Summary
Skills
Accomplishments
Work History
Education
Additional Information
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Intern
Ani Ramos

Ani Ramos

Development & Fundraising
SSM,ON

Summary

  • Self-assured collaborative activator.
  • Highly dependable, ethical and reliable support and leader.
  • Innovative community development professional supporting nonprofits to carry out their mission and vision.
  • Development and fundraising strategies, donor engagement, and campaign support with flexible, cost-effective solutions for organizations and charities.

Skills

  • Corporate Relationships management
  • Fund development
  • Nonprofit Communications
  • Grant Writing
  • Collaboration & Networking
  • Anti-Racism/ Anti-oppression Practice
  • 5 years of ED&I experience
  • Activation/advocacy
  • Program monitoring & evaluation
  • Bilingual (English-Spanish)

Accomplishments

  • Raised $88K for Year-end Campaign at Future Possibilities for Kids
  • Secured $250K in funds for The Klub 2SLGBTQ+ Community Centre
  • Initial development of youth engagement policies and youth & family advisory committee for Algoma Family Services.
  • Fundraised $55K for United Way Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District.
  • Developed and Supervised Free Community Tax Clinic At The Stop Community Food Centre. $500K were brought back to the community in tax returns and benefits during worked term.

Work History

Development and Strategic Relationships Manager

Elephant Thoughts
Remote
03.2023 - Current
  • Create a strong donor and community engagement experience through storytelling, high-quality communications, connections, and stewardship.
  • Manage grants processes and reports while nurturing foundation, corporate and government relationships.
  • Manage Organization's voice and brand message to existing and new relationships.

Development and Communications Coordinator

Future Possibilities For Kids
Remote
05.2022 - 03.2023
  • Develop, implement and grow Grant Strategy.
  • Donor stewardship: Manage portfolio of individual, corporate, foundation, and government funders.
  • Well-coordinated communications calendar with updated website, social media pages, email blasts
  • Maintain CRM system (Salesforce) with detailed data for donors, prospective donors, volunteers.
  • Revenue tracking, reporting, tax receipt issuing, oversee donor relations.

Research And Administrative Assistant

NORDIK INSTITUTE Algoma University
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
01.2022 - 05.2022
  • Support stakeholder engagement with 10 local and national Scholar Organizations, Social Civil groups in Colombia and Canada.
  • Perform research and record industry data and literature reviews pertaining to projects.
  • Translation, proofreading and virtual workshop delivery of Community Economic Development topics in Spanish

Youth And Family Engagement Coordinator

Algoma Family Services
08.2021 - 02.2022
  • Build solid and trusting rapport with youth and families, fostering trust and communication to meet their needs.
  • Established Youth and Family Advisory Committee.
  • Increase youth participation in socio-recreational activities by 40% through collaboration with agencies and community stakeholders.
  • Create interactive visuals for website updates, social media and special events.
  • Facilitate and coordinate socio-recreational hybrid youth hub and youth mental health advocacy group (www.thenorthernoutlet.ca)
  • Stakeholder management and partnership development.

Campaign Coordinator

United Way Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District
10.2020 - 01.2021
  • Responsible for leading, executing and monitoring the 2020 fundraising workplace campaign within retail and private business donors.
  • Involvement in Grant writing: Developed and wrote grant proposals to corporate and government foundations while persuasively communicating needs of Agency.
  • Through phone calls, emails, social media, planned and executed events with public and private donors.
  • Monitor financial progress through campaign tracker.
  • Stakeholder and volunteer management.

Relief Worker

The Stop Community Food Centre Toronto
04.2019 - 08.2019
  • Front-line Drop-in and Food bank experience.
  • Supervision and training of 1-2 volunteers per shift.
  • Perform crisis intervention/de-escalation and conflict resolution around equity, inclusion.
  • Provide smooth operation of daily programming while following policies of dignified service provision
  • Maintain daily records, program logs, inventory checks, ordering of inventory, etc
  • Conduct intake duties at food bank front desk.
  • Receive food deliveries while ensuring items are stored in appropriate manner

Paid Student Intern

Seventh Generation Midwives Toronto
11.2018 - 04.2019
  • The project improves services and pathways for Indigenous families and supports parental and child outcomes. The program is part of an Indigenous-led research collaboration by Well Living House (St. Michael’s Hospital), Seventh Generation Midwives Toronto, Nishnawbe Homes, and the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute at the University of T’s Dalla Lana School for Public Health
  • Support with facilitation, outreach and programming for the “Generations” community group including set-up/clean up of space for gatherings.
  • Relationship building with clients, elders, peers, knowledge keepers, supervisors and midwives working at organization while practicing utmost respect for Urban Indigenous people.

Advocacy & Information Worker

The Stop Community Food Centre
Toronto
07.2017 - 01.2019
  • Provide information, perform intake processes and provide access to social and community services referrals and resources for clients.
  • Strategic planning involvement through surveys, data collection, focus groups and ample translation for Spanish speakers
  • Spearhead year-round community tax clinic program.
  • Support marginalized communities to become more effective advocates for themselves through community workshops, discussions,events.
  • Advocacy experience navigating complex social service systems with clients.
  • Support team of social workers monitor client’s achievements through case record maintenance.
  • Lead facilitation processes with team of diverse peer advocates to share expectations, set program/events goals for advocacy program.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Community Development (CUM LAUDE)

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
2020

Ontario College Diploma - Community Worker Program (DEAN'S LIST)

GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE
Toronto, ON
2018

Certificate - Digital Photography

GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE
Toronto, ON
2014

Additional Information

  • Second Career Fund Recipient
  • De La Salle Bursary Recipient
  • Jean Augustine Legacy Scholarship
  • Algoma University Pathways Scholarship
  • Pro-bono navigation support for new immigrants to Algoma Region/ Ontario
  • Board Director at large for Grocer4Good Ability Development program
  • Member of Sault Area Hospital's Family and Patient Advisory Council (supporting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Emergency Dept. working groups)
  • Director at large of Algoma Community Foundation

Affiliations

  • Ontario College Social Workers and Social Service Workers
  • Translators without Borders

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