William Needleman, M.A. Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a federally-funded job training program for older, unemployed, limited-resource jobseekers. SCSEP provides job search support and pays participants to volunteer weekly at nonprofit and governmental agencies.● Consistently exceeded administration-dictated goals, which included transforming low program enrollment into over-enrollment within several months (from 140 to 160+ participants). ● Designed and executed an outreach plan; built relationships with 30+ nonprofit agencies.● Transformed job search support; 2.5x more participants hired in 2023 than in 2022. ● Manage a $1,100,000+ program budget (federal grant from The Department of Labor). ● Supervise 8 - 12 office personnel who manage payroll, job coaching, and enrollment.● Developed a dozen job training opportunities for English as a Second Language Speakers.● Expanded job training opportunities, added dozens of new assignments across industries. ● Planned, implemented, and analyzed two strategic plans that connected SCSEP applicants and participants with 200+ job training assignments.● Led the consolidation of two offices, including transferring personnel and equipment.● Streamlined various essential processes, including program enrollment and payroll.

ARC is a nonprofit that supports Ohioans with developmental disabilities. ● Assisted with developing a recruitment strategy, marketing materials, and marketing budget.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Village is a nonprofit program that provides support for older adults to remain in their homes.● Transformed a volunteer deficit into a surplus by recruiting 50+ volunteers in 4 months● Pioneered a successful volunteer training, and rewards program ● Coordinated dozens of events for members and volunteers by partnering with 20+ organizations● Mobilized dozens of middle school students to collect over $1,000-worth of gifts for Village members ● Researched foundations likely to fund Village; updated grant materials (research on successful aging)● Designed recruitment flyers, newsletters, and event and service satisfaction surveys● Streamlined processes for recruiting, onboarding, and retaining volunteers ● Expanded Village’s social media presence on Facebook and LinkedIn

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

BSB is a nonprofit that provides limited-resource families with children’s books at no cost to them.● Generated $90,000-worth of book donations from organizations in Greater Akron in less than 4 months● Spearheaded a project that gave stocked bookshelves (500+ books) to 11 nonprofits in Greater Akron● Authored 2 grants; awarded $3,945 by Believe in Reading and The Portage Foundation● Launched Facebook fundraiser that collected $854; outraised BSB’s largest fundraiser by triple● Boosted BSB’s Facebook page followers from 500 to 650, a nearly 25% increase● Forged partnerships with 45+ organizations in Greater Akron, including nonprofits, government agencies, schools, PTOs, PTAs, churches, businesses, chambers of commerce, and rotary clubs● Revamped organizational procedures for recruiting, training, and retaining volunteers● Redesigned BSB’s website, event satisfaction survey, informational flyers, and fundraising toolkit

Tutored, graded papers for, and taught classes of 100+ undergraduates

BREAD is a nonprofit that organizes political advocacy initiatives around socio-economic issues. ● Assisted with developing and evaluating a comprehensive recruitment strategyParticipated in strategic meetings with politicians and business leaders ● Assisted with event planning, management, and record keeping

● Developed safety curriculum, participated in disaster safety presentations, recruited dozens of volunteers, and assisted with volunteer database management and the preparation of fundraising events.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Communication, Survey Research

Activities and Societies: Grading Assistant-tutored students and graded papers

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Major: Sociology, Communication

Cum Laude with honors