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– Pursue, cultivate, solicit, and steward institutional funders and prospects.– Establish relationships and manage a portfolio of current and prospective institutionalfunders, which includes correspondence, phone calls, meetings, cultivation, andsolicitation.– Manage the proposal and reporting process for portfolio of institutional funders,which includes developing and writing compelling concept notes, grant proposals,and requests for institutional funding. – Work with MADRE Grantmaking & Partnerships and Advocacy & Policy staff to analyzeand capture MADRE's impact for funders.

- Provide English-Spanish and Spanish-English simultaneous interpretation via Zoom language interpretation feature for Spanish-speaking domestic workers during biweekly group therapy sessions, committee meetings, and program orientations.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Development- Manage the creation, implementation, and completion of all aspects of annual institutional giving plan, from prospect research to final submission. - Ensure the timely completion of over $2.4 million in grant proposals per year, including creating proposal narratives and budgets.- Complete annual reporting and compliance for nearly $1 million in private foundation, state and federal grants.- Steward relationships with prospective and existing institutional donors through regular communications.- Maintain organizational compliance with federal nonprofit and charity registration regulations in three states (NY, NJ, DC).- Participate in the Mosaic Network and Fund learning exchanges and working groups to further equitable funding for African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American (ALAANA) arts and culture groups in New York City.Communications- Direct communications strategy and implementation, managing multi-platform media presence reaching over 100,000 individuals annually.- Co-author and co-edit country-specific human rights reports cited by the European Commission- Serve as webmaster, designing and maintaining interface for desktop and mobile using WordPress plugin (Elementor), reaching an average of 4,000 individual visits per month.- Author and design quarterly and annual reports reaching 3,000 readers.Operations - Liaise with external accountants to ensure the timely completion of annual reviews and audits.- Designed and implement systems to track and manage data of over 4,000 applications for assistance annually.

Brooklyn, New York

Development-Supported the creation and implementation of all aspects of annual strategic development plan. -Assisted the timely completion of $1 million in grant proposals per year, including preparation of proposal narratives and budgets.-Compiled annual reporting and compliance for nearly $800,000 in private foundation, state and federal grants.Communications- Designed new website using WordPress plug-in Elementor, both desktop and mobile versions, and managed the updating and migration of all copy and content.- Supervised Community Outreach Coordinator in growing social media presence through digital communications strategy across Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.- Graphic design for social media posts, reports, quarterly newsletters, and website. Event Production- Coordinated production of 10 public events across 9 venues in 3 cities and online.

Manhattan, New York

- Provided daily administrative support to Director of Programs.- Coordinated the production and promotion of group exhibition featuring 12 artists.

Greater New York City Area

- Client and evidence preparation, country conditions research, applications for asylum or withholding of removal in cases of persecution on the basis of political opinion, membership to particular social group, religion, torture etc.

Amherst, Ma

– Recruited, trained and supervised 50+ student volunteers in implementing an international reproductive justice conference of over 80 workshops and 1,300 attendees– Managed 7,200 USD of grant funds to write and implement weekly educational programming engaging 15-30 students in reproductive justice activism and organizational leadership at local and national level– Collaborated with communications and fundraising staff to coordinate multi-platform donor outreach, including designing donor communication materials and speaking at donor engagement events.

Yaoundé, Cameroon

– Served on the Public Affairs Small Grants Program review committee, aiding in the approval, allocation and assessment of 70,000 USD in cultural and educational projects, and leading grantee meetings and interviews in French – Provided organizational and logistical support in the planning, execution and documentation of the First National Women’s Caucus of Cameroon– Represented the U.S. Embassy at Francophone and Anglophone cultural events, including the opening of the National Symposium on Slave Trade– Facilitated bilingual cultural pre-departure orientation and information sessions for current and prospective students to U.S. institutions through Education USA – Wrote speeches for U.S. Ambassador and Political-Economic Chief that integrated culturally appropriate signifiers

Maputo, Mozambique

– Surveyed 30 comparable institutions on end-of-service benefits in anticipation of internal policy changes– Conducted phone call follow ups to survey in English and Portuguese– Edited and updated instructional documents to reflect shifts in policy and structure– Digitized over 100 personnel files, transferring from hard copy to PDF format

Maputo, Mozambique

– Developed a comprehensive database of digital materials gathered from on-site visits– Transcribed, translated, and close captioned promotional videos from Portuguese to English– Produced print and digital communications materials featuring key project success stories

Maputo, Mozambique

– Created comprehensive excel database of monitoring and evaluation outcomes for all active agriculture projects

Bachelor'S Degree, Romance Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, Magna Cum Laude, Gpa 3.8

Activities and Societies: Board Member/Five College Coordinator – OUTreach (LGBTQ+ Umbrella Organization), Peer Advocate/Peer Support –.

Certificate, Reproductive Health, Rights And Justice

Activities and Societies: 2018 Lorna M. Peterson Prize Finalist Recognizing commitment to advancing sexual and reproductive health.

Certificate, Comparative Literature

Comparative Literature, Postcolonial and Francophone Studies. GPA: 3.75 2017 Sweet Briar Junior Year in France Merit Scholarship Recipient.

International Baccalaureate

Activities and Societies: Vice President, Student Government Association. Student Leader, Community-Based Learning. Varsity Women's Soccer.