Mina Raj

Experience

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  Don't Wait to Vaccinate

  Dec 2020 - May 2022

  Founder and Chief Executive Officer

  Don't Wait to Vaccinate is a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to promoting the COVID vaccines through informational social media sites and live vaccination registration events. Position: Recruited, organized, and lead the senior management team for social media, marketing, and operations. Lead business development, outreach, and fundraising. Co-developed Don’t Wait to Vaccinate brand, including website and social media platforms and created original informational content. Interfaced with local media. Show less

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  Pendleton Photography

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  Photographic and Administrative Assistant

  Assisted with portrait sessions. Offered creative input. Helped with business management, including marketing and administrative tasks

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  Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Research Collaborator

  Co-wrote a labor policy briefing for a Boston City Council Commissioner, including policy recommendations.

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  Not My Son

  Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

  Marketing And Business Development Intern

  SPARK is a paid six-week public service program for incoming Harvard College first-year students the summer before college. Participants spend a minimum of 80 hours with a local nonprofit organization and 20 hours in leadership development sessions. For my SPARK internship, I worked with Not My Son, a Black women led grassroots non-profit organization whose efforts are centered around three pillars—Community Outreach, Social Activism, and Civic Engagement—to bring communities together. Position: Reimagined web design, especially donation page and aestheticism, with an emphasis on site-wide uniformity to encourage volunteerism and support for the organization. Created systems of website maintenance and social marketing, including developing templates on Adobe Photoshop and photographing community events to support future content generation. Show less

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  Harvard Radcliffe Institute

  Sept 2022 - May 2023

  Mentor

  Through Harvard Radcliffe's Emerging Leaders Program, served as a mentor to a high school student who created a public service project that addressed international educational inequality. Guided my mentee to both create a successful project and challenge notions of leadership and impact.

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  The Harvard Crimson

  Oct 2022 - now

  In this position, I served as head of recruitment and of human resources, and I worked to enhance board culture and retention. Created original sponsored content to support advertisement revenue, which enabled newspaper functionality. Developed systems to streamline design production of business board. Planned events to enhance team familiarity and business board culture.

  • Director of Staff Development

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Marketing Director of Design

    Oct 2022 - Nov 2023
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  Harvard Undergraduate Women In Business (HUWIB)

  Nov 2022 - now

  Publicity & Outreach Director

  Directed multi-pronged outreach effort to non-traditional corporate sponsors. Liaised inter-committee communication to support organization’s financial needs.

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  Harvard Undergraduate Venture Capital Group

  Oct 2023 - now

  Sourcing Analyst

  Sourced companies, conducted due diligence on potential investments, met with founders, and created investment theses.