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DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES EVERYWHERE ORGANIZATIONWe are looking for individuals who are grant writers and or have grant writing fundraising experience to help implement fundraising tasks, donation procurement, Grant Writing and funding proposal writing, within the following initiatives:Fundraising implementation tasks to raise money.Securing donations from individuals, organizations/businesses, sponsors, investors, etc.Grant writing & procurement. Completing applications for funding opportunities.Fundraising campaign management and development to increase outreach.Fundraising marketing strategies and implementation including drafting elevator pitches, creating pitch presentations & presenting them.Fundraising/donation communication tasks including outreach to individuals, organizations/businesses to secure donations.Researching sponsor, funding and partnership opportunities.Drafting guidelines for resolving inquiries developing strategies to improve outreach capabilities.
Grant Application Research and Writing
The main goal of this project is help Lingobility explore, develop, and write various grant applications.
Policy research on sustainable finance, tax justice, and climate policy
Re_Generation aims to re_imagine our schools, re_purpose our careers, and re_model our companies to be aligned with regenerative principles. We created Canada’s largest platform to empower youth in sustainability and social impact.Our website has Canada's largest centralized resource for young people who want to start a career in sustainability & social impact. It includes a self-assessment guide, 60+ career path interviews with industry leaders, 10+ sectoral guides to understand the key trends and opportunities of various sectors & industries, and a job board page that includes the most extensive mapping of places to get an internship in social impact & sustainability. Policy research for youth organizations, who are under-represented in this space, will be a key lever towards advancing the ambition of Canada’s regulatory and investing landscape.
Non-Profit Proposal / Grant Writing
We are looking for assistance in finding and completing proposals and/or grant applications that support our mission and vision statement.We believe this project will include:Assist with defining a company-identified community problem and defining the scope of a corresponding project.Develop a needs statement that characterizes the community problem and justifies the need for our project and funding.Identify potential sponsors and funding opportunities that are a good fit for our organization and project.Interpret a request for proposal (RFP).Research, plan, write, edit, and revise a persuasive proposal narrative.Improve the clarity and persuasiveness of our company's grant proposal writing.Research into other grant opportunities to support our cause
Work experience
Major Gifts Assistant
JDRF Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
June 27 - August 26
• Assisted in managing a portfolio of $1M+ donors and gifts, including cultivating relationships with prospects to increase giving levels.
• Created and implemented prospecting plans for new donor acquisition, cultivation, retention, and expansion.
• Assisted in Heading and Overseeing the JDRF Golf Marathon in Ontario including acquisition of volunteers,
golf courses, and marketing
• Upgraded and Streamlined profiles within JDRF’s Customer Relationship Management software ([CRM],
Clearview)
Front End Associate
Bullock's Your Independent Grocer
Huntsville, Ontario, Canada
May 1 - June 24
• Excelled in a fast-paced setting by demonstrating skills in customer service problem solving and relationship building by communicating effectively with 200+ customers a day from diverse backgrounds
• Mentored and supervised new employees on basic customer service techniques and procedures
• Monitored $5000 dollars in cash, as well as credit card payments, ensuring payments received and the records
balanced at the end of the day
• Initiated an education program, and accessibility tools for individuals with disabilities within the workplace.
Education
Bachelor of the Arts , Psychology and Disability Studies
Western University
September 1 - Current
Personal projects
The Power of Music: The Effect of Music on Helping Behaviour
September 9 - April 8
Associated with Huron University
This research project, completed for class credit in PSYCH2780: Social Psychology, examined the correlation between music and pro-social behaviour. Specifically focusing on Music and the likelihood of donating to crowdfunding campaigns.
The Ambiguous Case of Education and Women in Elizabethan England
September 1 - April 8
Associated with King's University College
This was a culmination of my education in the King's University College Foundations In Western Thought and Civilization Program. For the final, original research paper, I wrote about the disparity of education between the classes for women, integrating literary and philosophical content with the historical.