Matteo Cadeddu Email & Phone Number

Rome, IT

• RENA is a nation-wide association of changemakers launched in 2007 and focused on social justice, and political & social innovation. It has empowered 500+ activists. My tasks:
• Overseeing and hiring 2 part-time staff, Board of 7 and association's strategy
• Co-designed, fundraised and managed nation-wide program with international partners, for empowering orgs working with marginalized youth through community organizing (280 applications)
• Co-led org development via sponsors & grants… Show more RENA is a nation-wide association of changemakers launched in 2007 and focused on social justice, and political & social innovation. It has empowered 500+.
• Co-led org development via sponsors & grants (including US Embassy in Italy) for €140k+ Show less

• Connecting orgs, decision makers and citizens, to make a change. Some experiences:
• Co-coordinating in Italy "My Voice, My Choice", the fastest European Citizens Initiative ever, focused on abortion rights in the EU ('24)
• Consulting for More in Common in Italy to depolarize political conversations
• Running part of the course in "Management of Public Sector Communication” at IULM University ('22-now)
• Lessons & workshops about democracy, civic engagement and communications for… Show more Connecting orgs, decision makers and citizens, to make a change. Some experiences:
• Lessons & workshops about democracy, civic engagement and communications for social good: AltaVoce Academy of Save the Children ('24), Università Cattolica di Milano ('21-'22), John Cabot University ('21), Scuola di.

Rome, Latium, Italy

• Change.org has been the largest social change platform in the world, empowering millions of people to create change in their communities. My tasks:
• Restarting operations in the 3rd most important market at Change (hiring and managing team of 2, that worked on one of the biggest campaigns of the year)

Rome, Latium, Italy

• Supported Regional Managing Director as part of the global campaigning leadership, in setting goals, strategy, hiring, improving performance & setting learning frameworks for 7 teams (20+ staff)

Rome, Latium, Italy

• Co-managed 30+ staff campaigning pilot across 3 continents
• Designed and co-led cross-functional process for department strategy setting including executives

San Francisco, California, United States

• Growth marketing tests and user research with petition starters

Rome, Latium, Italy

• Co-managed international transition to Salesforce Marketing Cloud for 30+ staff, including trainings and tool's development

Rome, Latium, Italy

• Launch and management of the Membership program, from 0 to 10.000 monthly donors
• Support global revenue products improvement and membership program learnings
• Management of user engagement activities and oversee of email marketing plan in Italy (including 1 headcount)
• Co-managed Country strategy and operations, including 1 hiring process, during a 9 months long leadership transition
• Values Ambassador of the organization in Q3 2018

• Social venture for the fair trade of cosmetics and superfood made with the moringa plant. Striving for food security and occupation of women and young people in Madagascar. My tasks:
• Support start-up activities, business plan and partners research
• Management of communications and and related collaborators
• Grant writing (semi-final Global Social Venture Competition)

Verona, Veneto, Italy

• International educational foundation aiming to help young people to discover their talents and to be connected with the needs of businesses. They launched “311 Verona”, the most active and innovative co-working space.
• Management of the communications of the project (strategy, landing page dev, social media campaign, reports, event management)
• Planning and… Show more International educational foundation aiming to help young people to discover their talents and to be connected with the needs of businesses. They launched “311 Verona”, the most active and.
• Planning and development of the incubation program for young talents (applications, tutoring, logistics, timing, contractors...) Show less

San Francisco, California, United States

• Kiva has been mentioned as "the hottest nonprofit on the planet" by Fortune Magazine and it's the largest crowdfunding platform for social good in the world. The platform allows people to lend money to low-income.
• Market researches on U.S. food and agriculture's industry
• Management of a user research team in charge of a U.S. related project
• Communication… Show more Kiva has been mentioned as "the hottest nonprofit on the planet" by Fortune Magazine and it's the largest crowdfunding platform for social good in the world. The platform allows people to lend.
• Communication and PR plans to acquire new lenders and borrowers Show less

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

• European public affairs and communication agency with over a decade’s experience in project management, networking, communication and association management. My tasks:
• Communication & dissemination management for the EU funded project “Boys and Girls Plus” (9 organizations from 8 countries involved in an drug prevention programme for youngsters)
• Support on grant writing for EU Horizon calls for proposals
• Comms design (infographics, reports, websites, social media posts)
• … Show more European public affairs and communication agency with over a decade’s experience in project management, networking, communication and association management. My tasks:
• Launch campaign of the 'food-bikes'​ startup "Cibacco" Show less

Verona, Veneto, Italy

• Network of associations working together with local institutions for youth policies such as sport, cultural and awareness activities. My tasks:
• Foundation (inc. negotiations) and representation of the network
• Communications management (plans, design materials, video)
• Internal / external relations (institutions, media, associations, events)
• Grant writing (€20.000+ obtained - local and regional funds)
• Planning and management of events and projects

Certificate, Tech Entrepreneurship And Management

This course was taken in person over a 6 months period in Silicon Valley within the Fulbright - Invitalia BEST (Business Exchange &.

Master'S Degree, Management Of Public, Political And Social Communication, 70/70

Relevant courses: public affairs, media relations, customer satisfaction, interactive technologies, management of public communication.

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Relations And Business Communication

Relevant courses: public relations, design and innovation, marketing, statistics, human resources, creative advertising.