Ikiah Mcgowan Email & Phone Number

United States

Mercy Corp’s mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping build secure, productive and just communities. I match Mercy Corps’ program needs with our partners’ social responsibility goals. I support the most vulnerable populations around the world to emerge from crisis to resiliency by:- Nurturing corporate donor partnerships and providing business continuity with Directors- Collaborating with internal stakeholders to craft proposal applications, reports, and communications- Business development by portfolio expansion of new exciting partnerships- Creating an environment of team camaraderie and playfulness within a remote/virtual environment

Exploring the world as a nomad and yoga instructor and learning many lessons along the way.

Remote

Smile Train, the world's largest cleft charity, instantly transforms the lives of children around the globe with #thepowerofasmile. I empower everyday people to tap into their philanthropic superpowers to create a world of difference by:- Cheerleading students and school related initiatives including management of the "Student Ambassadors" program for high school students. - Stewarding community supporters to leverage their talents, skills, and passions to raise funds and brand awareness for Smile Train's sustainable approach to cleft treatment.- Encouraging community among LA young professionals via the Young Leadership Circle. - Creating compelling marketing materials spanning promotional videos, program info-graphics, and free resources for supporters.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Assistance League® of Los Angeles has served over 1 million lives since 1919 by providing critical and life enhancing programs to improve the lives of youth in impoverished circumstances. I ensured the continuation and expansion of the League's longstanding legacy of serving the Los Angeles community through: - Stewardship of the member experience- Strategic planning to foster membership growth- Capacity building through corporate and community partner cultivation

Spearheaded cause marketing initiatives to yield business and social impact by cultivating relationships with non-governmental organizations, project managing, and further positioning Warner Bros. as a leader in corporate citizenship

Strategically cultivate relationships with community stakeholders such as corporate partners, Board of Directors, and volunteers

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Conceptualize, execute, and evaluate Corporate Social Responsibility strategies and initiatives for organizations aiming to cultivate socially conscious identities.- Relationship Management, donor engagement, and volunteer coordination to propel organization's mission.- Design marketing collateral such as toolkits, tutorials, webinars, and conferences to boost brand equity

Los Angeles, Ca

Coordinated the development of a new campaign in multiple channels including Print, Television, Direct Mail, and Interactive Stewarded the client/ agency relationship as the US navigation agency through daily client interactions, and organizing and hosting status meetingsManagement Trainee Program Case Study Winner 2010

New York, Ny

Responsible for marketing research in global trends updates to core clients and potential clients Developed rebranding efforts alongside the Chief Marketing Officer by creating Best Practices manual, case study success stories, and content for intranet site to evoke curiosity among employees internationally

Accomplished regional voter contact goals of the Obama for America/Campaign for ChangeManaged a volunteer mobilization by strategically training more than 400 volunteers to effectively engage voter support in a systematic way

Developed, integrated, marketing communications strategy for affiliate partners across various forms of media (including retail brochures, print, cinema spots) Lead and coordinated weekly creative strategy meetings to reenergize creative focus among department-wide channel marketing teams

Managed internal communication and the execution of employee events for major sponsorship, which included drafting text, designing, and distributingComprised impression tabulation from the assembly of each sponsorship event- contributing to a benchmark for the future endeavors

Responsible for organizing a company wide employee appreciation event to increase the cohesiveness of workplace environmentAssisted with experiential events and public relations affair to enhance Cox's local preference in community

Master Of Social Work - Msw

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