Oxfam AmericaDevelopment Associate & Gender Focal Point
Sep. 2013 - Dec. 2015Boston• Work with foundation, government, and corporate development staff to ensure timely and high quality proposal and report submissions.
• Actively fundraise for Oxfam's Prevention of Gender-Based Violence Campaign in El Salvador and Guatemala.
• Serve as one of the organization’s main gender focal points by raising awareness, ensuring staff commitment and providing expertise on gender perspective within the organization and the Institutional Support Department.
• Prospect for new foundation, corporation and bilateral funding opportunities through donor alert services, resource directories and online research.
• Develop material for donor outreach and stewardship, such as bi-weekly funding trends newsletters, periodical briefing documents, detailed donor mappings, corporate screenings, and donor pitch assessments, among others.
• Coordinate and lead internal events and activities within the organization.
• Provide logistical support when collaborating with other Oxfam affiliates, consultants, and other external stakeholders in different projects.
• Fundraise for special programs by organizing donor visits/calls and establishing continued relationships.