Meredith Days
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Wyss Foundation
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United States
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Philanthropy
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Assistant
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Sep 2022 - Present
Washington, District of Columbia, United States As a Program Assistant, I provide program support across a variety of tasks, including but not limited to: grant outreach and communications, internal and external deadline management, program research, writing and strategy, support for budget and financial documentation processes, and more.
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Boston Area Gleaners, Inc.
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United States
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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1 - 100 Employee
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Americorps Vista - Outreach and Communications Assistant
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May 2021 - May 2022
Boston, Massachusetts, United States As the Outreach and Communications Assistant for Boston Area Gleaners, I support the organization's work on social media, outward communications and outreach efforts to collaborate within the Massachusetts food system and continue reducing food waste. I work on projects including revamping the Boston Area Gleaners blog, designing an effective survey to generate feedback on the Gleaners' distribution programs, creating and implementing a communications plan for all methods of social media and… Show more As the Outreach and Communications Assistant for Boston Area Gleaners, I support the organization's work on social media, outward communications and outreach efforts to collaborate within the Massachusetts food system and continue reducing food waste. I work on projects including revamping the Boston Area Gleaners blog, designing an effective survey to generate feedback on the Gleaners' distribution programs, creating and implementing a communications plan for all methods of social media and external communication, supporting all fundraising and development, and running external outreach events across eastern MA. Show less
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Team Lead
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Sep 2019 - May 2021
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor I collaborate with the democratic engagement team to create and deliver educational materials around Prop 3 (Promote the Vote), support organizing voter engagement and registration events, and help with planning for Michigan’s presidential primary in March 2020, with a focus on messaging and marketing for the Big Ten Voting Challenge.
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Roosevelt Network
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-President
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Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States As the co-president of Roosevelt, I led the organization for my one year term. I organized and led our annual lobby day to Lansing, Michigan, to advocate for a clean air proposal and a school infrastructure proposal, with about fifteen students from the University of Michigan. I coordinated and ran weekly meetings for 50+ members in the organization, including zoom meetings with breakout rooms, screensharing, zoom whiteboard use and video recording. I helped maintain the interpersonal… Show more As the co-president of Roosevelt, I led the organization for my one year term. I organized and led our annual lobby day to Lansing, Michigan, to advocate for a clean air proposal and a school infrastructure proposal, with about fifteen students from the University of Michigan. I coordinated and ran weekly meetings for 50+ members in the organization, including zoom meetings with breakout rooms, screensharing, zoom whiteboard use and video recording. I helped maintain the interpersonal atmosphere of Roosevelt while keeping with our policy and advocacy goals for the year, helping new members write policy ideas, meeting with local candidates, and encouraging civic engagement on campus among members. Show less
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Research Assistant
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May 2020 - Aug 2020
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States As a research assistant for the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the Ford School, I did research and wrote policy memos for the center's COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy guide. The guide provided local government-focused ideas and tools to address fiscal policy issues such as emergency spending, federal funding, city income taxes, and contracting services, to name a few. Beyond research and writing policy, I was a copy-editor for the final published strategy guide each week… Show more As a research assistant for the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the Ford School, I did research and wrote policy memos for the center's COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy guide. The guide provided local government-focused ideas and tools to address fiscal policy issues such as emergency spending, federal funding, city income taxes, and contracting services, to name a few. Beyond research and writing policy, I was a copy-editor for the final published strategy guide each week, ensuring that all citations and hyperlinks worked across documents, fixing formatting issues, and tracking down missing information when needed. Show less
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People For the American Way
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United States
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Political Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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YEO Network Intern
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Washington D.C. Metro Area I am an intern for People For the American Way's Young Elected Officials Network in Washington D.C. I work to support membership databasing, policy research, event planning and registration vetting.
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Michigan Community Scholars Program
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Peer Advisor for Community Service
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Sep 2018 - May 2019
Ann Arbor, Michigan I am an active member of my learning community, the Michigan Community Scholars Program, serving as the Communications Chair for the community service board. I am a Peer Advisor for Community Service, along with five other sophomores, but as Communications Chair I am in charge of advertising our events to the community, as well as maintaining contact with partnering community organizations for service opportunities for the members of our living-learning community of 150 students.
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Server
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Jun 2015 - Aug 2018
Arlington, Massachusetts
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Intern
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May 2018 - Jun 2018
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam For four weeks during the summer of 2018, I taught English to children and adults at the Hong An Center for Disabled People in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I applied to be an ESL teacher through the University of Michigan's GIEU (Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates) Program. ESL teaching was a rewarding and enriching experience for me, and I learned so much from my students: about Vietnamese culture, about English, about language study, and most of all, about nonverbal… Show more For four weeks during the summer of 2018, I taught English to children and adults at the Hong An Center for Disabled People in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I applied to be an ESL teacher through the University of Michigan's GIEU (Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates) Program. ESL teaching was a rewarding and enriching experience for me, and I learned so much from my students: about Vietnamese culture, about English, about language study, and most of all, about nonverbal communication when a language barrier is present. Show less
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Education
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University of Michigan
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Public Policy Analysis -
Arlington High School