Meredith Slater

Current

• Senior Development Associate at Friends of the World Food Program

Past

• Development Associate at Friends of the World Food Program
• Development Assistant at Friends of the World Food Program
• Research Intern at American Enterprise Institute

• Communications Associate at American Rights At Work
• Business Analyst at Vision Forward

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Education

• The George Washington University
• Universidad Nacional
• East Brunswick High School

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Connections

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Industry

International Affairs

Websites

• My Company

Meredith Slater’s Summary

Meredith Slater’s Specialties:

1. Grant writing:
Corporate, foundation and individual proposals up to $1 million; electronic, annual and disaster appeals.

2. Online social media:
Facebook causes (raised over $50,000 through causes for one organization), pages and groups; Twitter.

3. Personnel management:
Hiring, training and general supervision of support staff.

Meredith Slater’s Experience

• Senior Development Associate

  Friends of the World Food Program

  (Non-Profit; Philanthropy industry)

  May 2009 — Present (8 months)

  • Write corporate, foundation, and individual proposals, winning grants up to $1 million
  • Generate donor updates and final reports on funds spent
  • Manage organization’s online fundraising presence including third party websites, social networks, monthly electronic appeals to donors
  • Hire and supervise interns and manage intern program

• Development Associate

  Friends of the World Food Program

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  April 2008 — April 2009 (1 year 1 month)

  • Initiated organizational presence on third party giving websites and social networks
  • Designed intern program and managed interns and other support staff
  • Acted as primary editor for the Development Department

• Development Assistant

  Friends of the World Food Program

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  July 2007 — March 2008 (9 months)

  • Managed donor accounts and processed gifts using Blackbaud/Kintera database
  • Provided informational and troubleshooting donor support via email and phone
  • Prepared all financial reports for Development Department

• Research Intern

  American Enterprise Institute

  (Public Company; Think Tanks industry)

  January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)

• Communications Associate

  American Rights At Work

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  September 2006 — December 2006 (4 months)

• Business Analyst

  Vision Forward

  (Privately Held; Consumer Services industry)

  September 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 5 months)

Meredith Slater’s Education

• The George Washington University

  B. A. , International Affairs; Spanish Language & Literature , 2003 — 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Spanish Club

• Universidad Nacional

  2006

• East Brunswick High School

Additional Information

Meredith Slater’s Websites:

• My Company

Meredith Slater’s Groups:

•    The George Washington Alumni Association
•    Friends of the World Food Program

Meredith Slater’s Honors:

Summa Cum Laude

Meredith Slater’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• expertise requests
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