Nonprofits I have Learned Under
FamilyReach is a New-Jersey and Boston-based nonprofit dedicated to removing the financial barriers standing between a cancer patient and their treatment. Loss of income, out-of-pocket expenses, and socioeconomic factors create disparities in the financial burdens families face. Family Reach delivers financial education, financial coaching, resource navigation, and emergency relief funds to patients and caregivers facing a cancer diagnosis so no family has to choose between their health and their home.
Reflection on Contributions:
I have mainly been assisting with the Cancer Equity Initiative and The LiFT Network. In collaborating with Morgan O’Brien, Family Reach’s Senior Project Manager of Strategic Initiatives, I have helped the evolution of the Cancer Equity Initiative, both in imagining a new vision and critically analyzing our progress.
With help from Brian Morello, Senior Project Manager of The LiFT Network and a family co-founder, we added 134 new potential prospects for The LiFT Network and set up the framework to continue using GuideStar, a beneficial nonprofit technology. Thanks to guidance from Fran Firth, LiFT’s Relationship Manager, we brainstormed ways to continue elevating the user experience of the LiFT Member online community.
The greatest lesson I have learned from this internship is how rewarding it is to be kind. Every team member that I have had the pleasure of working with, learning from, or getting to know on a personal level has reinforced that being a good team player means bringing kindness to the forefront of everything that we do at Family Reach.
References:
Molly O'Brien (Direct Supervisor/Senior Manager, Strategy and Impact) :
Brian Morello (Family Founder and LiFT Senior Project Manager):
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Title: Strategic Partnerships Intern
Responsibilities:
Prospect & Pipeline Building: Work collaboratively with the Strategy & Alliances Team to build the greater prospect and pipeline list to drive forward key team goals. Key responsibilities in this area will include:
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Conduct research and analysis on prospective organizations to help identify prospects for
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The LiFT Network: Family Reach's coalition of cancer nonprofits
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Family Reach Imagine Session: Audiences, Stakeholders & Potential Speakers
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Community Outreach: Trusted community organizations within Black and Hispanic cancer communities
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Create or work with the Strategy & Alliances team existing data systems to
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Record prospects and individual and organizational findings for future engagement
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Identify and enter prospects into into Salesforce including lead scoring metrics to help support the LiFT Team's recruitment and development efforts
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When applicable conduct pipeline prospect outreach to
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Nonprofits in the cancer space to establish initial interest and eligibility of a LiFT Network Member
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Potential Community Outreach Partners or Imagine Session future partners
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Relationship Support: Work closely with the Strategy & Alliances Team to engage existing and future partners in effective ways.
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Utilize existing methods of communication, content and technology to
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Offer suggestions on how to improve the user experience of The LiFT Network’s Online Community including member engagement and collaboration, navigation, and content.
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Research and investigate trends in
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Virtual and hybrid conferences across all industries and present key findings on how other organizations best engage attendees in meaningful and productive ways to support the future planning of Family Reach’s Imagine Sessions
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Internal and External Meeting Engagement: Across the department, this position will be exposed to many internal and external virtual meetings and understand how we work collectively as a team.
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Attend and participate in external and internal team and cross departmental virtual meetings prepared to report on findings as needed.
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Capture any notes from meetings including documenting next steps, due dates, and task owners.
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With the guidance of supervisors gain experience in key meeting agenda building and follow up with both Internal and External Stakeholders.
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Attend any LiFT Member onboarding and/or training calls as new members join The Network, as well as attend any regular status meetings with Members as requested
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Nonprofit organization that provides resources to Commercially Sexually Exploited Children and victims of sexual violence, human sexual trafficking, and other sexual crimes. Partners with 84 agencies and Sexual Assault Response Teams across 40 California counties to reach around 25-50 victims each day.
Position: Development Intern
Responsibilities:
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Produced outreach content, generated outreach lists, conducted talent searches, and assisted in talent management for 3 major fundraising events
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Trained in small grant writing - led the search process, assisted in early-stage proposal writing, and participated in communication with funders
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Wrote foundational documents and website content for 2 newly developed programs - a virtual volunteer platform (Amplifying Dignity) and a fundraising project to promote the emotional and physical health of youth (Operation Esteem)
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JB CARING HEARTS
Breaking the Silence on Menstruation for Ugandan Girls (Kajjansi, Uganda) (08/2019 - 08/2019)
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Developed a women's empowerment program at a young Ugandan nonprofit, JB Caring Hearts. Aimed at engaging multiple sectors of the disadvantaged female population, we hired adult women from slums to sew reusable sanitary pads for teenage girls. Mentored adult women on business and saving while conducting programming for young school girls on safe sex, healthy relationships, and the realities of menstruation.
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Intimately involved with every step of program development involving initial brainstorming, budgeting, fundraising, team building, and implementation.
Solar Electric Cooking in Ghana (09/2019 - 12/2019)
Worked within an interdisciplinary group of undergraduate students to support the start of SolCook, a company based in Ghana that will provide a cheap, sustainable alternative to cooking with biomass. Our team acted as consultants and researchers on business strategies, marketing, and finance to Cal Poly professor Peter Schwartz who received an international grant to spread this technology. Personally took on task of creating a list of introspective questions to refer back to as the company grows so as to stay ethical and culturally conscious.
