and February 2013 -- see project links below.+ Organized Google+ Hangout (online conference) focusing on grassroots partnering in destination marketing in December 2012.+ Organized a panel on "The Rise of Social, Mobile and Tech in Travel Media" for Social Media Week NYC in February 2014.+ Speakers and attendees have included leading travel PR firms, TV travel personalities, social-media travel influencers, CMOs of major travel companies and the highest echelon of travel media personalities.
  • New York University
    Adjunct Instructor
    New York University Sep 2011 - 2015
    New York, Ny, Us
    I taught French-to-English translation at the School of Continuing & Professional Studies - Department of Foreign Languages, Translation & Interpreting.
  • Ecoadventure Media
    Co-Founder
    Ecoadventure Media Apr 2013 - Aug 2014
    One of 12 co-conspirators marshaling a now-defunct media service in support of eco-conscious brands in travel: http://www.ecoadventuremedia.com.
  • Whl Group
    Chief Communications Officer
    Whl Group Mar 2008 - 2013
    Executive officer in charge of all media/communications for the largest local-travel company in the world – a global travel startup and its several subsidiary companies.+ Areas of responsibility included managing all departmental affairs: staffing, workflow, budget, tactical and strategic planning, branding and key messages, media outreach and relations, social media, multimedia content creating and curating, promotions, campaigns and business development.+ Founder / Editor-in-Chief, TheTravelWord.com, 2009-present+ Founder / Administrator, LocalTravelMovement.com, 2010-2012
  • Starlight Children'S Foundation Australia
    Community Projects Coordinator
    Starlight Children'S Foundation Australia Oct 2005 - Sep 2007
    North Sydney , Nsw, Au
    Project manager for major community-based fundraising events benefiting this national children's charity. Coordinated Tour de Kids 2006 and 2007 (see www.tourdekids.org.au), at the time the charity's most consequential annual community fundraising event.* Oversaw the process of raising AU$1.3 million.* National winner in the Supporter Fundraising category of the 2007 Fundraising Institute of Australia's National Awards for Excellence in Fundraising
  • French Government Tourist Office / Maison De La France (Today Called Atout France)
    Publications Manager / Editor
    French Government Tourist Office / Maison De La France (Today Called Atout France) Sep 2003 - Dec 2004
    Paris, Fr
    Directed editorial production of all print and some Web projects for the New York office of the French Government Tourist Office (Maison de la France), now known as Atout France. * Oversaw publications team coordination, budget, calendar, conception, hiring, contracting, ad sales, client relations, freelance management, writing, editing, design, proof correction, press approvals, distribution, promotions, etc.* Editor-in-Chief/Managing Editor on FranceGuide magazine, the flagship publication of the FGTO in the Americas, with a print run of 500,000 copies, including complete issues in four languages (English, French, Spanish and Portuguese) and a hemisphere-wide distribution area.
  • Bikeabout Inc.
    Founder / President
    Bikeabout Inc. 1996 - 2004
    I conceived of and established a non-profit organization specializing in 'educational Internet adventures' - trips that promote peace and cooperative understanding through cycling, travel and the improved use of technology in learning. * I led a team of five teachers on the nine-month inaugural journey (September 1997 to July 1998), BikeAbout-the Mediterranean, the first educational "wired" circumnavigation of the Mediterranean Sea by bicycle. * I wrote/edited over 150 multimedia travel 'dispatches' (blog posts before blogging existed) during BikeAbout-the Mediterranean, including information about the history and cultures of the region. * I oversaw fundraising, business and program development, and coordinated cooperation with over 50 sponsors and partners and hundreds of local participating organizations and schools.
  • Alliance For A Responsible And United World
    Web Content Coordinator, Youth Workshop Coordinator
    Alliance For A Responsible And United World 1998 - 2001
    I was the content and knowledge manager for this now-defunct Paris-based international network of non-profit and civil society organizations (Alliance pour un monde responsable et solidaire).* I guided the website and content development team tasked with site restructuring and redesign. * I collaborated on the creation of international communications strategies.* I edited a quarterly newsletter and monthly e-bulletin.
  • Gorp.Com
    Writer/Editor
    Gorp.Com 1999 - 2000
    Penned original material, as well as acquired and then copy- and HTML-edited freelance pieces for all areas of Web site. Responsible for all content in the "Biking Activity" and "Trivia" pages. Staff "Expert" on road biking/touring charged with developing and maintaining community of cycling Web users.
  • Blue Marble Travel
    Co-Founder
    Blue Marble Travel 1988 - 1993
    I helped found and then co-manage a European bicycle tour operator based in Paris. * I coordinated all trip activities, including linguistic, cultural, administrative and mechanical support. * I developed itineraries. * I designed, wrote, edited and translated publicity material. * I handled all aspects of budget and accounting (for a dozen currencies).

Ethan Gelber Skills

Blogging Social Media Editing Strategic Communications Public Relations Tourism Journalism Writing Fundraising Sustainable Tourism Copywriting Web Content Social Networking Content Strategy Travel Writing Research Public Speaking Press Releases Media Relations Publishing Publicity Teaching Content Development French Non Profits Nonprofits Publications Seo Marketing Editorial Creative Writing Storytelling Strategy Content Management Proofreading Freelance Writing Leadership Magazines Copy Editing Start Ups Spanish Social Media Marketing Online Publishing International Relations Newspapers Corporate Communications Speech Writing Web Content Management Feature Articles Translation

Ethan Gelber Education Details

  • Columbia | Sipa
    Columbia | Sipa
    International Education
  • Yale University
    Yale University
    Special Divisional Major
  • Stuyvesant High School
    Stuyvesant High School

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