Sarah Morrison Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

•Write four articles weekly that discuss problems and solutions of global poverty; articles appear in Borgen Project magazine and blog•Contact congressional leaders every week urging them to support legislation to alleviate poverty around the world, and to make poverty alleviation a key part of our foreign policy initiatives•Carry out fundraising campaigns for the organization

•Read, assessed, and ranked letters from incarcerated individuals across the country to determine if they were a good fit for inclusion in national radio program•Responded to letters weekly and provided writing and editing advice to prisoners•Wrote articles for both the Incarcerated Voices blog and a newsletter for incarcerated individuals•Submitted thoughtful questions to provoke discussion about our country’s mass incarceration problem

Greater Los Angeles Area

•Ran grassroots campaigns for several non-profit organizations•Found innovative methods to advertise job positions, including posting to university job boards, postering, building listserves, etc.•Conducted interviews with potential canvassers for partner organizations•Trained staff on effective canvassing methods•Updated teams on current events relating to our work to maintain office passion for campaigns•Managed several databasing platforms to track office statistics•Compiled payroll packages, cut checks, etc.•Fundraised

•Selected as co-lead of the board: led calls, set agendas, took minutes, engaged members to participate in conversations, enforced member rules and requirements and delegated tasks•Also co-lead of the board’s marketing committee, which decides messaging and design of promotion efforts for the organization; provided input for the creation of new website•Selected to provide interview for national magazine on behalf of organization•Wrote op ed to be published by organization on national political blogs•Attended “Changemakers” recognition ceremony for organization at the White House•Attended unveiling of Joe Biden’s dating violence PSA at the White House•Participated in regular conference calls with organizers across the country to share ideas•Contributed ideas/writing to website posts, campus campaigns against dating violence, etc.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

•Provided writing and graphic design for newsletters, event programs, and other publications•Researched and co-wrote Annual Fatality Report publications•Established “In Their Own Words” writing competition, in partnership with Pennsylvania School Press Association; held conference with students from high schools across Pennsylvania and solicited and judged written and video entries on the subject of teen dating violence•Managed web content •Presented material in front of large groups at organization-wide staff meetings•Triaged media calls and provided administrative support •Started social media presence within the organization and developed “how-to” guide of best practices for future use

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Magazine Journalism

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

Education record