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0-5 years of experience
Charged with engaging residents and anchor institutions to participate in organized urban renewal tasks to restore vibrant, diverse neighborhoods and build community. Created and implemented community-building strategies that engaged residents and anchor institutions to take action in neighborhood revitalization efforts. Identified and developed community leaders to promote and support building healthy, mixed-income residential communities; resulting in increased capacity for social change. Planned and implemented recruitment strategies to increase organization’s membership, donations and volunteers. Influenced and expanded inclusiveness by encouraging diverse residents, faith based organizations, businesses and city officials to participate with community outreach events and activities. Developed, marketed and facilitated educational activities/seminars, meetings, and events; resulting in improved relationships, programs, and resources. Planned and coordinated the organization’s two largest community events, totaling over 1,200 attendees annually. Created and implemented processes to evaluate the outcomes of activities, including measuring, tracking, reporting and taking appropriate follow-up action. Managed events – led fundraising initiatives for event donations; assisted with planning, organizing and implementing marketing strategies for events; and recruited and coordinated event participants and volunteers.
- Neighborhood Beautification Project: organized the largest neighborhood clean-up in the organization’s history.
- Adopt-a-Block campaign: increased the number of Block Captain recruits by 31% and blocks adopted by 36% from previous years.
- Implemented leadership development and training program; resulting in resident leaders enhancing volunteer recruitment and retention skills and increased memberships by 11%.
0-5 years of experience
Assisted with establishing a grassroots volunteer organization through recruitment and event planning throughout the northwest side of Chicago.
- Trained volunteers on the Votebuilder data system used by the [company name] campaign as well as various social media outlets to build the campaign.
- Implemented weekly events held throughout the northwest side of Chicago aimed at driving recruitment, as well as inform voters of the policies of the Obama administration.
- Assisted with the systematic on-the-ground canvassing in swing states to inform voters of new election laws and discuss issues that pertain to the reelection of the President.
- Managed three wards in the city of Chicago by recruiting and developing a team and communication through social media, email, and phone calls.
- Consistently managed and ensured that two interns completed their necessary work to ensure the progress and growth of the team.
- Regularly responsible for a team that contributed to 1500 calls a week for volunteer recruitment in order to build and expand the team throughout the Wards 33, 35. And 26 in Chicago.
0-5 years of experience
Consistently a top fundraiser during our humanitarian & environmental campaigns
- Promoted to field manager in less than 1 month, made new people feel comfortable
- Maintained confident body language & positive attitude during inclement weather
- Communicated clearly and effectively and overcame objections politely
0-5 years of experience
Outreach for East African community in the 5th district and increased voter turnout.
- Coordinated with other campaigns to strategize best ways to organize diverse communities.
- Managed and worked closely with team of fellows, interns, and volunteers.
- Met weekly goals of 300 phone calls and 200 door-knocking.
- Built and maintained relationship with community organizations and community leaders.
- Translated campaign literatures from English to Somali
0-5 years of experience
Provided seamless communication programs that resulted in increased visibility and community recognition.
- Contributed to developing a homogenous relationship between many different community cultures.
- Developed relationships with large memberships of Local Unions throughout New York and Massachusetts.
- Planned and implemented strategic legislative, electoral and community support campaigns.
- Analyzed key and timely policy issues in areas of legislation and collective bargaining.
0-5 years of experience
Organized and implemented activities to foster student development
- Delivered public addresses to audiences ranging from 50-320+ people on a regular basis
- Facilitated and executed strategies to increase student retention by at least 10% at Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Fullerton College Christian Students on Campus
- Accountable for 6 roll-calls each day on a weekly basis as a part of character cultivation
- Cultivated and developed an affinity for the development of young people and humanitarian endeavors
0-5 years of experience
United States Peace Corps
- Created and managed the regional Conference on Gender Equality, from proposal stage to grant closure. Supervised all operations including event content, promotion/communication, and logistics.
- Facilitated large-scale agricultural projects, coordinating efforts with over 150 farmers and neighboring communities. Attained fluency in the local tribal language of Mandinka, relying on creative problem-solving to affect behavior change and utilize successful inter-culture communication.
- Experienced in grant-writing and project proposals: successfully awarded 3 grants totaling over $10,000
- Nominated by peers to counsel volunteers and facilitate conflict resolution as a Peer Support Contact.
0-5 years of experience
- Professional Development: Assisted in the professional development of other staff members, local community groups and individual leaders through creating and conducted training curriculums.
- Volunteer Recruitment & Outreach: Increased volunteer membership by 30%
- Research: Researched and investigated community issues, organized detailed research reports, managed research meetings with local officials, businesses and non-profits.
- Campaign Management: Directed and assisted in four 200+ public meetings with community members and local officials. Started and lead three successful campaigns on youth civic engagement, business development and public education budgets.
