Samantha (Alves) Fiori

Experience

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  George's Coffee Shop

  Jun 2003 - May 2014

  Head Waitress

  I have worked for ten years at George's as a waitress and seating hostess. I am currently head waitress and have trained most wait staff currently working. This job has strengthened my skills of customer service, time management, multi-tasking, team membership, and team leadership.

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  Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Summer Intern

  Assisted in providing efficient operations at the front desk at one Cape Ann's welcome centers for hundreds of tourist each week. Served as a point of entry for information for area navigation for travel, rest, events, and businesses. Maintained excellent customer service while managing phones, email, and in person communication as a liaison between local Chamber members and Chamber staff. Worked as support staff at major Chamber events such as a the Annual Auction, Annual Sidewalk Bazaar, and Annual Waterfront Festival (each event attracted more than a hundred individuals). Show less

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  The Catholic University of America

  Aug 2009 - May 2011

  Senior Resident Assistant (2010-2011)/ Staff Resident Assistant (2009-2010)

  Social Justice Living Learning Leader Sept 2009-2011•Initiated and developed residential program for first and second year students. Programming included compassionate and creative learning opportunities for groups of 10 or more students. Opus Neighborhood Senior Resident Advisor April 2010-May 2011•Student administrator responsible for managing and supporting 7 student staff members and a campus neighborhood of 400 students. •Worked as a team leader to create an innovative programming experiences to engage students in social and environmental participation, healthy lifestyles, sensitivity to women’s issues, and pursuit of academic excellence Show less

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  Community Residences

  Sept 2010 - Oct 2010

  BSW Senior Intern

  Program provides structured setting in which those individuals with mental illness may have the opportunity to learn and expand their creative talents through various art media Worked on creative art therapy interventions with adult clients with mental illness and intellectual disabilities

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  Pathways To Housing, Washington, DC

  Oct 2010 - May 2011

  BSW Senior Intern

  Agency addresses homelessness among people with psychiatric disabilitiesCo-facilitated a wellness groupHelped social worker with caseload of 3 clients

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  Grace Center, Inc

  May 2011 - May 2013

  Community Support Specialist

  Developed a network of Community Partners. Created Community Referral Plans and Programs for Volunteers of the organization to use, initiated and completed quarterly newsletters. Responsible for recruitment, interviewing, and providing training opportunities for 30 volunteers.Initiated and maintained Social Media presence for organization. Recruited and served as liaison to the Board of Directors for a "Friends of Grace Center" resource growth volunteer task team.

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  Children's Friend and Family Services

  Dec 2011 - May 2012

  MSW Intern, Senior Management Team

  Completed a Corporate Compliance planning and related policies. Created and Collected Data for Consumer Surveys, Presented report on findings of surveys to Senior Management Staff. Worked to improve Agency Policies and documents for better quality care for consumers.

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  Boston College Graduate School of Social Work

  Sept 2012 - May 2013

  Grants Management Department Graduate Assistant

  Edited and maintained Social Work NIH grants database.

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  Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2013

  -Unaccompanied Youth Campaign Advocate responsible for maintaining strategic relationships with youth-serving organizations staff and participants. Supported campaign communication to Coalition current membership and future members. Worker closely on public policy team. -Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled, and Children (EAEDC) Campaign Advocate- responsible for working with Coalition community organizers to develop early campaign strategies through research, reporting, and relationship building. Show less

  • Public Policy Advocate

    May 2013 - Sept 2013

  • Legislative Advocacy MSW Final Year Intern

    Sept 2012 - May 2013
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  Catholic Apostalate Center

  Oct 2012 - May 2013

  Guest blogger

  -Contributed blog posts related to social justice and social change-Blogs can be found at http://www.catholicapostolatecenter.org/1/post/2012/11/faith-in-action-being-the-church.html

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  Children's Friend and Family Services

  Oct 2013 - Nov 2017

  The Employee Engagement Committee meetings on a monthly basis to address critical agency retention matters. Contributed to the creation of a uniformed recognition policy and procedure so to merge and make equitable opportunities for encouragement throughout the agency of more than 200 staff and four locations. Have spearheaded the career-pathing initiative with field research and developing a 2015-2016 outline to support newly licensed professionals with training and opportunity to supervise both masters and bachelor interns. Show less Presently I enjoy the Director of Children's Friends and Family Services Volunteer Youth Mentoring Program serving children and youth in the areas of Greater Lawrence and Boston's North Shore. I currently manage 50 volunteers. •Autonomously redeveloped program operations for integration into behavioral health agency continuum of care•Created and managed highly active relationships with 80+ diverse program stakeholders ranging from volunteers, students, funders, at-risk families, internal senior management team and community organizations throughout Essex County and Greater Boston•Collaborated with cross-functional community and clinical staff to successfully sustain program operations•Successfully authored high quality grants ranging from $500-$45,000 to support general operations and program growth through new initiatives•Maintained all reporting and relationship requirements for foundation and funding officers with high quality communication ranging from meetings, budget reports, and written reports. •Principle contact with key statewide and regional affiliates •Supervised AmeriCorps service member and graduate level social work interns•Performed high-volume data entry for outcome tracking using CiviCore software to maintain accurate records•Maintain high-level detail of expense reporting to collaborate with finance team for strong budget management•Initiated new program planning tools to measure program outcomes achievement such as program logic models Show less

