Siân Jessica Lewis Email & Phone Number

Coventry, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

As Funding Officer I work within the Creative, Confident Communities (CCC) Team supporting the delivery of the Foundation’s strategy, specifically focused on funding place-based change across the UK.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

Grapevine's vision is local citizens with the skills and confidence to act on what they care about; connecting through their shared humanity, taking power into their own hands and regenerating their communities. Community organising is a methodology. It centres the power and leadership of ordinary people to turn the resources they have into what they need to win change. As organisers, we build relational power by growing leaders. We identify, recruit and train future leaders in a relational… Show more Grapevine's vision is local citizens with the skills and confidence to act on what they care about; connecting through their shared humanity, taking power into their own hands and regenerating their communities. Community organising is a methodology. It centres the power and leadership of ordinary people to turn the resources they have into what they need to win change. As organisers, we build relational power by growing leaders. We identify, recruit and train future leaders in a relational, distributed way; growing community around those leaders to achieve goals.Current Work: - Survivors Sanctuary Plus, a campaign group fighting for trans rights in Coventry. She supports SSC+ to strategise, build power, and push for local change to better the lives of trans people in the U.K. Previous Work: - The Cov Cares Movement, a social movement to bring connection and belonging back to the city's highstreets. Siân organises with businesses and organisations in the city; they most recently launched the Cov Cares Awards, an awards that received 756 nominations from the people of Coventry and highlighted 170 businesses and organisations that are bringing a sense of connection and belonging to the community. She is now supporting these businesses to form a network that brings their voices and experience together, as a collective.- Destination Ball Hill, place-based organising, listening campaigns, building leadership and shifting power through local mobilising and campaigning. - Community Organising Manager for Social Action Warwickshire, assisting local organisers to bring powerful change to the area. In addition, Siân worked as the Social Media Liaison for the Shifting Power and Sparking Community Strands. Bridging the gap between on-the-ground organising and strategic communications. Identifying opportunities to broaden understanding of the work, widen its reach, and help to grow trust and attract further funding. Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

The Community Action Fund exists to support grassroots campaigning and community organising in the UK. These grants are available to grassroots organisations that are building the power of their community and campaigning for long-term change.The Civic Power Fund's Community Action Panel joins grassroots organisers and campaigners from across the U.K. to co-assess grant proposals and finalise awards. Together they allocated £336,000 to grassroots movement building across the U.K.

- Facilitating a global community through HDCC, an organisation that brings together those affected by Huntington’s Disease.- Creating online events and Zoom sessions to promote discussion and participation for those affected by Huntington’s Disease.- Creating weekly content for social media platforms to encourage engagement and participation.- Meeting weekly with the admin team, delegating roles for the upcoming week.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Client Planning Advisors work with students and families to navigate the College Application Process. I worked as an advisor: researching institutions, securing scholarship money and funding for students, financially planning with families, and mentoring students through the college process. Another key part of this position was working on career development for each student, making sure that they felt secure and excited about the degree/career that they are on track to get.IN is a… Show more Client Planning Advisors work with students and families to navigate the College Application Process. I worked as an advisor: researching institutions, securing scholarship money and funding for students, financially planning with families, and mentoring students through the college process. Another key part of this position was working on career development for each student, making sure that they felt secure and excited about the degree/career that they are on track to get.IN is a leading company in College Planning, and had grown substantially over the last 10 years. CL has helped over 1000 families save over $80 million in higher education costs. Show less

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

As the Program Director, I worked alongside the organization's founder and president. I oversaw administrative programs, organized fundraising projects, and helped aid the overall goals of Lifesmart Education. LifeSmart Education is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that enhances the availability of nontraditional educational classes & resources for underserved youth and communities, helping those who need unwavering, positive life management skills.

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Performed various tasks including administrative work, database entry and music licensing, blog writing, podcast transcription, and researching of classical composers and musicians.

Davidson

Interacted with over 100 students and families advising them on the admissions process and the student experience. Engaged with current and prospective students about international admissions and reviewed current programming, and reviewed applications while participating in admission discussions alongside Admission Counselors.

Shanghai, China

Published daily online news articles aimed at educating and informing English readership in Shanghai, and demonstrated skills in written communications with a willingness to revise and edit work.

Davidson

Created marketing and promotional materials for on-campus leadership workshops, and organized and streamlined archival process for past student experiences in a cumulative document. Contributed content for online leadership blog: editing leader interviews and taking and editing photos.

Davidson, North Carolina

Worked extensively with excel to record and track data (on low-income student AP supplemental instruction) from schools nationwide. Designed infographics and other materials used in presentations nationwide, and was responsible for authorizing access for registered teachers across the United States to educational resources.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science, Music

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