Melissa Flores
Grant Manager at Doors of Change- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Kirundi Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Experience
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Doors of Change
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Grant Manager
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Feb 2023 - Present
Research funding opportunities, manage grants and deadlines, track grantee results. Research funding opportunities, manage grants and deadlines, track grantee results.
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Burundi Friends International
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director
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Apr 2022 - Present
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Copia Wealth Management & Insurance Services
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United States
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Client Relations Supervisor
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Oct 2015 - Sep 2022
⁃ Plan and conduct all client events, by working with outside vendors to ensure quality events. ⁃ Help manage CEO’s calendar by scheduling appointments ⁃ Help hire and train staff in preparing for client meetings and ensuring all information is up to date ⁃ Review new policy applications and scan for corrections ⁃ Manage business events by searching and booking locations and tracking reservations ⁃ Create business presentations ⁃ Manage client relations software and client correspondence ⁃ Create and update marketing materials ⁃ Help manage monthly newsletters, blogs, and social media content Show less
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Burundi Friends International
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Manager
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Oct 2019 - Oct 2020
⁃ Project lead in U.S. for PCI Global WE Savings Program collaborative in Burundi.⁃ Help manage BFI English Club programs and conduct facilitator trainings.⁃ Periodically visit Burundi to oversee all organization projects and provide additional training as needed.⁃ Manage Salesforce donor database to keep information up to date, as well as draft donor acknowledgmentletters and create mail merges. Also recently started managing financials through Quickbooks.⁃ Work directly with the Executive Director to create annual budgets and manage expenses.⁃ Collaborate with Board Members to update BFI website.⁃ Administrator for Classy.org fundraising platform, through which donations are made and events created.⁃ Manage marketing and social media initiatives for organization, such as MailChimp, Facebook, andInstagram.⁃ Create presentations and invitations or flyers for events in which BFI is involved.⁃ Help in grant writing. Show less
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Administrative Assistant
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Jun 2014 - Oct 2019
⁃ Designed and created annual report for 2014⁃ Help manage donor databases and keep information up to date⁃ Collaborate with Global Outsource Partners to redesign and update BFI website⁃ Administrator for donor accounts, through which I create donor events, mail merges and manage donations⁃ Manage social media aspects for organization, such as Facebook and Instagram⁃ Create power point presentations for events in which BFI is involved
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Hot Topic
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Manager
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Sep 2010 - Feb 2014
⁃ Directed and supervised a staff of 10-20 employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers. ⁃ Hired, trained, and evaluated associates as needed, promoting or firing workers when appropriate. ⁃ Planned, prepared and kept record of employees' work schedules ⁃ Established and implemented company policies, goals, objectives, and procedures ⁃ Directed and supervised a staff of 10-20 employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers. ⁃ Hired, trained, and evaluated associates as needed, promoting or firing workers when appropriate. ⁃ Planned, prepared and kept record of employees' work schedules ⁃ Established and implemented company policies, goals, objectives, and procedures
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Education
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University of San Diego
Master of Arts - MA, Nonprofit Leadership & Management -
University of California, San Diego
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Anthropology