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Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Expertise in grant writing, strategic partnerships, prospect research and analysis, corporate fundraising, relationship development, and communications.

Greater Los Angeles Area

New York, Ny

• Co-managed active nascent portfolio of 100+ corporate and foundation partners, coordinating outreach to cultivate new partners and helping to submit multi-million dollar proposals and reports, and secure grants; focus on consumer goods and industrials/manufacturing corporate sector • Planned and managed full fundraising cycle of cultivation and solicitation for a select group of corporate and foundation prospects and donors giving at the $25K+ level • Coordinated planning and execution of international conference in Amman, Jordan, including off-site trips and conference content • Developed and led our team’s event planning and employee engagement strategy, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to plan and manage special events and volunteer events, developing tiered corporate sponsorship opportunities

New York, Ny

• Managed partnerships for active corporate donors under $100K through regular correspondence including meetings, emails, partnership and work plan documents to build and sustain ongoing partnerships• Liaised with program offices to gather, synthesize, and translate data on grant deliverables for submission of complex reports and stewardship updates• Co-managed organization’s expansion into St. Louis, including on-site management of pilot programs, fundraising strategy, board development, and volunteer recruitment • Assisted in raising multi-million dollar annual team goals for corporate cash contributions through drafting, editing and submitting reports and proposals to both existing partners and new prospects

New York, Ny

• Edited project reports for submission to donors and prepared letters of acknowledgment in order to support donor relations • Drafted and coordinated supporting documentation for proposal submissions and liaised with Officers regarding administrative support such as organizing electronic proposal documents and preparing research requests• Updated Raiser’s Edge database to reflect accurate corporate partnership, cultivation, and proposal information

New York, Ny

• Conducted prospect research on potential donors in order to support research team for fundraising purposes and identify key prospects for further cultivation • Synthesized public information regarding assets and professional biographies in order to produce brief profiles leading to donor qualification• Updated Raiser’s Edge database to reflect accurate and current prospect information

New York, Ny

• Orchestrated extensive desk research and analysis on available evidence and lessons learned from innovative livelihoods development programs for older youth and adolescent girls in development and crisis-affected contexts• Supported activities of the Women’s Refugee Commission’s Youth Advisory Group, comprised of young people from conflict-affected countries in order to help guide and inform the initiative• Attended meetings as a representative of the Women’s Refugee Commission, synthesizing and presenting relevant information during all-staff meetings

Washington, Dc

• Prepared legal strategy materials, transmittal correspondence, and witness interview folders to support attorney review, WilmerHale• Traveled to Europe and Bay Area, California to organize and catalogue key documents on site for use in employee interviews critical to investigation• Cite-checked memorandums in preparation for production of documents

Washington, Dc

• Organized general research and assisted in the preparation of client informational documents. • Monitored congressional and media sources for legislation pertinent to clients. • Attended Congressional hearings and reported on their relevance to company lobbying activities.

Boston, Ma

• Organized and co-led company wide Community Service week featuring five activities geared toward team- building and improving company morale• Managed volunteer recruitment and participation in Community Service week

Masters, International Educational Development

Bachelor Of Arts, American Studies, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Vanderbuddies, Delta Gamma