Michaela Ruppert Email & Phone Number

Fort Collins, Co, Us

GRID Alternatives is the nation's largest nonprofit provider of clean energy technologies with a mission to build community-powered solutions to advance economic and environmental justice through renewable energy.As a corporate fundraiser and grant writer, I've worked across a multitude of industries, such as financial institutions, tech companies, auto manufacturers, and energy providers, to generate over $10 million in philanthropic support while supporting teammates with an additional $17 million. I'm experienced in all stages of funder cultivation and maintain strong relationships due to skills in donor stewardship, collaborative action, and authenticity.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

The primary responsibility held in this position is the management of GRID's national corporate sponsored workday program, which covers California, Colorado and the Mid-Atlantic region. At its core, this program is an opportunity for companies to provide a team building experience for their employees to install a solar electric system while creating tangible and meaningful impacts in the under-resourced communities that GRID serves. This requires managing current sponsors as well as prospecting and cultivating new partners in order to meet fundraising goals and increase GRID's impact.

Greenwood Village, Co

Denver, Co

As a member of the Payroll Care team, my main duties and accomplishments included:- Providing technical support to customers through phone and email- Balancing metrics to meet productivity and customer satisfaction goals- Collaborating with various teams to solve problems related to federal and state tax discrepancies, bank errors, account approvals, system errors, etc.- Solving nearly 3,000 cases for the Payroll Care team

Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

- Prepared lessons to meet the needs of students at various levels- Lead lessons for non-native English speaking business professionals- Completed evaluations for each student to track progress

Completed an AmeriCorps service term at GRID Alternatives as a SolarCorps Program Fellow. The fellowship program is devoted to the professional development of enthusiastic individuals in the renewable energy sector. Motivated fellows join GRID Alternatives for a year of service to help underserved communities access the benefits of solar technology, while developing skills to gain employment in the growing solar industry.See specific duties below

Willits, Ca

As a SolarCorps Program Fellow my main responsibility was to fulfill the necessary outreach duties essential to providing solar energy for economically disadvantaged communities. This included managing projects for each individual client from their initial inquiry about the program to meeting with them months after their solar system had been installed. Due to the nature of working in a small, rural, satellite office, I was also required to complete a variety of other tasks to ensure our monthly goals were met.-Conducted nearly 200 preliminary screenings with prospective homeowners to determine if they were eligible to participate in the program-Generated about 40 contracts for qualified families prior to solar installation and lead over 20 contract signings-Worked with Salesforce on a daily basis to keep accurate, up-to-date data and pipelines for efficient project management -Presented details of program information to qualified groups and individuals -Submitted client's application paperwork after gathering various required, specific documents and reviewing completed application several times to ensure quality and accuracy-Traveled throughout three-county territory to meet with homeowners and table at community events-Attended occasional solar installations to assist construction team when needed -Doubled the amount of approved applications compared to the prior year through increased intake and efficient processing-Assisted in training new Outreach Coordinator for the North Coast office at the close of my SolarCorps term to ensure a smooth and successful transition

Hopland, Ca

-Conversed with prospective solar training students to answer questions and provide more details-Registered students for classes, schools for field trips, and travelers for camping-Wrote monthly newsletter to engage supporters-Managed Facebook account -Interviewed and selected summer interns-Delegated and tracked intern projects in order of priority-Developed new membership mailing letter and individually assembled renewal mailings-Acknowledged all donors and members with personalized thank you letters-Tracked donations and memberships in Salesforce -Managed Airbnb listing and served as primary contact -Provided logistics for all reserved Airbnb guests immediately upon confirmation-Completed essential office administration duties regularly

Hopland, Ca

-Maintained membership and prospect database records-Built marketing and promotional strategies to recruit, acknowledge, and retain donors and event participants-Planned, implemented, and promoted fundraising events-Answered phone and email inquiries -Contributed to monthly newsletter-Collaborated with event committee to plan open house fundraising event-Provided logistical assistance to attending vendors -Managed information in event spreadsheet-Assisted with kids' summer camp activities

Ocean City, Maryland

-Developed public outreach strategies to increase local education about a Pollution Prevention Plan to assist environmental engineer in reducing pollutants entering the Coastal Bays-Conducted in-person visits with local businesses to distribute informational materials and gauge interest in participation in the Pollution Prevention Plan-Communicated with 30 residents in order to successfully conduct a community-wide rain barrel sale -Shadowed and assisted with other day-to-day procedures

The Department Of Political Science

-Assisted research under the direction of Penn State Political Science professor -Researched histories on De Facto States to find previous rebellions in order to fill out a code sheet to contribute to the completion of a final database

Graduate Certificate, Public Policy Analysis

Completed Coursework: - Research Methods for Public Policy and Administration - Program Evaluation and Quantitative Methods.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Community, Environment And Development

Specialization in International Development Minor in Sustainability Leadership

Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

130-hour intensive Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certification course Included teaching methodology workshops, observed.