Naomi Lau
Contractor at The Upside Foundation of Canada- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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The Upside Foundation of Canada
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Canada
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Contractor
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Oct 2023 - Present
- Supporting the executive director on a needs basis - Tasks include: outreach, email correspondence, copy writing
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The Upside Foundation of Canada
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Canada
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Communications and Strategies Associate
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May 2023 - Aug 2023
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Worked to create and finalize our member dashboard by pinpointing errors in the data, finding and filling in missing information through the use of Crunchbase, reorganizing the data, and formulating graphs and pivot tables with the finalized data. - Reached out to over 100 founders of startups through personalized emails and messages with the goal of recruiting new members to Upside - Attended networking events to introduce founders to The Upside Foundation and to encourage them… Show more - Worked to create and finalize our member dashboard by pinpointing errors in the data, finding and filling in missing information through the use of Crunchbase, reorganizing the data, and formulating graphs and pivot tables with the finalized data. - Reached out to over 100 founders of startups through personalized emails and messages with the goal of recruiting new members to Upside - Attended networking events to introduce founders to The Upside Foundation and to encourage them to consider becoming a member - Conducted an audit of all of Upside's social media accounts and applied the knowledge gained to Upside's social media accounts to improve its online presence. - Revamped Upside's outreach booklets such as the board document by updating outdated information and modernizing the graphics. - Completed a final project of creating a new member check-in plan which consisted of suggestions on how to improve the quality and value of Upside for its members. Show less
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Wavy
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Canada
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research And Development Intern
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May 2022 - Aug 2022
- Worked to grow the partnerships sector at Wavy through finding over 70 new potential partners who host virtual events and activities which had the potential of appealing to customers. - Reached out to potential partners through a number of different platforms including LinkedIn, personal emails, websites and social media platforms detailing out information regarding Wavy and the benefits onboarding has for them - Contributed in maintaining the company culture through weekly one… Show more - Worked to grow the partnerships sector at Wavy through finding over 70 new potential partners who host virtual events and activities which had the potential of appealing to customers. - Reached out to potential partners through a number of different platforms including LinkedIn, personal emails, websites and social media platforms detailing out information regarding Wavy and the benefits onboarding has for them - Contributed in maintaining the company culture through weekly one on ones, team meetings with all my coworkers, and hosting fun activities during weekly catchup meetings - Lead the experience library comittee in which 5 other coworkers and I tested virtual DIY experiences that were recently launched to search for errors and improvements - Completed 4 different research projects detailing out the basics of SaaS businesses and specific improvements that could be made within Wavy regarding ways to reach more customers Show less
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Private Tutor
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Mar 2020 - Jul 2020
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tutored an elemetary school student one on one in mathematics throughout the beginning stages of the Covid-19 pandemic as schools were not in operation at that time.
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Two Small Fish Ventures
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Canada
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Social Media Coordinator
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Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Planned and created social media content, including pictures and captions in accordance with the creative brief provided by the advertiser. - Created content for advertising campaigns including BMO and AMEX.
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Camp Mini-Yo-We
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Canada
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Recreational Facilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Girls Camp Counselor
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Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
Huntsville, Ontario, Canada - Worked as a cabin leader at the girls camp sector for girls ages 9 and 10 - Took on a caretaker role for the duration of their stay at camp, including overnight - Offered advice and guidance as they navigate the transition between childhood and their tween years - Trained a future cabin leader in the “leader in trainin” program through co-cabin leading and mentoring
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Head of Sailing
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Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
- Was one of two primary leaders for the sailing instruction for girls camp for the duration of the summer - Taught sailing to campers of all ages and mentored future sailing instructors part of the “leader in training” program - Ensured and overlooked the safety of all (staff and campers) when utilizing sailing equiptment
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Leadership Program Counselor
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Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
- Mentored a group of 12 girls ages 14-16 in group settings and one on ones to offer guidance in their personal growth - Led multiple different co-ed teams of campers ages 14-16 through dishwashing and kitchen cleanup and meal prep such as setting tables and setting up the lodge - Ensured that the cleanliness of the kitchen was up to ministry standards - Overlooked the safety of my kitchen teams as they were operating heavy duty machinery and utilizing sanitation… Show more - Mentored a group of 12 girls ages 14-16 in group settings and one on ones to offer guidance in their personal growth - Led multiple different co-ed teams of campers ages 14-16 through dishwashing and kitchen cleanup and meal prep such as setting tables and setting up the lodge - Ensured that the cleanliness of the kitchen was up to ministry standards - Overlooked the safety of my kitchen teams as they were operating heavy duty machinery and utilizing sanitation chemicals - Led activities with other staff members during kitchen off hours for these leadership program campers
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Camp Mini-Yo-We
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Canada
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Recreational Facilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Camp Counselor and Leader in Training
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Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
Huntsville, Ontario, Canada - Worked as a co-cabin leader throughout the summer and engaged my campers in fun activities. - Provided support towards my campers as they navigate the social transition from elementary school to middle school.
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Education
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Queen's University
Bachelor of Arts Honours - BAH, Political Science and Sociology -
Branksome Hall
High School Diploma