William Ruff

Experience

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  Foundation AFOS

  May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Youth Development Intern

  • Taught 20 Argentine children, ages 8-14 years, basic spoken and written English. • Coordinated after-school activities, such as soccer games, for adolescents in the community.• Helped prepare and serve a meal every afternoon to approximately 30 children.

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  Emory University Telefund Call Center

  Jan 2009 - Aug 2009

  Telecommunications Specialist

  • Managed and encouraged alumni giving to the Emory Annual Gift Fund, which funds student scholarships. • Contacted alumni notify them about updates, events and changes occurring in the University.• Answered inbound calls from alumni and replied to questions regarding the University and its policies.

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  Georgia Coalition for Refugee Mental Health

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Grant Development Intern

  • Conducted research on the nature of autism in the Somali/Ethiopian refugee community in the United States and specifically the greater Atlanta area.• Created a grant proposal template for the organization.• Helped to create a needs assessment tool focusing on autism in refugee families.

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  Staffing Resources

  Feb 2010 - May 2010

  Records Specialist

  • Contacted police stations to locate lost auto accident reports for insurance agencies.• Answered incoming calls to the company and dealt with questions and issues that arose.• Managed and updated records in the company database.

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  Peace Corps

  Sept 2010 - Nov 2012

  Community Health Educator

  • Trained and supervised 4 community health promoters; developed and conducted community needs assessment.• Wrote proposal and received a Peace Corps Partnership Program grant totaling $2,565; leveraged $2,200 in partner contributions from the district government.• Wrote and managed a USAID-funded grant via the President’s Emergency Plan to Fund Aids Relief (PEPFAR) to implement a youth-focused HIV/AIDS prevention project.• Managed project over the course of two years which: Trained 36 families and 4 educational institutions in the construction and maintenance of improved cooking stoves so as to reduce the incidence of respiratory infections caused by smoke exposure. Trained 58 families in the implementation and maintenance of family vegetable gardens and 14 families in small animal husbandry units.  Trained 15 youth peer-educators through sessions focused on the prevention of teenage pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and other STI’s as well as in gender equality, self-esteem and life skills. Show less

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  Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes

  May 2013 - Jun 2015

  Clinician

  •Tutored clients in oral and written language comprehension and math, based on individual needs.•Worked with Center Director and Consultants to provide a stimulating and fun learning environment.

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  Central Atlanta Progress

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2013

  Membership Intern

  • Contacted to local businesses to inform them about membership programs.• Conducted research on prospective members and donors.• Coordinated communication between local business and the Membership Manager.• Created and updated Excel spreadsheet of all existing downtown businesses.

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  CARE

  Feb 2014 - now

  • Lead overall implementation of $3 million multi-sectoral humanitarian project, with the goal of advancing women-centered and locally led humanitarian response approaches. • Ensure coordination, organization and coordination between 8 project teams.• Monitor progress against quarterly and annual milestones, indicators and goals. • Oversee budget management, contract execution and procurement for project activities. • Work closely with fundraising team, program teams and finance team to prepare donor updates and narrative and financial reports. Show less • Provide expert advice on the development of proposals for emergency funding and support the management of the Humanitarian Team’s portfolio of restricted funding grants, such as awards from OFDA, BPRM and FFP. • Provide technical support for the design of emergency response proposals, interpret and negotiate agreement terms and conditions, review progress reports and monitor emergency programs to ensure donor compliance and program quality. • Play a key coordinating role during emergency responses, and provide backstop capacity to CARE’s HQ response.• Deploy as necessary to lead proposal development efforts for emergency responses. Show less • Developed concept notes, proposals and capital campaign materials at various giving levels for foundation, private and corporate donors.• Prepared reports on funded projects and programs in collaboration with country offices and relationship managers.• Supported all Institutional Fundraising and Marketing teams, with special focus on Direct Marketing and small-sum fundraising efforts through Communications and Marketing.• Developed list of dollar handles (tangible examples of CARE’s work) for use in organization-wide fundraising.• Prepared pooled fund proposals/reports to assist in fundraising for humanitarian and natural disasters. • Conducted storytelling training (in English & Spanish) to build capacity of local staff. • Wrote successful $5M Woodruff Foundation proposal. Show less • Identified foundation funding prospects in all of CARE’s program areas.• Updated research based on program strategies, ranking prospects by likelihood of success.• Knowledge management – maintained and updated unit records on shared internal systems.• Performed due diligence reviews and alignment analyses of large corporate partners.• Developed cultivation plans for Persian Gulf Region donors with Head of Strategic Partnerships.• Developed successful $80,000 grant proposal for the AARP Foundation funding emergency response efforts after the Nepal earthquake Show less

  • Senior Manager Resource Mobilization

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Humanitarian Initiatives Program Manager

    Feb 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Senior Program Officer, Humanitarian Team

    Jun 2018 - Feb 2020

  • Resource Development Communications Writer

    Jul 2015 - Jun 2018

  • Prospect Research and Partnership Development Intern

    Feb 2014 - Jun 2015