Rachael Buck Email & Phone Number

Silver Spring, MD

• Redeveloped and managed organizational website. Realigned online messaging to fit the organization's mission.
• Vetted and integrated a new Volunteer Database.
• Engaged annually in programmatic goal setting for Casa Verde.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed Volunteer Initiative, recruited, trained, scheduled, and monitored volunteers/interns.
• Developed and led Community Forum Initiative:- Coordinated ongoing Community Education Forums on issues surrounding homelessness- Recruited 15 Committee Members, trained 2 co-chairs, now the initiative is 100%.
• Led Youth Education Seminars (ages 11-24), focusing on DC homelessness and the causes/impacts/solutions.
• Coordinated Theater Initiative, managed logistics for reoccurring community performances produced by playwrights/poets experiencing homelessness. Including raising funds to support the growth of this initiative.
• Spoke on panels on topics of homelessness and partnership-building.

Medford, Oregon

• Canvassed homes in support of Measure 15-119 which would ban the growth of genetically modified organisms in Jackson County, OR.
• Phone banked residents to gather support for this campaign.
• This law was successfully passed.

Medford, Oregon

• Community Organizer Intern 9/13 - 4/14
• Canvassed 350+ homes & 4 farm labor camps, signed up 125 new members, trained 20 individuals in canvassing.
• Managed/trained volunteer groups on all basic tactics of community organizingEvent and Volunteer Coordinator 6/12-10/12
• Developed/managed educational outreach events and life supplies/money donation drives.
• Managed community events with 300+ individuals.Benefit Coordinator 6/11-10/11
• Coordinate partnership with 10 community agencies (health clinics, legal center, governmental social services, non-profits, small businesses, etc) to meet specific needs of seasonal and low-income workers.

Oregon, Nicaragua, & Guatemala

• Co-developed with communities near the capital of Nicaragua the following programs: microloans, non-profit business plan/analysis, building housing, opening a community resource center, water projects, community.
• Led 5 trips to Nicaragua, college groups ranging from 3-16 participants, in which we engaged in fundraising to support community projects and worked shoulder to shoulder with our neighbors there to bring them to.
• Co-wrote/received Lowes Community Improvement Grant for $2,000 to build a Community Resource Center.
• Managed budgets, blogs, recruitment, educational outreach, and member participation.
• Engaged in our longer-standing microloan program in GuatemalaExecutive Council Member 9/12 – 9/13
• Collaborated on development of 3 tiers of our organization’s projects. Local: Small Business Success project, financial literacy classes. National: hunger project/nutrition (including 100K lbs of food donated)..

Medford, Oregon

• Developed Services Improvement Surveys for current/previous participants to discover potential program improvements
• Interviewed 70+ program participants, 10 DHS workers, and community partners.
• Developed/Presented more than a dozen solutions for most common issues found.

Corvallis, Oregon

• Hosted/Marketed Business Leader Speaker Series Events.

Corvallis, Oregon

• Developed Student United Front Program, a committee that engages young people in steering the work being done in their community.
• Represented United Way at Oregon State University Career Fair, educating students on the United Way organization as well as opportunities to get involved.
• Collaborated, as a member of the United Way Income Initiative, with community leaders to chart a course for future income stability and independence for Benton and Lincoln County residents.

Corvallis, Oregon

• Developed campaign on improving student academic advising.
• Advocated and rallied support for the development of a Middle Eastern Cultural Center, now being created.

Corvallis, Oregon

• Engaged as a committee member in the planning, marketing, and execution of the Face Aids Red Dress Fashion Show Fundraiser 3 years in a row.
• Participated in education campaigns to break down the stigmas surrounding HIV/AIDS.

Corvallis, Oregon

• Enjoyed a once-a-week opportunity to mentor a young person
• Developed a personalized physical fitness program that centered on interaction and cooperation with others.

Rosario, Argentina

• Taught English classes