Sarah Bhimani Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Continuing my role creating internal communications for staff and volunteers. Overseeing our public relations efforts and supervising the PR Strategist role.Creating strategic communications plans to support organization initiatives and projects. Assisting with crisis communications.

Golden Valley, Minnesota, United States

Continuing my role creating internal communications for staff and volunteers and assisting with our public relations efforts.Creating strategic communications plans to support organization initiatives and projects.Assisting and supporting organizational public policy work.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Write, edit, and collaborate with interdepartmental teams on internal newsletters and presentations for staff, volunteers, and specialty groups. Manage Sharepoint intranet site. Manage the creation of presentation content for monthly all staff virtual meetings. Coordinate media appearances, draft press releases, pitch stories, and provide media interviews. Serve on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Fun Committee, and Safety Committee. Write articles for external website and create other communication materials and videos as needed.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Updated and created graphic elements for websites. Created and curated social media content, tracked social media analytics, and managed Facebook pages. Managed paid online advertising.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Created and curated written and visual content to engage audiences on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube and tracked social media analytics. Created regular various e-newsletters using Mailchimp for external and internal communication, and wrote and distributed blog posts to cities and neighborhood associations on a variety of water quality topics. Managed and updated the Drupal-based website with new content, developed new functionalities as needed, and improved accessibility. Helped project manage a website redesign process, including coordinating staff and external consultants. Used Adobe Creative Cloud programs to design impactful handouts, brochures, fact sheets, posters, and other printed and online marketing materials as needed. Worked with interdepartmental teams to provide project support and communications. Assisted in the creation of outreach materials, such as videos, maps, and banners as needed, including managing outside consultants and contractors. Provided outreach, administrative, and customer service support as needed.

Burlington, Vermont Area

Managed and supervised the Outreach and Education Coordinator position, including overseeing the creation of monthly classes, tabling activities, and monthly online recipes; managed the outreach budget; oversaw the donations budget; and assisted with sponsorship requests. Planned regular community engagement events, including the annual Co-op Food Fest, Harvest Run/Walk, Open Farm Week, Crop Mobs, quarterly Dish panel discussions, the annual local food recipe contest, and event tablings. Created website and informational brochure content, including regular blog posts about timely food topics. Created and coordinated trainings on food system and store relevant topics for staff members and conducted store tours and presentations for community groups. Cultivated collaborative partnerships with community organizations, managed the Rally for Change program, and assisted with distributing grants to community organizations through the Co-op Patronage Seedling Grants program annually.

Burlington, Vt

Managed and created content for Drupal-based website and various social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest, and tracked social media and website analytics. Created email campaigns using Emma software, including monthly e-newsletters, bi-monthly class e-newsletters, weekly sales emails, and special campaigns. Created weekly sales flyers, assisted with bi-monthly sales flyer and newspaper insert customization, and created in-store signage as requested. Managed content scheduling and timeline for involved parties. Assisted with tabling events, special events, photography, and other tasks as requested.

Burlington, Vt

Designed and implemented communications and outreach strategies including website design, e-news communication, social media integration, and fundraising materials. Maintained and updated the donor database and managed donation entry and tracking. Planned and organized events, managed office operations, supervised and advised interns, and provided customer service.

Missoula, Mt

Created communication pieces for funders and for the press about the FoodCorps program, compiled interviews and photographs, managed the website, recruited for new members and summer programs, and analyzed evaluations and reports to condense into one-page summaries.

Missoula, Mt

Developed and implemented a recurring donor program and created and implemented a greeting card campaign. Helped with daily donation entries, writing thank you letters, and database maintenance.

Helena, Mt

Managed daily office operations, including: answering phones and emails, mailings, filing, managing daily finances, and invoicing. Provided project support, such as proofreading, taking and transcribing notes, and preparing proposals and final reports.

Helena, Mt

Coordinated the Growing Community Project:Coordinated all volunteers, gardeners, and garden managers; organized and publicized all work days, classes, events, and fundraisers; supervised all garden construction, volunteer garden days, and the project budget; and wrote grants.

Hamel, Mn

Participated in multiple native restoration and rain garden planting projects, assisted in buckthorn and purple loosestrife control, inputted river and wetland data, summarized road salt research, created Excel documents and Powerpoint presentations, and wrote a paper on KAP studies.

High Bridge, Wi

Assisted with planting, weeding, and harvesting vegetables; washed and packed produce for CSA boxes, restaurants, the local coop, and a farmers’ market; and wrote newsletter articles.

Mason, Wi

Assisted with animal chores; assisted with planting, weeding, and harvesting of vegetables and fruits; managed the market booth at the Ashland Area Farmers' Market; assisted in on farm chicken processing; and assisted with beekeeping and honey processing.

Master Of Science (Ms), Sustainable Food Systems

Ba, Writing

Activities and Societies: Art League