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United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Developed and implemented an engagement strategy for affiliate initiatives related to youth programming, university chapters, and a young professionals council by facilitating monthly planning meetings, managing program budgets and fundraising goals, and providing meaningful volunteer and advocacy opportunities across cohorts.Built and maintained relationships with community stakeholders by on-boarding new volunteers, presenting to prospective supporters, and soliciting donors for engagement events and programs.Identified and implemented opportunities for skills-based and virtual volunteers to support affiliate operations.

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Created an innovative volunteer engagement strategy and oversaw the district-wide deployment of meals, technology, and resources to ensure equitable access to students and families during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.Recruited, coordinated, and documented a network of more than 500 volunteers per week across response initiatives (e.g. meal distribution centres, grocery delivery to families in housing transition, laptop distribution).Planned and executed over 70 volunteer projects annually across more than 40 schools in the district through collaboration with corporate sponsors, non-profit groups, faith-based organizations, and community members.Developed a Salesforce database to track individual and group volunteer enrolment, involvement, and retention over time, and used these metrics to foster sustainable relationships between schools and volunteer partners.Stewarded relationships with diverse stakeholders including community partners, school staff, students, and families through the facilitation of impactful and engaging volunteer experiences.

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Planned and led community meetings, outreach campaigns, and planning workshops through an appreciative approach in Southwood, a 1,500-person community undergoing a resident-led neighbourhood revitalisation process.Developed key coalitions with local government officials, community organizations, and non-profit partners to ensure the Southwood neighbourhood is successfully redeveloped into a mixed-income, mixed-use community.Directed the community-wide communications initiative in Spanish and English, which included managing social media platforms, developing a monthly neighbourhood newsletter, and creating print materials for distribution.Managed the affiliate’s client management system, including data collection and analysis to monitor and evaluate outcomes and generate comprehensive reports for grants, internal initiatives, and outside stakeholders.