State Campaigns Director at Smart Growth America
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- State Campaigns Director at Smart Growth America
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- Coordinator, Outreach and Special Initiatives at National Council of Nonprofits
- Outreach Associate at National Low Income Housing Coalition
- Campus Coordinator at NARAL Pro-Choice America
- Campus Organizer at Feminist Majority
- Education
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- Utica College
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Elisa M. Ortiz’s Summary
Elisa M. Ortiz is a dedicated activist and organizer for social change with proven experience developing and leading advocacy and civic engagement campaigns, working with diverse grassroots constituencies, utilizing various social marketing and outreach tools, and training, educating and empowering thousands of people.
Her combination of strategic thinking, experience implementing nationwide advocacy campaigns, leadership skills, and relationship-building savvy are what you need to advance the mission of your organization, respond to the demands of your constituents, and grow your field capacity.
Elisa M. Ortiz’s Specialties:
organizing, outreach, advocacy and legislative campaigns, policy, capacity building, training design and implementation, public speaking, strategic planning, member services, event planning, customer service, writing, editing, database management, social media tools
Elisa M. Ortiz’s Experience
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State Campaigns Director
Smart Growth America
(Public Policy industry)
April 2009 — Present (8 months)
Support state partners in conceptualizing, planning, initiating and implementing state smart growth campaigns; build the long term advocacy capacity of state partners; and help state partners stay abreast of federal policy/national issues and engage in those issues at the national level.
Lead state stimulus campaign - work with organizations in 13 states and DC to influence the way stimulus transportation funds are spent in their states, build coalition strength and change the public conversation around transportation.
Develop and lead state smart growth policy campaign - develop a multi-state campaign strategy to pass proactive smart growth policies or ballot initiatives in each of several pilot states.
Serve as primary point of contact for SGA coalition partners - further engage existing coalition partners in policy and advocacy work; develop recruitment strategy for new and diverse coalition partners. -
Coordinator, Outreach and Special Initiatives
National Council of Nonprofits
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
April 2007 — March 2009 (2 years )
Play the lead role in supporting the Nonprofit Congress initiative, including expanding its reach and supporting nonprofit leaders across the country in actions related to advocacy and public relations. Lead and coordinate planning for annual Nonprofit Congress meetings.
Develop, implement and evaluate strategies to engage nonprofit leaders in proactive efforts to strengthen the sector. Identify and cultivate relationships with national, state, and local groups and maintain communication with engaged leaders to support and leverage grassroots involvement.
Guide and implement the National Council’s use of technology, including establishing online social networking tools and monitoring interactive sections of the site. Inform strategies to strengthen the nonprofit sector through collective action, including advocacy, public relations, and best practices. -
Outreach Associate
National Low Income Housing Coalition
(Non-Profit; Public Policy industry)
June 2006 — April 2007 (11 months)
Mobilized members and state partners on legislative campaigns through phone, mail and email contact. Created sample letters to Congress, letters to the editor, call scripts, website content, talking points and email alerts for each campaign.
Coordinated major national and local efforts on voter registration, education and mobilization (Voterization) focused on homeless and low-income citizens. Worked with national coalition partners, distributed materials to participants, tracked outcomes and reported on results. Organized and facilitated two daylong trainings for state partners (MI and VT) covering national, local and legal issues.
Organized, updated, consolidated and analyzed information in database in preparation for complete data conversion process. -
Campus Coordinator
NARAL Pro-Choice America
(Non-Profit; Political Organization industry)
August 2003 — August 2005 (2 years 1 month)
Developed strategic plan, goals, timelines and grassroots action campaigns for Campus Organizing Program, ensured that timelines and goals were met and reported on results.
Coordinated, managed and offered support to 20 state affiliate campus organizing programs, over 100 campuses and several student organizers in non-affiliate states.
Created concept and content for new campus website. Updated and added content on a regular basis. Coordinated online advocacy campaigns. -
Campus Organizer
Feminist Majority
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year )
Organized and supervised feminist activist student groups nationwide through phone calls, emails and visits to 46 campuses in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Increased number of groups by 25% in just nine months.
Facilitated 5 daylong training sessions and approximately 40 separate workshops on topics including leadership skills, recruitment, retention, budgeting, fundraising and event planning.
Developed content, coordinated logistics and mobilized students and community members to attend major national student conference (350 attendees) and three large coalition events (100 to 200 attendees each).
Elisa M. Ortiz’s Education
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Utica College
Bachelor's , Political Science and Public Administration , 1998 — 2002
Dean's List for all 8 semesters; graduated Summa Cum Laude; Administrative Intern at the Womyn's Resource Center for two years; Active in campus GLBT/Ally group
- Activities and Societies:
- Womyn's Resource Center, Student Senate and Senate Executive Board, Writing Center, Math Center
Additional Information
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Elisa M. Ortiz’s Interests:
organizing, outreach, nonprofit management, leadership, social justice, community organizing, writing, social media, strategic planning
Elisa M. Ortiz’s Groups:
Beyond the Glass Ceiling, Brazen Careerist
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Young Nonprofit Professionals Network--DC Chapter (YNPNdc) -
ChariTweeps
Elisa M. Ortiz’s Honors:
-One of the "Top Ten Young Nonprofit Professionals on Twitter"
-One of the top "Next Generation Nonprofit Leaders You Should Know"
-Graduate of Project LEAP - Leaders Emerging Through Ability and Potential
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