  • Committee Member, Employee Engagement Committee

    Jan 2015 - Nov 2017

  • Committee Member, Safety Committee

    Jan 2015 - Nov 2017

  • Program Director, Youth Mentoring

    Oct 2013 - Oct 2017
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  MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership

  Oct 2013 - Oct 2013

  Director of Youth Mentoring, Volunteer Director and Community Based Youth Development Professional
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  501 Auctions

  Sept 2016 - Nov 2017

  Event Staff Team Member, Part Time

  501 Auctions funds the growth of non-profits nationwide by running easy, flexible, and fun silent auctions using advanced mobile bidding technology! Assists the Event Manager with any or all of these tasks:-Set up and pack up registration desk and equipment-Volunteer Training-Politely encourage guests to bid-Assist guests with bidding-Check in and Check out-Logging live auction winners and donations from the live appeal

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  Justice Resource Institute

  Jan 2017 - Nov 2017

  Program Director

  • Initiates and maintained relationships with diverse program stakeholders ranging from volunteers, interns, senior management and community organizations of Essex County and Boston• Principle contact with key statewide and regional affiliates including grant makers and professional associations • Efficient program operations and records manager, collaborates within cross-functional teams • Utilizes Salesforce software for accurate record keeping, supports grants process management and writing for programs throughout division • Successfully presents proposals and program initiatives in public relations functions • Division representative for Corporate Grants and Development Task Force• Division representative for Corporate Employee Engagement Task Force • Authors External Agency Newsletter, utilizes HubSpot inbound marketing platform• Seeks out new collaboration and business opportunities for program growth Show less

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  MENTOR

  Nov 2017 - Nov 2022

  Led strategy for $10M+ institutional donor portfolioPartnership lead for and grants manager for 15+ partners including NFL Foundation, Starbucks Foundation, Schultz Family Foundation, Oak Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Walton Family Foundation for grants up to $1M Led cross-functional strategy, proposal writing, investor presentations, and contract negotiation for evolving corporate engagement CSR and ESG models Supervisor to Grants Manager to advance strategies of major donor prospect research, grant deliverable tracking systems, and targeted donor stewardship. Identified strategic professional development opportunities for Grants Manager to increase workflow efficiency Directed sponsorship and exhibitor strategy, sales, and benefits management of national conference for 1,800+ attendees resulting in $400K+ in event revenue to exceed conference budget needsSupervisor to Development Associate in conference exhibitor prospecting, sales, and benefit management Show less • Executes strategic portfolio coordination and tracking of more than 40 organizations with accurate record-keeping, and contract management• Serves as project manager for grant and fee for service contracts awarded by private corporations and foundation grants of $10K-$1M with leading national brands such as AT&T, Bank of America, Bill and EY, Genentech, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Nike, and more• Maintains working knowledge of relevant cross-sector trends and best practices – including youth mentoring; workforce development; K-12 education; social capital; diversity, equity, and inclusion; disability inclusion, and employee engagement and human resources; and philanthropy – so to best serve active philanthropic partnerships• Coordinates strategic communications and stakeholder engagement opportunities for social media and digital marketing activations that promote business and social impact priorities for nonprofit organization and philanthropic partnerships • Leads coordination, analytics, and activation of all sponsorship and exhibitor revenue and benefits for national conference vendors resulting in $400K+ worth of event-specific revenue • Supports internal teamwork for the development of tools, coaching, program management, and trainings on philanthropic relationship management for 26 regional Affiliate organizations Show less • Developed, managed, and monitored the institutional giving calendar to ensure accurate and timely impact reporting while serving as lead to coordinate unplanned requests and partnership elevation opportunities • Researched and qualified new business cultivation for national and regional funding pipelines for general operating and key growth initiatives for an organizational budget of $8M • Coordinated national conference’s corporate sponsor benefits • Developed and executive national conference vendor sales plan • Served as Committee Chair for internal Policy and Operations Committee to increase national organization’s operating efficiency, enhance a positive work environment for both regional offices (Boston and Washington, DC) and remote employees (Oregon, Minnesota, and Florida)• Managed 30-hour/week bachelors level intern in fall 2019 semester Show less

  • Director of Institutional Giving

    Apr 2022 - Nov 2022

  • Senior Manager of Institutional Giving

    Mar 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Institutional Giving Manager, Grant Manager

    Nov 2017 - Mar 2020
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  Scratch Foundation

  Nov 2022 - Aug 2024

  Senior Philanthropy Officer, Institutional Giving

  Advances institutional partnership strategy and management of a $9M+ portfolio including LEGO Foundation, Squarepoint Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, EPAM Systems, Two Sigma, and PBS KIDSRefines and develops creative strategies for donor prospecting, qualification, cultivation, communication, and stewardship to diversify revenue models and professionalize philanthropic activityLeads prospect and stewardship strategies to support executive leadership for major foundations including Dalio Philanthropies, Directs key philanthropy team systems including weekly meetings, database user guide updates, donor campaigns, and donor-packet resource development.Leads mission-centered and people-oriented cross-functional fundraising efforts with Programs, Conference, Finance, and Digital Marketing and Communications teams to increase the company culture of philanthropy, improve donor communication, and operationalize reconciliation and budget development processesLed strategy, sales, and benefits management of the 2024 conference sponsors for $225K in event revenue and conference audience experience for 1,500+ attendees from 100+ countriesSupervises the Grants Manager to establish RFP qualification strategies, proposal development systems, and grants management calendar. Provides relationship-centered support amid significant organizational and leadership transitions Show less