Lida Azim Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

America Indivisible is a non-partisan, non-profit coalition effort to address rising bigotry against members of Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian American communities by reinforcing the American values of equality, pluralism, and strength through diversity.

- Manage marketing timelines to meet launch deadlines of major programs and events.- Collaborate with the social media chair to create successful social media campaigns to increase marketingperformance by 25% via use of Google, MailChimp, and social media.- Contributed to the management of the 2019 annual Afghan-American Conference with over 400.

• Draft time sensitive press releases and blogs with attention to tone and keywords and publish on social media platforms.
• Develop social media campaigns and launch multi-channel marketing campaigns with strategic messaging that positively influences community and brand perception.
• Cultivate positive relationships with similar organizations through public relations campaigns.
• Produced 2018 Midterm Election and 2020 Election voter guides by analyzing and synthesizing key California issues and distributed in English, Pashto, and Dari for greater accessibility in the Afghan-American community.
• Developed and co-orchestrated a three-day workshop with over 50 participants designed to increase civic engagement in the Afghan-American community.
• Successfully created a political strategy and implemented a social media toolkit with the Afghan Women for Peace Coalition to engage and inform the Afghan American diaspora with the negotiations with the United States.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Maintained and managed the Proteus Fund and RISE website by adding various content and analyzing visitor traffic trends, resulting in an increase of internet traffic by 15%.
• Contributed to donor outreach strategy by conducting intensive research to identify prospective donors and consolidate key findings for senior leadership.
• Drafted daily communications, including content for email, website, and social media channels.
• Organized logistics for all staff engagements and partner convenings.
• Enhanced the organization’s relationship with their 2018/2019 grantees by creating monthly check-ins and increasing email communication.

Washington D.C.

• Assisted with social media strategies and create content for social media, with a focus on public policy
• Prepared daily press reports to inform the executive team on decisions regarding immigration, higher education, and foreign policy issues
• Managed logistics for major events, including NAFSA's Advocacy Day of approximately 200 participants

Washington D.C.

• Assisted in the implementation of the Pan Africa Youth Leadership Program (PAYLP)
• Coordinated with the U.S. State Department to bring 30 Pan African youths to the United States
• Prepared program books and other welcome materials
• Conducted research on professional resources
• Provided administrative and program support for team

Washington D.C.

• Assisted with the set up and organization of their quarterly forums on Capitol Hill.
• Contributed to TeachMideast, an educational outreach program that provides curriculum support on the Middle East to American educators to increase teachers and students’ knowledge and understanding of the region.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Collaborated with various CAIR California chapters to organize CAIR’s biggest event, Muslim Day at the Capitol with over 700 in attendance.
• Coordinated and organized weekly mosques outreach with other local nonprofit organizations.
• Fostered strong relationships with community members and strategic partners to strengthen our brand awareness.
• Organized and led five Know Your Rights Workshops to the Muslim community.
• Wrote weekly newsletters to CAIR Volunteers informing more than 1,000 subscribers them of current events.
• Attended government hearings related to the Muslim American community.

Milpitas

• Demonstrated exceptional communication skills and cooperative ability through active involvement within interdepartmental operations and the delegation of administrative tasks to store personnel.
• Built store staff through talent acquisition and was responsible for conducting interviews and leading orientation, training, and learning and development sessions for staff quarterly.
• Handled employee evaluations, conducted objective annual performance reviews, and incentive exceptional performance to improve productivity.

Milpitas And Sunnyvale

• Managed day to day operations such as financial transactions, bank deposits, customer service relations, and party bookings and confirmations.
• Assisted customers in a timely and effective manner in a fast-paced environment and maintained a professional demeanor with customers both over the phone and in-person.
• Received recognition for exceeding booking expectations and monthly revenue quotas.
• Directed a team of 10+ employees daily and oversaw event planning and execution of approximately 7-8 events per day.

Santa Clara, California

• Drafted communications and promotional material including publications, press releases and presentations to market the City’s community development programs.
• Developed new and innovative strategies to promote the Division’s programs.
• Coordinated with other City departments to find and implement internal marketing opportunities.
• Represented the Division at community events and meetings.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Coordinated meetings with over six elected officials within a span of two months.
• Handled constituent services and community relations through providing the public with voter education.
• Composed talking points for the Government Relations Chair with respect to SFPD Bodycam, the CAIR Anti-Bullying Report, and the CAIR Civil Rights Report.
• Handled outreach to editors of different Bay Area newspapers for publication of Islam/Muslim related topics.

San Jose

• Demonstrated exceptional organizational skills in handling incoming and outgoing official government documents.
• Handled administrative tasks, categorized public records, and inputted government records into a publicly accessible database.
• Managed office communications via email and phone.

Master Of Arts - Ma, International And Intercultural Communication

Activities and Societies: President of the Culture and Communication Student Forum Student Consultant - Project, Design, and Evaluation.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: • Former Secretary for Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society • Former Public Relations Chair for Pi Sigma Alpha.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History