Mateo Gael Sánchez Morales Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, California, United States

I partner with the Executive Director to build and sustain a strong pipeline of grant prospects, aligning them with our fundraising strategy. By conducting in-depth research, I assess grant compatibility with our organizational goals and forge relationships with foundations that support our mission.I craft and refine persuasive proposals, reports, and letters of intent for foundation and corporate partners. I support grant proposal preparation and submission, including budget creation, narrative development, and designing handouts, and presentations.I collaborate with the Development & Donor Coordinator to create engaging content for development communications, including the annual impact report, fundraising appeal letters, and program updates.I coordinate even planning for small and large-scale events, such as our Annual Community Celebration, managing relationships with vendors, artists, and other partners.I oversee our Communications Strategy, including our newsletter, blogs, and social media. I co-supervise our Communications intern.I am part of the Development, Communications, and Advocacy teams at Oasis, collaborating on special projects to strengthen fundraising strategies and enhance our organization’s impact.

I write for Idealist's Career Advice blog with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the nonprofit sector. I especially focus on guiding people from nontraditional backgrounds in the academic and professional realms. I generate unique original pitches and sometimes write about topics assigned by the Idealist Career Advice editor. I work closely with editors in an agreed-upon timeframe, ensuring timely submission of pitches and drafts. I adhere to tone and style guides, making sure that submissions are formatted and worded in a highly accessible way for all readers. I independently take posts from ideation to completion and I fact check and incorporate SEO best practices for all submissions.

I facilitate communication between parties who speak different languages in various settings, including legal, medical, and educational environments. I interpret, translate, and re-communicate both verbal and written messages from English to Spanish and vice versa. I focus on advancing vocabulary, idiomatic and cultural understanding with up-to-date knowledge and practice. I am competent in consecutive and sight interpretation both in person and remotely (VRI and OPI).

Berkeley, California, United States

I coordinated SEEDS' community mediation program by overseeing case implementation, assigning mediators to cases, and supervising cases from beginning to end. I managed our case development team and mediation volunteer panel by reviewing applications, recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, training, supporting, engaging, appreciating, and evaluating volunteers. I regularly developed and refined volunteer support materials and processes. I assigned and supervised shifts, debriefed cases, and coached volunteers in conflict transformation skills. I conducted case intake & referrals, spoke with and educated potential clients about community mediation services, assessed appropriateness for mediation, and maintained referral resources to support all callers with cases not suited for mediation.I ensured high quality infrastructure, systems, and service quality for community conflict cases. I ensured continued program alignment with cultural humility and responsiveness. I developed and implemented program outreach plans (including presentations, stakeholder meetings, mailings, and newsletters), partnering with organizations to support community members.

San Francisco Bay Area

I performed intakes for potential clients and prepared, filed, and monitored immigration petitions, including asylum (affirmative & defensive), U-Visa, DACA, family-based, permanent residence, and citizenship. I prepared other legal petitions, including work permits, name & gender marker changes and social security applications. I participated in case strategy meetings with the Project Director. I performed legal research for client’s one-off immigration situations and periodically updated country conditions information for asylum cases. I prepared clients for interviews, accompanied them to civil, criminal and immigration hearings, and interpreted during these appointments, including asylum interviews. I translated legal documents (birth, marriage, and death certificates, arrest records) into the English and Spanish languages and facilitated communication between pro-bono counsel and clients.I drafted and filed motions for court cases and notified immigration court and asylum office of changes in counsel and client addresses. I worked with support groups, case managers, and therapists to obtain supporting documentation for cases. I communicated with government or police agencies as needed to obtain information and reports for cases. I worked with clients to draft and edit personal declarations. I served as main point of contact for some clients and provided emotional support and resources to clients who suffered psychological crises and trauma or unique and urgent situations. I gathered client testimonies and data exports for grant reports and immigration-related publications. I represented the organization in public-facing, speaking engagements and at immigration-related events. I supervised Immigration Project interns and volunteers. I assisted in training law clerks on asylum and general immigration law. I monitored the operations and administrative functions of the Immigration Project, including managing our database system.

San Francisco Bay Area

I worked closely with the Project Director, immigration clients, and pro-bono attorneys to prepare documents, research, translations, and petitions for all immigration cases, including asylum, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA), U-Visa, and family-based petitions. I accompanied clients to civil, criminal or immigration hearings. I facilitated communication between counsel and client and I interpreted during affirmative asylum interviews. I assisted with legal helpline calls and correspondence concerning immigration and/or detention issues. I created all immigration project client reports and data exports for development and legal staff needs. I created, documented, and monitored all data entry in our client database. I assisted with court filings and performed administrative tasks, as needed. I regularly updated NCLR’s immigration-related publications and collaborated with Communications staff on media related to immigration issues.

