Kelsey Leuchars Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Oversee institutional grants management, writing, and reporting to achieve organizational fundraising goals. Supervise internal development operations and communications, oversee prospect research, and drive development activities internally for events and donor written communications. Responsible for managing a team member to ensure excellent data.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Provide training and support across the organization in the business systems utilized by The Jewish Federation including BlackBaud eCRM and Insight. Lead onboarding related to these systems. Assist with identifying and collecting data used throughout the Federation and ensure that appropriate documentation exists for all data and related processes..

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Manage the daily operations of the KOREH L.A. Literacy for Los Angeles program, including supervision of five AmeriCorps Fellows and Program Assistant
• Coordinate volunteer recruitment, placement, and follow-up
• Develop and implement organizational events, including volunteer training and appreciation events and the restocking of an LAUSD elementary school library
• Oversee program communications, including social media, monthly newsletter, and formal invitations
• Conduct grant research and prepare draft proposals to be reviewed by senior staff
• Grow lay leadership and conduct quarterly meetings of advisory Steering Committee

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for coordinating over 100 volunteer "reading partners" in elementary schools throughout the Los Angeles area.

• Recruit, train, supervise, and assess the progress of over 40 student teachers at multiple sites
• Speak to college classes about volunteering and JEP program mission
• Work closely with professors and full-time JEP staff members

• Worked closely with executive director on developing a new fundraising plan
• Wrote articles for weekly newsletter, public service announcements, website, and press releases
• Created Standard Operating Procedure document for marketing

• Researched and analyzed social media strategies
• Created a fundraising toolkit for committee and board members
• Managed communication with donors
• Created intern instruction manual

• Provided project management, writing and editorial support to the Human Resources department.
• Coordinated semi-annual promotion recognition announcement that included working with managers on format, final editorial review for accuracy.
• Drafted communications for executive leaders and CEO.
• Consulted with benefits team on Internet survey strategies.

Master'S Degree, Public Administration

Communication, Spanish, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, And Volunteerism

Activities and Societies: Co-President and Executive Board member of Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity, Member of Alpha Lambda Delta.