Yi Wei Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, IL, US

IFF improves the world by strengthening nonprofits and the communities they serve. As a mission-driven lender, real estate consultant, and developer, IFF helps communities thrive by creating opportunities for low-income communities and persons with disabilities.In the role as VP of Impact Capital, I am responsible for accelerating the flow of capital.

Denver, CO, US

• Global Strategy: Established iDE as the go-to WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) market development organization in the sector, frequently cited in sector literature and pursued as a partner by donors, multinational.
• Inclusive Commercialization: Managed a $39M portfolio with operations across six countries in Asia and Africa. The portfolio engaged over 350+ local enterprises to become the largest rural sanitation market development.
• Capital raising: Maintained a win rate of 50%-60%, well above the industry standard of 20%, securing funding from the governments of Australia, Canada, Netherlands, and the US; large national and international.
• Government engagement: All six portfolio country governments successfully adopted pro-market guidelines for sanitation as a result of compelling evidence and effective advocacy.
• Impact measurement, compliance, reporting: Delivered best-in-class impact measurement and reporting for investors and funders, drawing on sophisticated data analytics and impact evaluation.

Denver, CO, US

• Support iDE’s Global WASH programs in building capacity for innovation and market strategy, specifically in Human-Centered Design, microfinance, and waste management.
• Supported the design and management of 3-year Sanitation Marketing Scale-Up program, which facilitated the sale of 141,000 latrines without any subsidy. The project was funded by the Gates Foundation, the Stone Family.
• Oversight includes research on product design, financing, government engagement, business training, sales, social marketing, and global replication. Promising research results are applied at scale nationally and.

Miami Beach, Florida, US

• Fluenz is an innovation driven boutique language software company focused on the user experience and bridging design and education. 2007
• Edited 300+ hours of Mandarin language-learning software, correcting grammar, syntax, and pronunciation
• Wrote, produced and starred in new series of Mandarin podcasts 2008-2009
• Wrote, produced and starred in Mandarin level 3 program, including all dialogues, practice exercises, and podcasts
• New content helped catapult Fluenz Mandarin products to be consistently 4.5 star rated products on Amazon.com and a top-selling product in Borders bookstores across the USPresent
• Serve as adviser and language expert for client inquiries

US

• The ArtScience Prize is a catalyst for student learning through passionate pursuit of innovative art and design ideas at the cutting edge of science.The ArtScience Prize fuses a decade of experience working with Boston.
• Lead city-wide recruiting effort to attract talented, creative Boston public high school students for design and innovation competition
• Fostered relationships with 40 high schools and set up processes to continue relationship building
• Created, produced, and performed an interactive, multimedia act, reaching over 5000 high school students in four weeks
• High-touch, creative recruitment efforts lead to a 20% increase in applications over the previous year

• Health & Disability Advocates (HDA) is a national organization, based in Chicago, Illinois, that uses multiple strategies to promote income security and improve healthcare access and services for children, people with.
• Provided legal advocacy to clients including: special education kids, homeless mentally ill, military and families
• Conducted legal intakes, client follow-up, and factual investigation
• Conducted legal research, medical records research, and crafted cases for clients for Social Security benefits
• Lead initiative to join nation-wide DCFS database and set up processes to catalog all state services for military families

US

• New Sector Alliance is a nonprofit consulting and leadership development firm, working across sectors to help established and emerging leaders tackle pressing social problems.
• Served as full-time, on-site New Sector consultant at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), dedicated to helping community residents transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities.
• Conducted two case studies analyzing strategic alliances of community development corporations (CDC’s)
• Produced three major reports for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation on best practices and potential strategies on mission delivery, governance, and relationship with funders
• Findings catalyzed immediate implementation of recommendations by Home Ownership Center of Worcester and Boston-wide panel discussion hosted by The Boston Foundation

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, AR

• JA Worldwide is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs. Junior Achievement programs.
• Translated over 200 pages of text (Spanish-English) ranging from workbooks on a “Business Ethics” course, to scripts of promotional movie montages
• Observed classes and provided consultation on how to improve classroom productivity: increased student participation by 30% by emphasizing importance of hands-on experience, e.g. entrepreneur fairs

Bachelors, Cum Laude, Social Studies And Music

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

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