Alek Talevich

Co-founder and lead administrator for startup not-for-profit organization, providing vocational and social support for academic professionals in the Sno-King School Districts during C19 protocols.

Developed emergency training materials for adaptation of classroom materials into an online format, drafted and oversaw funding requests for materials and logistics via the CARES initiative, established donation pipelines with local food banks and businesses in addressing areas of need for a community of over 50 teachers.

Contracted consultant for nonprofit initiatives relating to music programs and public outreach in the Marysville School District. Achievements included the approval of $20,000 worth of funds from tribal sourcing and outside grants for the creation and curation of a three-day music festival featuring the Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New Orleans and a full complement of indigenous musicians and artists.

Volunteer grant writer and fundraising liaison for an independent film studio in Vancouver, British Columbia. Wore a number of hats (or toques) in supporting the pilot production of "Jesus Murphy," a series proposal for Amazon Canada with co-funding from the Telefilm organization.

Provided editing, copywriting and promotional materials over the span of two funding submission cycles, in addition to script editing, creative consultation and write-up for private investment opportunities. Contract concluded upon completion of the short-term production goals, having raised nearly $50,000 from federal and individual funding sources.

Administrative Head of the Electives Department for a nationally-accredited distance learning program, overseeing grades 6 through 12. Responsibilities included a full battery of managerial duties as well as the development and delegation of a full suite of life-skills curricula, including subjects such as philanthropy, entrepreneurialism, fundraising and volunteering.

Program participants would be mentored through the process of identifying qualified grant opportunities, writing up proposals in alignment with organizational standards and developing critical ‘soft skills’ such as record-keeping, proofreading and technical writing, time and schedule management, and database creation for tracking deadlines and ‘live round’ submissions.

Graduate intern tasked with conducting comprehensive funding and grant research for the United States' top-ranked interdisciplinary academic journal on trans-Canadian literature and pedagogy. Penned letters of inquiry, documentation for donors and donations, timetables for proposal completion and submission, and oversaw the acquisition of and budgeting of quarterly operational disbursements.