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Boston, Ma, Us

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Manages business development, fundraising, digital, internal and external communications for Better Future Project, a 501(c)(3) climate advocacy organization based in Cambridge. Additionally, bottomlines day-to-day operations responsibilities and some finance responsibilities in interim period.Primary responsibilities include organizing quarterly fundraising appeals to an audience of 15,000, acquiring & maintaining small & large level donors, writing grant reports, letters of inquiry, grant requests, strategic communications planning, representing the organization in interviews, supervising interns, growing & maintaining media contacts, writing & disseminating press releases, planning & promoting events, managing social media, designing & running digital ad campaigns, analyzing data & presenting accessible summaries, planning webinars, video editing & production, writing & distributing weekly newsletter to mass emailing list, creating talking points, training fellow staff for media appearances, managing public websites, private websites & cloud drives, creating digital guides, & leading live online trainings for staff & membership.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Belmont, Massachusetts, United States

Fielded inquiries, managed business administration, worked with parents to develop individual learning plans for students. Additionally, provided digital marketing consultant services

Massachusetts, United States

Developed and implemented digital marketing strategies for various small businesses in Massachusetts. Designed digital and physical advertisements, ran ads on Google, Facebook, and Yelp, microtargeted populations, supported direct mailing campaigns, adjusted advertising strategy based on ad performance analysis and A/B testing, developed custom websites for clients, trained clients to use digital tools, planned and implemented search engine optimization.

Brookline, Ma

Worked closely with the candidate to choose events and manage scheduling, researched and prepared policy memos, represented the candidate at local political and community events, built relationships and secured endorsements from national and community leaders, sent communications on the candidate’s behalf, organized campaign events, managed volunteer staffing, organized inventory of campaign materials, implemented use of digital tools, assisted other staff in setting and accomplishing goals.

Greater Boston Area

Produced a new website for the firm according to needs.

Greater Boston Area

Wrote immigration policy briefs and created powerpoints used by the firm to present to national politicians, including Elizabeth Warren and Ayanna Pressley, in order to facilitate partnerships between all parties working to protect the rights of immigrants.

Somerville, Ma

Oversaw a volunteer base of over 3,000 people, organized canvassing and events, trained volunteers across Massachusetts, oversaw a volunteer team mass-texting over 50,000 constituents, ran Get Out the Vote operations in the final months of the campaign, represented the campaign at events and on various social media platforms, wrote regular progress reports to thousands of campaign supporters, and analyzed constituent data to determine outreach strategies.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts Area

Maintained State Senator Adam Hinds’ constituent database; assisted with outreach, engaged with constituents at town halls, annotated and disseminated relevant articles to staff.

Bachelor’S Degree, Psychology, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Outdoors Club, President Model United Nations, Head Delegate Dean's List, 2014-2018

High School, Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: Environmental Action Club, Co-President