0-5 years of experience
Implemented the Project Choice Program to mobilize California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) students in the prevention and/or reduction of risky behaviors associated with alcohol, tobacco, other drugs (ATOD), HIV/AIDS, and related health issues
- Taught and mentored CSULB students to provide guidance and support in their personal and professional growth
- Created and presented HIV/ATOD education to CSULB students and staff
- Recruited, trained, supervised, and guided student Peer Health Advocates and Interns to conduct HIV/ATOD prevention and risk reduction via workshops, health fairs, and social media campaigns
- Designed, distributed, and maintained up-to-date health education materials through program-related web sites, PowerPoint’s, posters, press releases, and printed materials
- Implemented Project Choice curriculum in HIV/AIDS and ATOD prevention with dynamic hands-on and project-based lessons to teach CSULB students to be Peer Health Advocates
- Successfully outreached to over 1300 CSULB students annually
- Developed and maintained collaborative working relationships with agencies in Long Beach to inform CSULB students of community health services
- Collaborated in survey tool development and implementation of health needs assessment
10+ years of experience
Organized, managed and supervised 200 + residents, to complete targeted goals
- Planned, and facilitated community meetings of 200 + residents, and stakeholders
- Assisted in the increase of 275+ residents active participation in improving community issues
- Assisted in planning, managing and supervising fundraising and events
0-5 years of experience
- Executed a regional campaign plan to defeat the Minnesota Marriage Amendment in the Winona area
- Organized and directed a Winona campaign launch event with over 200 people in attendance.
- Developed leadership skills in campaign volunteers utilizing one-on-one conversations and training
- Recruited over 35 organizations, businesses and faith communities to join the coalition
0-5 years of experience
Community Organizer – Worked with a coalition comprised students and families. Fighting against cuts to K-12 education, getting back the earned income tax credit to low income families.
- Organized groups to protect Michigan’s working lower class families and students.
- Spoke to senators on behalf of students and middle/low income families. Conducted weekly scheduled senate visits.
- Tasks performed: Held local campus rallies, performed workshops to keep students aware of new laws being enacted that directly impact them, student activist recruitment.
0-5 years of experience
Developed tools, governance, and vital relationships for non-profit subsidiary
- Implemented and managed organization budget of $85,000
- Supervised and trained Associate Organizer
- Recruited, trained, and managed 300 volunteers in policy research and strategy development
0-5 years of experience
Provided counseling to Latino, LGBTQ, immigrant, and homeless people
- Facilitated support groups for youth, men of color, and Transgender women
- Conducted and entered in-take assessments and submitted progress notes daily in a timely manner
- Participated in clinical supervision, strategic communications, fundraising, and community outreach
- Developed and implemented Healing Circles for undocumented and LGBTQ people: UndocuQueers
- Developed and facilitated Martes Cultural for mental health, housing, and HIV/AIDS talk
- Designed fliers for events, managed social media, and maintained in-house message boards updated
0-5 years of experience
- Managed local campaigns to improve the NYC public education system and performed research on school districts to gather and analyze statistics.
- Coordinated canvassing staff to recruit individuals for community meetings and events.
- Successfully organized and handled the logistics for parent-led meetings to develop education and community-based campaigns.
0-5 years of experience
- Supervised 30 Prayer Team members, 8 band members, and 4 pastors
- Led administrative staff in meeting the financial and spiritual needs of the local community
- Planned and promoted church events
0-5 years of experience
Conducted outreach efforts on the north east side of Chicago and built a base of trained volunteers
- Researched opportunities for affordable housing development in the Uptown, Edgewater and Rogers Park community areas in Chicago
- Supervised and created work plan for Master’s level student interns and volunteers
- Worked with local officials, city departments, and community leaders to retain community diversity and support affordable housing
6-10 years of experience
Assist manufactured home (mobile) park residents to collectively purchase their parks (Co-ops) to create sustainable, affordable communities.
- Through speaking engagements (community organizing) educate residents, owners, and real estate brokers, legislators on the benefits of resident ownership (manufactured home park cooperatives).
- Facilitated the conversion of three (3) manufactured home communities in New York
- Assists in preparing development budgets and obtaining financing for real estate
- Create marketing materials to prospective manufactured home communities, real estate
- Organize and train residents in board governance and management.
- Assist in preparing development budgets; obtaining financing for resident park purchases; and fulfilling funding source reporting requirements.
