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Greater St. Louis Area

Ujima cultivates community through food justice, environmental stewardship, and youth empowerment.- Host local donation-based, zero-waste dinner experiences- Facilitate paid learning experiences for young adults- Solicit donations from community members, foundations, and other fiscal sponsors- Build partnerships with relevant community stakeholders- Recruit board members

Greater St. Louis Area

- Facilitate “Seed to STEM” curriculum to over 250 SLPS students (pre-K - 8th grade)- Facilitate professional development to educators on community engagement, garden management, and outdoor education- Manage 2 school gardens- Manage volunteers- Training school faculty on garden activities and garden management

233 S. Dade Ave, Ferguson, Mo, 63135

- Recruited, trained, managed, and recorded relevant data for over 500 volunteers on the farm, office, and at special events- Lead or co-lead over 60 private tours and interactive field trips, educating guests about permaculture and organic farming principles, environmental stewardship, and food insecurity- Gave 5 local presentations to raise awareness of EarthDance, it’s mission, programming, permaculture, and organic farming principles- Recruited, trained and managed 39 volunteers for the 2016 Farmers Formal, the organization’s annual fundraiser- Created a volunteer recruitment plan for the 2017 Farmers Formal- Organized and hosted a fundraiser/happy hour event to over 50 attendees in March 2017 to strengthen the EarthDance community by connecting past, present, and potential volunteers with other stakeholders- Attended over 15 community outreach events on behalf of EarthDance while raising awareness of the organization’s mission, programming, private farm tours, field trips, and recruiting volunteers- Created recurring volunteer opportunities for EasterSeals Midwest clients with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Trained and managed clients and case managers on the farm- Created a best practices manual for volunteer/tour recruitment, leading farm tours, volunteer management, prioritizing tasks and responsibilities

Greater St. Louis Area

ServiceWorks Recruitment and Outreach Manager- Built newly launched national program (ServiceWorks) from ground up by mobilizing the resources of United Way and connecting with local universities as well as community organizations resulting in multiple program sites- Developed and maintained partnerships with 10 local agencies in order to recruit youth to participate in ServiceWorks and provide needed programming resources to local agencies allowing for further community betterment - Mobilized over 100 St. Louis residents to participate in ServiceWorks through well planned service learning projects- Delivered program curriculum to youth using best practices of classroom management and facilitation techniques in order to maintain the interest of the youth and make the program engaging - Partnered with Saint Louis University’s Learning Communities to host a regional volunteer event that allowed over 500 students and community members to volunteer at over 25 host organizations- Developed process and policies around how to effectively implement ServiceWorks allowing for an organized and strategic approach to program implementation - Connected with over 200 local organizations to introduce ServiceWorks to the community and offer the program as a value-add to their organizations - Led the team in a re-strategizing process to develop a more effective recruitment and outreach strategy and created a process for implementing the strategy resulting in a 95% increase in youth involvement

Greater St. Louis Area

- Updated contact information for stakeholders and logged relevant data for fundraising events- Sought pledges for scholarship and educational programs by reaching out to over 50 local organizations- Managed the organization’s Facebook page- Scanned and archived over 150 new and old Mathews-Dickey event photos- Solicited donations for fundraising events by utilizing the organization's networks.