Lauren Wright Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Accra, Ghana

• Fulfilled four month advisory contract focused on strategic planning, operational growth, and resource mobilization
• Spent two months in Accra and Tarkwa Breman, Ghana, working with local staff and Board of Directors to develop a three year strategic plan, sustainable business proposals, and fundraising road-map

Greater Chicago Area

• Implemented community based partnerships in Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, India and the U.S., providing access to education, healthcare, and financial security to over 750,000 people
• Managed the allocation of $1.2M+ in unrestricted project funding for grassroots initiatives and community-based social enterprises
• Developed partnership engagement and coalition building strategy, and created earned-income through consulting with nonprofit executives

San Francisco Bay Area

Ghana

Brattleboro, VT

• Facilitated all online fundraising communication with volunteers and donors
• Organized registration events, trained board members and volunteers on the utilization of online fundraising platforms.
• Participated in planning the yearly "Bowl For Kids Sake" event, which raised over $70,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters programs.

Holland, Michigan

• Lead out of class discussion groups, gave in-class presentations on relevant material, evaluated class sessions, and participated in class discussions

Holland, MI

• Coauthor and Presenter: “Changing Perceptions of Racism: Do the emotions of Pride, Guilt and Sympathy Affect Privileged Groups’ Perceptions of Discrimination?”
• This research was presented at the Hope College Undergraduate Research Celebration, and the Midwestern Psychological Association Regional Conference in April of 2010.

Master’S Degree, International Policy And Practice: Global Gender Policy

Masters Degree, Sustainable Development

B.A., Psychology, Religion

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi National Honors Society of Psychology Magna Cum Laude Graduate