Caroline Carrai - Consultant, ELEVATE

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Work Background

Elevate | Smart Grants for Powerful Social ChangeDirector

Mar. 2020Manage diverse non-profit client relationships (organizational revenue from +$1 million - +$100 million) and direct associated internal teams (grant writers; project coordinators) to set fundraising strategy and secure funding from foundation, government, and corporate entities.

Tax FoundationGrants Manager

Nov. 2019 - Feb. 2020Washington D.C. Metro AreaProposed and reported on more than $2 million personal annual donor portfolio to contribute to organizational $5.5 million annual budget. Designed tailored Salesforce grants management system to manage personal donor portfolio.

Signant HealthProject Manager II

Jan. 2019 - Nov. 2019Arlington, VALaunched patient-centric clinical trial apps for large pharmaceutical organizations, managing projects from inception and development, through testing, user acceptance, and launch. Managed multiple business-integral, high-profile client relationships.

Institute for Humane StudiesSenior Project Manager, Foundations

Apr. 2018 - Dec. 2018Raised several million dollars each year with team of five to advance organizational objectives, through managing projects from end-to-end to support the solicitation, procurement, and proper use of mission-critical funding. Developed and implemented grants management system to service grant lifecycles from award through reporting and completion.

Institute for Humane StudiesGrant Writer

Jun. 2015 - Apr. 2018Arlington, VARaised several million dollars each year with team of four to advance organizational objectives through strategic project management and comprehensive proposal construction and management, donor lifecycle-management, and grant solicitation and management.

Ecrion SoftwareMarketing Communications Associate

Jan. 2014 - May. 2015Rockville, MDDrove significant increase in website traffic through content writing, page redesign, and improved user experience. Developed print and digital sales materials that aided sales team effectiveness and managed and grew social media properties.

VocusMarketing Consultant

Sep. 2013 - Jan. 2014Herndon, VAProvided strategic advisory for the implementation of software solutions for clients while sourcing and building a pipeline of potential new clients. Aided the CEO of a small business in selecting the most appropriate marketing software for his organization.

CarterEnergy CorporationMarketing Coordinator

Jan. 2011 - Jul. 2011Overland Park, KSManaged continuous marketing operations under the direction of the VP of Marketing. Used the Adobe Creative Suite to design a full-page advertisement published in the Kansas City Royals Yearbook. Designed a half-page, color CarterEnergy advertisement featured in the annual Kansas City Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Gala booklet.

Falls Church News PressIntern

Aug. 2008 - Dec. 2008Falls Church, VAUsed AP style in all writing, met weekly deadlines, and employed the phone, email, and face-to-face meetings to interview and build contacts. Formatted and laid out the paper using InDesign and Adobe Photoshop, wrote weekly restaurant reviews and community and school news shorts, created weekly events calendar and wrote weekly calendar entries, and wrote feature story about the Grandparent Club of Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School.

George Mason University Office of AdmissionsClient Services Representative

Oct. 2006 - May. 2007Processed students' test scores, transcripts and other sensitive data on a daily basis. Produced formal emails, took phone calls, and worked with high schools and universities to gather required admissions materials. Answered questions and educated students about various admissions processes through phone, email, and face-to-face interaction.

Intouch SolutionsAccount Administrator

Oct. 2011 - Aug. 2013Overland Park, KSManaged the development and deployment of healthcare IT solutions and products (websites and applications) from inception to completion. Liaised with internal teams on behalf of clients. Led cross-functional project teams within the creative, development, analytical, and QA departments. Performed testing and review of website and application functionality in the development, staging, and live environments. • Launched HablemosADHD.com, a Spanish-language version of ADHDandYou.com. • Made periodic updates to Kaletra.com, and worked on website, application, email, and digital and print selling material conception, development, deployment, and updates for the drugs Kaletra, Humira, AndroGel, and Depakote. • Conceptualized and executed strategic email and social media campaigns and optimized SEO opportunities.

George Mason UniversityResidential Advisor

Aug. 2008 - May. 2009Fairfax, VAResponsible for 59 residents. Lived on the hall with residents, kept in contact through emails and meetings, organized and executed community building events, and conducted health and safety checks each semester.