Sara Ritchie

Program Coordinator at Knowledge Impact Network
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Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Program Coordinator
      • Jan 2023 - Present

      - Oversee the steer the Catalyze Sessions Program, bringing together global experts with high potential social ventures - Create processes for application review, vetting, and selection along with the Selection Committee - Along with the Engagement Coordinator, recruit global experts to participate in the program - Write, design, and format marketing newsletters to engage network of experts - Write compelling articles for the online blog and newsletter - Track and analyze outcomes and ongoing impact of Catalyze Sessions Show less

    • Guatemala
    • International Trade and Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Development Coordinator
      • May 2021 - Present

      - Lead and execute annual appeals and fundraising campaigns - Write and oversee the publication of annual reports - Draft letters of inquiry, concept papers, and grants - Oversee individual donor acknowledgements - Write blog articles and website content for SEO optimization - Write and format monthly newsletter to grow community of supporters - Supervise external team of graphic designers and photographers - Designed and launched the organization’s current website (dlgcoffee.org) - Oversee ongoing website maintenance, formatting, and content creation Show less

    • Peru
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • Individual Donor Coordinator
      • Aug 2021 - May 2022

      - Managed donor database, including running reports and analytics for fundraising strategies - Ensured personalized and timely acknowledgement to all individual donors - With the Development Director, planned and executed annual appeals and campaigns - Oversaw mailings to donors - Conducted interviews with project beneficiaries for narrative proposals and grant reports - Managed social media accounts and the website - Conducted outreach with supporting businesses for corporate fundraising events - Wrote and formatted donor newsletter and monthly blog posts Show less

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Communications
      • Jun 2020 - May 2021

      - Interviewed and documented testimonies of migrants and asylum seekers - Wrote and formatted monthly newsletter and blog posts - Monitored media tendencies and immigration-related policies - Drafted press releases, fielded calls from reporters, and pitched stories to media outlets - Collected stories for annual appeals and wrote annual reports - Delivered presentations and speeches at a variety of awareness-raising events - Managed social media accounts and updated the website Show less

    • Community Coordinator
      • Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

      - Identified and cultivated community partnerships at Lake Atitlán and throughout Guatemala - Conducted community workshops to provide spaces of local representation in project design and implementation - Developed and executed a communications plan with the aim to secure clients in the US - Designed and managed the Authenticity Travel website - Supervised photographers and videographers in creating the Project Authentic launch video - Worked directly with clients from the US to design faculty-led immersion programs - Accompanied trips and delegations while in country - Created trip budgets, managed group expenses in-country, and provided expense reports Show less

    • United States
    • Philanthropy
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Connecting People Coordinator
      • Jul 2016 - May 2018

      - Supervised year-long volunteers at various project sites in Guatemala and El Salvador - Designed and facilitated themed delegations within Guatemala and along the Mexican border - Conducted pre-delegation informational meetings for participants - Prepared and organized project site visits in coordination with Guatemalan partners - Created trip budgets and finance reports - Accompanied delegations while in-country, managing logistics, finances, and group coordination - Translated--orally for delegations and written translations as part of administrative duties - Wrote content for the MCC blog, website, and Facebook page - Coordinated retreats and conferences for regional and national MCC programs and partners Show less

Education

  • Eastern Mennonite University
    Bachelor's degree, History; Pre-law, Political Studies, Peacebuilding
    2011 - 2015

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