William Ruff Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Provides strategic planning and coordination in order to create winning concepts for humanitarian funding opportunities. Supports in planning, writing and reviewing, coordinating sector specialists, and developing content for key strategic funding proposals for the Humanitarian Affairs Team (HAT), along with managing a $40M+ portfolio of private and U.S..

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Lead overall implementation of $3 million multi-sectoral humanitarian project, with the goal of advancing women-centered and locally led humanitarian response approaches.
• Ensure coordination, organization and coordination between 8 project teams.
• Monitor progress against quarterly and annual milestones, indicators and goals.
• Oversee budget management, contract execution and procurement for project activities.
• Work closely with fundraising team, program teams and finance team to prepare donor updates and narrative and financial reports.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Provide expert advice on the development of proposals for emergency funding and support the management of the Humanitarian Team’s portfolio of restricted funding grants, such as awards from OFDA, BPRM and FFP.
• Provide technical support for the design of emergency response proposals, interpret and negotiate agreement terms and conditions, review progress reports and monitor emergency programs to ensure donor compliance and.
• Play a key coordinating role during emergency responses, and provide backstop capacity to CARE’s HQ response.
• Deploy as necessary to lead proposal development efforts for emergency responses.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Developed concept notes, proposals and capital campaign materials at various giving levels for foundation, private and corporate donors.
• Prepared reports on funded projects and programs in collaboration with country offices and relationship managers.
• Supported all Institutional Fundraising and Marketing teams, with special focus on Direct Marketing and small-sum fundraising efforts through Communications and Marketing.
• Developed list of dollar handles (tangible examples of CARE’s work) for use in organization-wide fundraising.
• Prepared pooled fund proposals/reports to assist in fundraising for humanitarian and natural disasters.
• Conducted storytelling training (in English & Spanish) to build capacity of local staff.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Identified foundation funding prospects in all of CARE’s program areas.
• Updated research based on program strategies, ranking prospects by likelihood of success.
• Knowledge management – maintained and updated unit records on shared internal systems.
• Performed due diligence reviews and alignment analyses of large corporate partners.
• Developed cultivation plans for Persian Gulf Region donors with Head of Strategic Partnerships.
• Developed successful $80,000 grant proposal for the AARP Foundation funding emergency response efforts after the Nepal earthquake

Atlanta

• Tutored clients in oral and written language comprehension and math, based on individual needs.
• Worked with Center Director and Consultants to provide a stimulating and fun learning environment.

Atlanta, Georgia

• Contacted to local businesses to inform them about membership programs.
• Conducted research on prospective members and donors.
• Coordinated communication between local business and the Membership Manager.
• Created and updated Excel spreadsheet of all existing downtown businesses.

Huaraz, Peru

• Trained and supervised 4 community health promoters; developed and conducted community needs assessment.
• Wrote proposal and received a Peace Corps Partnership Program grant totaling $2,565; leveraged $2,200 in partner contributions from the district government.
• Wrote and managed a USAID-funded grant via the President’s Emergency Plan to Fund Aids Relief (PEPFAR) to implement a youth-focused HIV/AIDS prevention project.
• Managed project over the course of two years which: Trained 36 families and 4 educational institutions in the construction and maintenance of improved cooking stoves so as to reduce the incidence of respiratory.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Contacted police stations to locate lost auto accident reports for insurance agencies.
• Answered incoming calls to the company and dealt with questions and issues that arose.
• Managed and updated records in the company database.

Atlanta, Georgia

• Conducted research on the nature of autism in the Somali/Ethiopian refugee community in the United States and specifically the greater Atlanta area.
• Created a grant proposal template for the organization.
• Helped to create a needs assessment tool focusing on autism in refugee families.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Managed and encouraged alumni giving to the Emory Annual Gift Fund, which funds student scholarships.
• Contacted alumni notify them about updates, events and changes occurring in the University.
• Answered inbound calls from alumni and replied to questions regarding the University and its policies.

Cordoba, Argentina

• Taught 20 Argentine children, ages 8-14 years, basic spoken and written English.
• Coordinated after-school activities, such as soccer games, for adolescents in the community.
• Helped prepare and serve a meal every afternoon to approximately 30 children.

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa), Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Activities and Societies: Graduate Research Assistant, Governor Joe Frank Harris Scholar Areas of study included nonprofit financial.

Bachelor Of Arts In Political Science, Public Health

Activities and Societies: Political Science Honors Society Areas of study included political science and international relations with a.

Associate Of The Arts Degree, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Brad Edwards Leadership Award, Seney Scholar, Peer Assistant Leader, Interfaith Council, Outdoor Oxford, Lifeguard