Latchmi Devi Gopal Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Bronx, NY

• Supports the mission to create thriving neighborhoods for families in the South Bronx
• Develop and conduct activities that will introduce and engage new contacts(individuals, partners, corporations, etc.) to WHEDco’s work
• Work closely with WHEDco staff and Board in the planning and conducting of serviceand fundraising activities
• Give/Get: Raise money for WHEDco annually through fundraising
• Contribute a minimum of 25 hours of volunteer service per year with WHEDco

• Created and implemented a groundbreaking distributed outreach program for the Black Census Project Initiative, directly engaging 52,715 Black individuals in the United States, reaching 2.7 million people, and.
• Managed and trained a team of over 35 Digital Specialists, transforming them into effective organizers through targeted skill development in distributed strategies and outreach tactics.
• Developed custom scripts for peer-to-peer outreach using Impactive/Spoke platforms, facilitating meaningful connections with Black communities across diverse time zones and identity groups in America.

• Completed a budget audit, advised on philanthropy partnerships, developed proposals/ letters of intent, and executed seasonal fundraising campaigns
• Cultivate opportunities for new member recruitment with the intent to diversify the future cohort fellows
• Create gender equity demands for movement organizations and write a Womanifesto as a guide for organizers

The Bronx

• Built, strategized, and executed two campaigns for City Council in The Bronx’s 15th District (Special & Primary Elections)
• Hired, trained, and managed 15 staff members across departments (communications, policy, community events, etc.)
• Raised over $20,000 and qualified for campaign finance public matching funds, managing a budget of over $100,000.
• Engaged community: Registered 400+ people to vote, 9 food drives, 15+ town halls, etc. Learn more: GopalForTheBronx.org

• Train and strategize skill sharing with thousands of volunteers in a new campaign from Movement for Black Lives' Electoral Justice Project & the Working Families Party. (2020 Presidential Election and the 2021 GA.

• Oversee and create initial development and implementation of long- and short-term communications, partnerships strategies, and tactics for the organization, in conjunction with campaign teams
• Executed the organizational public launch across media and communication platforms and increased following by 72%
• Co-developed the campaign plan to mobilize the largest poor and working-class-led movement fighting for a new "normal" that restores our dignity and guarantees education, quality healthcare, safety, and income security.

• Execute GOTV strategy for Bernie Sanders in upcoming primary elections. Goal: 1200 total delegates for the DNC
• Coordinated political education panels: Student Debt Cancellation, Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, and an End to For-Profit War and “Bernie Ballot Parties” for each state’s primary election
• Developed and managed the Distributed Organizing program and volunteer teams to support the GOTV strategyOnce Again is a political action committee organizing votes for Bernie in upcoming primary elections up until the.

• Created/ executed the campaign’s distributed canvassing program which supported state voter contact and ID efforts
• Developed training curriculum (online courses & live workshops) for canvassers and canvass event hosts
• Conducted 5-7 digital training weekly sessions on how to canvass, persuasion conversations, and MiniVAN & PDI programs
• Managed a team of 60 core volunteers that led on the ground canvassing events and support channels for Canvass HelpDesk
• Served on Black Strategy Working Group which led efforts around constituency specific issues and Black voter support

• Mobilize and build volunteer base and manage distributed volunteer teams in support of impeachment
• Lead weekly trainings and facilitation of local leaders and coaches through the Impeachment University
• Create and update training curriculum for staff and volunteers based on changing political momentum and atmosphere
• Part of a cohort of coaches that strategize and coordinate together to agitate and activate elected officials
• Serve on the Strategy Committee and Coordinating Committee; the decision making body of the movement https://www.bytheppl.us/

Greater New York City Area

• Liaised with various grants programs on funding to include grassroots/ movement initiatives within projects/ organizations
• Manage arrangement of international meetings with internal and external partners for the president of the foundation
• Coordinate presidential philanthropic strategy with thematic and geographical departments to fund communities/ projects

Greater New York City Area

• Member of the core womxn of color leadership team which focuses on feminist centered demonstrations in New York
• Organized a national wave of protests before/ after the 2016 Election to highlight the GOP’s racist/ sexist platforms
• Led media narratives about demonstrations for various press outlets (NY Times, Gothamist, Buzzfeed, ActTV, etc.) Immediately after the release of the “Trump Tapes” I organized with other women activists all over the.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted with campaigns around defeating Donald Trump, fighting Wall Street Democrats, and voting new progressive candidates into local office.
• Organized and participated in protests against the GOP platform (civil disobediences, sit-ins, marches, etc.)Actively involved with #AllOfUs, an organization that works to resist Donald Trump, fight Wall Street.

Greater New York City Area

• Managed the execution of three large learning conferences for a cohort of leaders of color who represent organizations with membership bases in various communities of color and play key roles within state-based.
• Interviewed each cohort member to create a video documenting the impact the project had on their personal leadership, organizational staff and the betterment of their communities

Greater New York City Area

• Managed grant distribution including the development of contracts and coordination with the Finance Department to execute payment and collect programmatic deliverables. Copy-read grant proposals.
• Organized convenings/coalition meetings focusing on relationship building with local & national partners.
• Managed the execution of three large learning conferences for over 30 national Executive Directors

Greater New York City Area

• Managed operational aspects of the Campaigns Team to assist programmatic needs.
• Assisted with campaign project portfolio supervised by the Vice President of Policy & Strategic Partnerships.
• Planned all campaigns events and meetings (internal/external).
• Supervised and helped recruit Legal Interns (Summer Sessions)
• Team leader of the hiring committee for new positions: Campaigns Director /Senior Campaign Strategists.

Boston, MA

• Liaisoned with constituents to collect information about their civic concerns. Create reports for Regional Directors.
• Assisted with events such as the “The Women Who Questioned Wall Street” (Harvard University)

Greater Boston Area

• Supervised all the B.U.I.L.D tutors assigned to an elementary school in downtown Boston.
• Assisted students with mathematics/ literacy development through homework assignments to further their academic progress.

Greater New York City Area

• Provided support to the Director of Administration and Budgeting and the Executive Team.
• Tasks included preparation for cultivation events, arrangement of travel, financial reconciliations, and coordination with partnering organizations.
• Copy-read grant proposals, participated in various workshops, and was involved with the hiring process, including reading resumes and interviewing, for my academic year replacement.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Conducted various communications with International Members
• Reinvigorating Membership database
• Produced literature that was both public health centered as well as culturally aware, and drafted supporting materials concerning World Heart Day and the World Congress of Cardiology. The position has provided insight.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science & Public Health

Activities and Societies: Multicultural Community Weekend Host

Boston University Geneva Internship Program- Study Abroad Spring, International Relations And Affairs

Courses: Public International Law, Small States and International Security, & Activities of International Organizations Internship: World.

High School, Advanced Regents Diploma

Activities and Societies: Student Union (Club Director); Varsity Lacrosse Team; UNICEF Club; Orchestra - SING