Leah Phillips Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, United States

- Donor Experience Associate working with our Professional Networks- Oversee Federation's Legal Network, JTech Network, and Health Professionals Network- Providing opportunities for our donors to network, connect, and support Federation's critical work

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Assisted in planning and coordination of annual gala with 500+ guests raising over $800,000; responsibilities included soliciting honorary committee and tribute journal contributions, day of trouble shooting and.
• Assisting with writing and design of development communication materials including emails, annual report, solicitation letters, and direct mailing
• Organizing “Internship in Partnership” program with the aim of placing camp staff in pre-summer internships; including communicating with staff and identifying potential placements with lay leaders
• Responsible for taking minutes at board meetings

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Developed first ever Havurah program to engage entire 8,000+ person congregation; launched 15 groups
• Coordinated logistics for Leadership Program to develop future lay leaders of the organization
• Staffed lay committee and worked with community stakeholders developing program to help young families explore Jewish rituals and celebrate holidays at home

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Responsible for logistics of 100+ professional development programs engaging over 4,000 educators with the goal of advancing anti-bias education and creating inclusive and equitable schools
• Managed the communication and relationships with adjunct program staff, group leaders, and vendors

Playa Vista, CA

• One of five core team members responsible for strategy and growth of a social impact ecommerce startup
• Led 12-person blog and social media team; managed recruitment, onboarding, day-to-day functions of the team
• Developed strategy, content themes, editorial calendars, and analytic reports for blog and social media

Tel Aviv

• Managed social media presence for six international companies spanning retail, technology, and B2B software
• Collaborated with internal and client team members to create innovative marketing strategies for campaigns

Tel Aviv, Israel

• Encouraged eligible young adults to sign up for Summer 2014 Birthright through outbound email and phone calls
• Supported applicants by answering questions regarding the trip and application process
• Interviewed applicants for Israel Experience's various Summer 2014 trips

Israel

• Coordinated global Young Leadership campaign, successfully met fundraising goal of $100,000
• Supported student groups at US universities in planning fundraising and advocacy events
• Organized successful local initiatives, including young professional events and a benefit concert
• Participated in leadership training and events as part of Career Israel, a 5 month professional program in Tel Aviv

UCLA

- Initiated conversation between 10 campus decision makers from Bruins for Israel and other student groups to help improve the perception of Israel on campus- Resulted in successful collaboration for Bruins for Israel with a new event happening each month

UCLA

- Designed original initiative surrounding homelessness in Downtown Los Angeles- Effectively engaged group of 4 peers in direct service on bi-weekly basis

UCLA

- 2011-2012, Director of Community Building; organized monthly local community service events, implemented 18 retreats and socials- 2012-2013, Internal Co-President; worked as a team with External Co-President, lead weekly chapter meetings, communicated with 50 chapter members, managed executive board

Evanston, IL

- Created Annual Reports using Publisher for 45 chapters to showcase the work of the organization- Coordinated logistics for Leadership Institute conference over 4 days with over 100 attendants

UCLA

- Engaged students on campus through on-campus tabling, creative social media, exciting events- Accomplished goal of registering 40 people to fill bus for Birthright with Hillel at UCLA

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Master'S Degree, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science

Activities and Societies: GlobeMed at UCLA, Bruins for Israel, Hillel at UCLA