Lauren Montague

Experience

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  Mission Bay High School

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  GEAR UP Tutor

  As a GEAR UP Tutor, I provided assistance to middle and high school students in several subject areas, supporting, encouraging and preparing them for success.

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  Community HousingWorks

  Sept 2009 - Oct 2016

  As Communications Manager for Community HousingWorks, a nonprofit helping people and communities move up in the world, I am responsible for:- Development and design of all marketing materials, including print collateral, newsletters and digital content.- Design, updating and maintenance of CHW's website, including updating content, optimizing SEO, and making updates to design as needed.- Development of monthly newsletters featuring success stories, news, and partner spotlights and periodic e-blasts for events or special announcements. - Development of success stories, including writing, photography, and distribution.- Plan or provide support for events, including fundraisers, apartment openings and groundbreakings, and other special events, by developing invitations and signage, programs, and promoting the events on social media and through press releases. - Management of all advertising and PR campaigns, coordinating media for events, distribution and writing of press releases. Managed PR consultant for additional media support. - Management of all social media accounts, ensuring consistent presence on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and responsible for Facebook advertising campaigns. - Production of videos for fundraisers and promotion of services, coordinating filming and editing footage to completion.- Photography at special events and for success stories.- Providing support for fundraising campaigns through development of outreach materials and promotion of the campaigns. Show less As an AmeriCorps VISTA and Family Asset Building Data Specialist for Community HousingWorks, a nonprofit helping people and communities move up in the world, I was responsible for:- Management and development of Family Asset Building workshops for CHW residents, coordinating workshops with partner organizations and creating original content and materials, resulting in 50 bilingual marketing and outreach materials.- Creation of complex reports using Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) database, streamlining the reporting process for program results. - Creation of Excel Scoring program for pre- and post- questionnaires that enhanced efficiency and brought a 50% increase in workshop offerings. - Development of department annual reports. - Entry of all classes and counseling data into Efforts to Outcomes database.- Directed and edited fundraising videos for DreamBuilder event. Show less

  • Communications & Graphic Design Manager

    Nov 2012 - Oct 2016

  • Curriculum and Marketing Specialist

    Jan 2012 - Nov 2012

  • AmeriCorps VISTA, Family Asset Building Data Specialist

    Sept 2009 - Dec 2011
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  Independent Contractor

  Jan 2013 - Oct 2016

  Digital Media Specialist

  - Design websites, logos, brand packaging, ads and postcards for clientele.- Direct and edit videos for companies including the National Equity Fund and the Housing Opportunities Collaborative.

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  Community Resource Center

  Oct 2016 - Jul 2021

  Development and Marketing Manager

  Manager of marketing, media and communications for Community Resource Center, a nonprofit organization working to end hunger, homelessness and domestic violence in North County San Diego.

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  Lauren Montague Marketing and Creative

  Jul 2021 - Dec 2023

  Independent Consultant

  Providing freelance creative consulting including: Graphic design: logos, flyers, business cards and other collateralVideo production and editingNon-profit fundraising materials and campaign support

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  Resident Impact Solutions Enterprise (RISE) Inc.

  Jan 2022 - now

  Social Impact Consultant

  The RISE Team offers a full range of customized consulting services designed to help for-impact organizations innovate and demonstrate impact to transform lives. We provide training and technical assistance to nonprofits, socially responsible businesses, community-based organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programs aimed at improving people's lives. Areas of focus include: expanding learning opportunities, financial well-being, health and wellness, community building and engagement, and capacity building for service-enriched affordable housing organizations. Show less

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  Community Resource Center

  Oct 2023 - now

  Marketing and Communications Manager