San Francisco Bay Area

I worked with attorneys in the preparation, filing, and monitoring of pending employment-based immigration petitions and applications with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, Department of Labor and Department of State. I prepared immigration applications/petitions: drafting forms and supporting letters, and gathering supporting documentation according to information received from clients and based on case type, and within expected timelines as assigned by manager for submission to the appropriate government agency. I gathered and tracked the receipt of information and documents from clients. I communicated with clients via email and phone, providing information and assistance regarding legal procedures. I finalized documents after review by Attorney, Practice Manager, or Team Manager. I consistently updated databases and utilized case management tools to monitor cases and track deadlines and expiration dates efficiently and effectively. I participated in meetings with representatives of corporate clients.

Mills College, Oakland

I offered tutoring assistance to low-income and first-generation college-bound students in the areas of English, Math, and Spanish. I also supported the students in the completion of required coursework and maintaining a strong GPA necessary for entering college. I created enrichment clubs and workshops for a group for 20 students.

Oakland, California

I held regular weekly office hours and held “drop‐in” consultations on social justice questions & resources. I participated in weekly staff meetings as well as weekly 1:1 meetings with the Diversity and Inclusion Social Justice Coordinator. In consultation with the Coordinator, I assisted in curricula & resource development, designed & facilitated workshops and dialogues, and coordinated programs and events, including co-sponsorship. I also managed facilities, maintenance, & department infrastructure. Additionally, I also served as liaison with leadership of affinity/identity‐based student groups & the ASMC Diversity & Social Justice Committee.

Oakland, California

I developed and led programs and workshops that improve the experience for first‐generation college students throughout their time in College. I actively learned about resources available and helped teach students how to navigate the College's resources and the campus culture. I served as a resource and a mentor for all undergraduate and graduate first‐generation students. I worked collaboratively with the Coordinator to create educational programs and semester events for students. I regularly supported individual students through direct mentoring by hosting weekly office hours and by participating in staff professional development & weekly staff meetings.

Oakland

I designed and led programs for a cohort of 25 students. I completed weekly report forms and submitted incident reports in regards to policy violations. I provided individual mentorship for a POD of 6 students. I served as a source of information about the College and its services. I participated in and performed assigned duties during times of emergency, safety drills, and incidents.

Mills College

I took notes of lectures, tutorials, and seminars. I transcribed the notes for clarity and comprehension, and provided a typed revision to the students within 48 hours of the lectures. I regularly communicated with the students and responded to their preferences regarding structure/details and style of notes. I arranged a schedule with the students to provide notes and set up meetings to provide clarification. I was the liaison between students, lecturers and Student Access and Support Services providing timely notice of lectures and contact information. I answered all clarification questions from the students of my notes and of the lecture. I attended every scheduled class for which I took notes.

Los Angeles, California

I led three small groups of 4-6 students in SAT Writing, Critical Reading, and Math tutoring. I guided the students through the college admissions process (covering topics such as types of schools, finding the “right fit", and financial aid). By collecting and analyzing student data I sought to better improve students’ SAT Reasoning scores through personalized lessons and activities. I regularly collaborated with other undergraduate mentors and the professional teachers on the school site to plan workshops, events, and larger-scale events.

Mills College

I worked closely with Resident Assistants to promote sustainability in the residence halls by creating silent programs, delivering presentations, and holding events. I also facilitated workshops relating to sustainability, food justice, native plants, recycling and composting, I enabled student participation in a nationwide RecycleMania competition to promote waste reduction. I attended conferences with school partners to discuss effective ways to reduce Mills College's carbon footprint by 15% by 2015.

Bachelor'S Degree, Research Psychology And Legal Studies

Activities and Societies: Mills Leaders Across-borders Together (MLAT)President of (MLAT), Immigration Rights Advocacy Group: MLAT.

Copywriting

Activities and Societies: Direct Response Copy; Print and Digital Advertising; Website Copy; Email Funnels; Landing Pages; Sales Letters.

High School Diploma

Graduated with Honors and received mentions on the President's Honor Roll yearly. Took Honors Classes and Advanced Placement courses all.