Kate Sanchez

Experience

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  SA2020

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Communications Intern

  I help keep the various twitter pages up to date with relevant tweets. I also blog about going to college to get kids ready and prepared for it, as well as blogging about events around San Antonio.

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  Ampersand Agency

  May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Communications Intern

  At Ampersand Agency, it was a majorly new learning experience for me, as my expertise does not lie in design or advertising. The staff were incredibly nice and open to answering questions I had about their creative process and/or fiscal process.My duties included curating blog content for clients like Brookshire Brothers, as well as coming up with itemized tag lines for certain product packages. I also was able to go to the new site of a bar that Ampersand was helping to design for their newer client, Celis Brewery, and interact with the head of Celis and offer creative ideas for their new space. Overall, this was more of a learning experience for me than any other, and I got the opportunity to brainstorm with creatives on several different subjects, and overall learned how to professionally interact with clients, coworkers and my boss. Show less

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  United Ways of Texas Inc

  Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

  Communications and Advocacy Intern

  This was the most impactful internship I have ever gotten the opportunity to undertake, and I am extremely grateful for the doors opened and connections made during my time at United Ways of Texas.My duties included overseeing their newest advocacy software, CQ Engage, and to create/supervise advocacy efforts put out via this software-- "Take Action" alerts that make advocacy easy and available online. For example, I would curate the text for a letter to be written to our Texas Congressmen about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP), or Food Stamps, and create a link for United Way's local agencies, partners, donors and volunteers to click on, participate in, send the letter, and pass on to whomever they deemed it necessary. Moreover, to house our "Take Action" alerts, I created a website via CQ Engage based on the type of advocacy needed and the subject at hand. (Attachments included).I was also able to draft several op-eds for our local members throughout Texas-- one of which, in Brazoria County, got featured in the local paper, The Eagle. (Attachments included).Of course, I was in charge of curating creative ideas for their social media, mainly Facebook and Twitter, on a weekly basis, and planned the best days and times to post. On top of posting, I also followed analytics to test which posts resonated with our audience better. Fortunately, I was able to go to the Capitol and sit in on a few testimony hearings and help my supervisor cover them via social media-- this first hand experience is invaluable to me.In addition to these duties, I was also able to create several one-pagers for our local members to carry on with their name and logo and send on to their Congressmen or legislators, depending on the subject at hand. (Attachments included.)Overall, my time with United Ways of Texas was filled with constant learning, intellectual challenges and major accomplishments, both personally and professionally. Show less

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  Notley

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Marketing Communications Intern

  - Curated blog content for the organization’s events - Pitched to local news outlets in San Antonio, Austin, Denver, CO and Columbus, OH → Resulted in press coverage in Austin/Denver- Produced multiple press releases on behalf of Notley → Resulted in press coverage of two new Notley initiatives- Assisted in expansion efforts concerning Startup Games, Philanthropitch (idea stage) → Resulted in new Key Performance Indicators

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  Caritas of Austin

  Aug 2019 - May 2020

  Marketing & Outreach Coordinator

  - Acted as initial contact for new Community Partners and spoke to them about various ways to be involved in helping our organization end homelessness in Austin → Resulted in dozens of new Community Partners from all different sectors, including Google, Dell and more- Lead 600+ volunteers for ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot; handled back-end website where volunteers signed up, made sure they had adequate instructions for their shifts; worked Thanksgiving morning at event → Event raised $325,000 for Caritas of Austin- Brought in sponsors for ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot → Resulted in $1500 worth of free shoes for individuals previously experiencing a housing crisis; brought in a total of nearly $14,000 in new sponsorship monies to Turkey Trot- Lead guided tours of Caritas facilities to those interested- Gave presentations on behalf of organization to companies → Resulted in stewardship of corporations to volunteer AND donate- Handled most donation drives coming in; coordinating with donor for pick up/drop off of donation, and sometimes going to donation drive event to act as Caritas representative- Headed the Speaker’s Bureau - the organization’s group of trained speakers; received speaker requests and reached out to the appropriate contact in the Bureau, prepped them and made sure all details about event were passed along to speaker- Took leadership in social media posting, curating content and analyzing to better our outputs → resulted in 50% increase in engagement, followers- Assisted in email campaigns content, implementation and execution to 12,000+ constituents Show less

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  B.well Connected Health

  May 2020 - now

  Marketing Associate
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  Planned Parenthood South Texas

  Aug 2022 - now

  Volunteers & Community Advocacy Manager