0-5 years of experience
Organized and facilitated community meetings
- Developed and taught environmental, arts, and health classes at local school
- Facilitated workshops with health workers
- Facilitated the development of an organic school garden and composting project
- Determined materials needed, budgeted for projects and recruited volunteers
0-5 years of experience
Assisted with daily housing tasks including contacting tenants, collecting rent, filing yearly reports
- Worked on a committee which planned the programming for a new health-based community center/school
- Worked on a committee which lead a fresh, healthy food movement for CLOTH’s Jr. High/High School, Community Healthy Academy of the Heights
- Wrote several successful grant proposals
0-5 years of experience
- Facilitated HIV/substance abuse prevention workshops to teenagers’ ages 12-19 years old
- Conducted presentations to the community on the outcomes of HIV and Substance abuse prevention workshops
- Assisted on developing youth HIV and substance abuse prevention curriculum submitted to nationally accredited SAMHSA
- Attended a week long Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) training in Maryland
- Accompanied two youth to meet with Senator Warren in Washington, D.C. regarding youth prevention strategies
- Guided youth on creating unique HIV and substance abuse prevention events within their community
0-5 years of experience
Developed and implemented a community based action plan and process to address community issues and create strategies
- Developed benchmarks to measure project success in terms of community mobilization, community change, youth participation, and reduction of crime
- Developed and implemented youth crime prevention program
- Facilitated youth workshops on life skills, conflict resolution, self-esteem, and ager management
- Convened community and youth team meetings and support community leader to effectively facilitate meetings
- Trained youth and adult community residents in the art of grassroots organizing and community mobilization
- Assisted community leaders to coordinate the effective delivery of city and youth services
- Distributed program and community information at community events and citywide events
0-5 years of experience
- Lead CLUE-LA Long Beach and LAX organizer working in partnership with IBT Ports Division, UNITE-HERE Local 11 and SEIU USWW
- Designed and implemented strategic organizing plan to mobilize Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, and Muslim congregations in Long Beach, San Pedro, Westchester, and Inglewood
- Coordinated and planned 2 day event in Seattle for Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports member religious leaders from New Jersey, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Seattle coinciding with industry meeting the coalition was protesting.
- Led monthly committee meetings: created agendas; office-visited, called, and emailed committee members to confirm attendance, and facilitated conversations about upcoming activities.
- With 3-6 union and non-profit coalition team members planned 10 plus large scale public demonstrations & religious parts of the demonstrations including researching appropriate prayers and procuring religious symbols.
- Ghost wrote letters and op-ed pieces from religious leaders to political officials and print media outlets that were subsequently published. Coordinated meetings with political leaders.
- Managed, trained and developed leadership for individual Young Religious Fellows each summer.
- Designed and implemented Labor In The Pulpit at 15 congregations.
0-5 years of experience
- Established and managed the Occupy the Vote initiative for the Philadelphia area and African-American community through presentations on voter education and by providing information at various outlets including public high schools, town hall meetings, church services, etc.
- Conducted research and managed campaign data through the VAN system, a voter administrative tool
- Recruited and trained volunteers on Get Out the Vote strategies such as canvassing, phone banking, tabling events, and networking at relevant events where target demographic is represented
- Created and presented weekly progress reports to managing directors and other regional organizers
0-5 years of experience
- Project member for the Woodbridge neighborhood of Detroit, promoted public safety through the conduction of primary and secondary research and the production of community events/activities.
- Led multiple block club meetings in the neighborhood to understand community issues and to elaborate to residents on the mission and purpose of AmeriCorps’ engagement with the community.
- Analyzed crime data in the neighborhood to determine which crimes were most frequent and when they typically occurred, passing along the information to the Wayne State Police Department in bi-monthly meetings.
- Conducted extensive research of certain types of crime especially prevalent in Woodbridge, applying knowledge gained therein to promote crime prevention efforts.
- Organized multiple community-wide events to promote public safety and foster neighborhood cohesion.
0-5 years of experience
Conducted primary survivor outreach. Found, approached, & corroborated testimony from 40+ individuals
- Represented the effort in podcasts and other media outreach activities
- Acted as promoter for multiple Twitter Storms and other social media activities
- Helped drive over 2,100 change.org signatures using Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, etc.
- Moderator for the Facebook Page, and www.shutdownloganriver.com
0-5 years of experience
Communicate the mission of [company name] to approximately forty constituents face-to-face per diem
- Raise an average of $200 per diem for public health and environmental campaigns
- Train new canvassers and train more experienced canvassers for leadership positions
- Organize and file paperwork
- Lead motivational, informative briefings
- Motivate community members to take action in their districts for positive social change
6-10 years of experience
- Coordinated efforts to organize tenant associations in City owned buildings.
- Assisted Homeowners in foreclosure with the modification process by obtaining, verifying, and organizing required documentation.
- Participated with workshop facilitation on information pertaining to FHB, DOB, and HPD.
- Organized and interacted with more than 30 churches in Bedford Stuyvesant, NY to share strategies on building and maintaining wealth with their congregants.
- Assisted with supervision and management of the construction of a 52 unit building (Completed July 2010).
- Organized efforts to relocate tenants by providing social services, and consulting with moving companies.
- Provided support and administrative assistance toward various BSDC organizational initiatives.
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