Community and Event Coordinator at Social Enterprise Alliance
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Community and Event Coordinator at Social Enterprise Alliance
- Past
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- Manager, Corporate Volunteer Services at Points of Light & Hands On Network (formerly Points of Light Foundation)
- Program Associate, National Partnerships at Points of Light Foundation
- Program Associate at Ashoka Innovators for the Public
- Intern at Bradfield Electoral Office, Sydney, Australia
- Education
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- Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie
- Boston University, Boston, MA
- Boston University
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Paulina Migalska’s Summary
Effective cross-sector partnerships manager, marketer and membership & corporate social responsibility professional. Skilled problem solver, project coordinator, strategic planner, facilitator, and consensus builder.
Paulina Migalska’s Specialties:
Cross-Sector Partnerships, Workplace Volunteering, Social Entrepreneurship, Corporate Community Involvement, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Membership Development & Communications.
Paulina Migalska’s Experience
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Community and Event Coordinator
Social Enterprise Alliance
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
A social enterprise is an organization or venture that achieves its primary social or environmental mission using business methods. The social needs addressed by social enterprises and the business models they use are as diverse as human ingenuity. Social enterprises build a more just, sustainable world by applying market-based strategies to today's social problems.
The Social Enterprise Alliance is the only member organization in North America to bring together the diverse field of social enterprise. It serves as advocate for the field, hub of information and education, and builder of a vibrant and growing community of social enterprises.
• Manage nationwide membership of social enterprise practitioners and other interested parties.
• Provide guidance to emerging local chapters of Social Enterprise Alliance across the country.
• Coordinate events, inclusive of the annual Social Enterprise Summit.
• Conduct research in the field of Social Enterprise and related organizational matters. -
Manager, Corporate Volunteer Services
Points of Light & Hands On Network (formerly Points of Light Foundation)
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2007 — February 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Points of Light & Hands On Network is the premier source for information and assistance in building, strengthening and evaluating a winning Employee Volunteer Programs (EVP). For over 15 years, companies such as IBM, The Walt Disney Company, Ford Motor Company, and Bellsouth have utilized POL&HON’s resources based on a proven record of developing strategic and effective EVP.
• Provided, promoted, strengthened, and managed business trainings
• Managed delivery of customized assistance, training and consultative services to the business market
• Supported development and marketing of the Business Workshop Series at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service
• Built, strengthened and sustained relationships with current and prospective business members
• Built, strengthened and sustained relationships with nonprofit partners engaged in positive change through business
• Provided technical assistance to government and nonprofit members on developing and enhancing EVPs. -
Program Associate, National Partnerships
Points of Light Foundation
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Program Development industry)
May 2006 — February 2007 (10 months)
The Points of Light Foundation (www.PointsOfLight.org) is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage more people more effectively in volunteer community service to help solve serious social problems:
• Supported program activities for Volunteer Centers and Volunteer Center Associations, a network of over 370 civic hubs throughout the US.
• Supported Volunteer Center Start-Up, a network of over 30 communities throughout the US.
• Supported new Volunteer Center Director orientation, inclusive of in-person trainings.
• Supported Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC) partners, a network of over 70 throughout the US, and Connect America partners, a diverse network of over 60 national nonprofits, businesses and government agencies.
• Promoted to Manager level within first eight months of employment. -
Program Associate
Ashoka Innovators for the Public
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
April 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 9 months)
Ashoka identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs - extraordinary individuals with unprecedented ideas for change in their communities - supporting the individual, idea and institution through all phases of their career. Ashoka is a global organization with headquaters in Arlington, VA.
• Liaised between Ashoka Poland and the Polish Diaspora community in the United States in respect to marketing and fundraising.
• Researched in the general field of Social Entrepreneurship for the founder & CEO of Ashoka.
• Managed the founder & CEO’s schedule. -
Intern
Bradfield Electoral Office, Sydney, Australia
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Political Organization industry)
October 2001 — December 2001 (3 months)
Intern, Bradfield Electoral Office, Sydney, Australia, 2001.
• Provided logistical support for congressional reelection campaign and addressed constituent concerns.
• Drafted and printed campaign and public outreach fliers and posters.
• Organized luncheons and banquets for public officials and campaign donors.
• Fielded, researched, and responded to voter and constituent questions and complaints.
Paulina Migalska’s Education
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Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie
Master of Arts , Central & Eastern European Studies , 2002 — 2003
Master’s Thesis: Polish concentration and death camps: A critical analysis of a prominent concept in American culture:
This work analyzes examples of German concentration and death camps in Nazi occupied Poland during the Holocaust characterized as Polish. The examples are taken from the Boston Globe and the Washington Post from late 1970’s to the present. It also traces the possible origin of this misconception back to WWII and the years following it. -
Boston University, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Arts , International Relations , September 1998 — May 2002
• Major in International Relations with concentrations in Central and Eastern European Studies and Cultural Anthropology, minor in European History.
• Semester abroad, Sydney, Australia, spring 2001.
• Semester abroad, Kraków, Poland, fall 2000. -
Boston University
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Paulina Migalska’s Websites:
Paulina Migalska’s Interests:
Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise, Business-Nonprofit Partnerships, Polish-Jewish Relations
Paulina Migalska’s Groups:
CURRENT:
• Board Member and Coordinator of monthly Polish film showings, Polish Library of Washington, DC, Feb. 2006 – present.
• Life-time Member, Net Impact Washington DC Professional Chapter, 2008 - present.
PAST:
• Panelist, Net Impact National Conference @ the Owen School of Business, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Nov. 2007
• Panelist, Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research - Conference on “Facts and Lies in the Common Knowledge on the Holocaust”, Nov. 2005
• Panelist, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America Annual Meeting, 2004 & 2005
• Volunteer, Polish Cultural Foundation of Boston, Boston, MA, 2002-2004
• American Council for Polish Culture Youth Leadership Conference: Delegate – 2001, Volunteer – 2004
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NYU Stern Social Enterprise Association -
International Network of Social-Eco Entrepreneurs -
BU Alumni of Washington DC -
biz POLAND -
Ashoka - Everyone a changemaker -
Social Entrepreneurs and the Third Sector -
Devex (The Development Executive Group) -
ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership -
Social business , profit for social purpose -
Social Enterprise -
Columbia Business School Social Enterprise Network -
Points of Light Foundation Staff Alumni -
Social Entrepreneur -
Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA) -
Non Profit Network - MojaLink -
Social Enterprise Network - MojaLink -
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American Polish Forum -
Massachusetts Social Enterprise Networking Group -
Justmeans - Green, CSR, Good Work, Sustainability, and Social Enterprise News and Updates -
Sankalp Social Enterprise and Investment Forum -
Social Enterprise Network -
Beyond Profit -
L3C Connect -
JOBS.PL - Jobs in Poland -
Social Enterprise Professionals Group -
Profiting from Sustainability Group
Paulina Migalska’s Honors:
Publication:
Migalska, Paulina. "The Power behind Words: the Holocaust and WWII Era German Concentration and Death Camps." Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland, Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research, Polish Chair Office: Warsaw, 2006
Other:
• Boston University Full-Tuition Scholarship, 1998-2002.
• American Council for Polish Culture Skalny Scholarship, 1999.
Paulina Migalska’s Contact Settings
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