Cornell Duckworth
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Grassroots organizer with over 8 years of experience in nonprofit, community engagement, and voter outreach. Excellent reputation for promoting advocacy for a more just democracy. Thus, impacting the lives of over +16,000 underrepresented individuals across the United States of America.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Statewide Organizing Coordinator
Civic Influencers
02.2022 - Current
- Recruited over 200 Civic Influencers in accordance with Georgia congressional district strategies, with emphasis placed on recruitment of Youth of Color (Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Tribal) at community colleges and HBCUs.
- Supervised over 200 Civic Influencers and provided consistent and constructive input for their work plans, ensuring they achieve all programmatic objectives, including completing their Tipping Point Index, and distributing Civic Influencers Surveys
- Administered 22 professional and thorough orientation sessions, introducing new hires to key company information.
- Managed relationships with community partners and institutional leaders in Georgia, Alabama, and New York to deepen Civic Influencers work.
Senior Organizing Coordinator
Turnout Nation
07.2021 - Current
- Liaise with Turnout Nation’s research team to identify voters who will be a part of RCT targeted treatment group
- Developed projects plan for utilizing the “Captain Method” to build a team of volunteer "Voting Captains" who will help mobilize voters from targeted lists to vote in Nov, 2021 elections.
- Trained and oversaw the Voting Captains, ensuring they have the relevant election information and voter mobilization skills they need to help their friends &community members vote
- Train and oversee the Voting Captains, ensuring they have the relevant election information and voter mobilization skills they need to help their friends & community members vote
Training Manager
For Our Future Action Fund
03.2021 - 05.2021
- Build and maintained clearinghouse of training materials for 50+ staff and partners, covering subjects ranging from: building and maintaining political relationships and coalitions, to delivering effective persuasion messages at doors.
- Designed and directed strategies to measure success of training programs and advise national staff on strategies to measure success of all state programs.
- Supported FOF and partner leadership staff in designing programs to source organizing talent.
Digital Organizer
Warnock For Georgia Campaign
07.2020 - 01.2021
- Trained over 800 effective social change leaders to run strategic campaigns by organizing phonebanks, building strong coalitions and generating grassroots support in efforts to elect Reverend Warnock into U.S. Senate
- Identified community organizations and leaders to establish and nurture relationships to help build candidacy awareness
- Fostered collaborative efforts to schedule, host and facilitate events and identify further opportunities to reach members of community
- Wrote e-mails, promoted events via social media and drafted phone scripts to recruit volunteers
Citywide Field Organizer
Mayor Sylvester Turner Re-election Campaign
06.2019 - 12.2019
- Surpassing weekly goals by successfully recruiting, training, and managing approximately 130 volunteers to handle field canvassing functions in efforts to re-elect Sylvester Turner as Mayor of Houston, TX
- Track, compile, and analyze field operations data for reporting to senior campaign staff
- Worked with leadership staff and special committees to define volunteer mission and set standards
- Developed and maintained solid relationships with supporters, local coalitions, and organizations to coordinate throughout the duration and beyond of the campaign
Regional Field Organizer
Democratic Party Of Georgia
08.2018 - 01.2019
- Recruited, led, and trained approximately 275 volunteers in efforts to elect party leader, Stacey Abrams, as governor of Georgia
- Tracked and managed volunteer impact through Voter Access Network
- Successfully executed coalitions with state and local leaders in efforts to enhance community engagements
- Participated in local coalition and network meetings as it relates to state issues such as energy conservation
- Coordinated with 10 students organizations at Fort Valley State University, resulting in a significant increase of student voter participation
Assistant Canvass Director
Grassroots Campaigns Inc
12.2017 - 08.2018
- Successfully led diverse teams of grassroots activist resulting in registering over 15,000 people to vote in the Atlanta-metro area
- Supervised and directed field operations, planning budgets, authorizing
expenditures, recruitment, cutting turfs, and training staff - Managed and tracked performance to goals of over 120+ staff
- Ensured that over 15,000 Georgian voter registration forms were accurate and valid through a self-made, detailed quality control method
AmeriCorps Member
City Year Los Angeles
06.2016 - 05.2017
- Served on a diverse team of seven members to provide academic tutoring, behavior coaching, and after school programming to approximately 210 students
- Developed weekly lesson plans for targeted interventions with 11 eighth grade students
- Collaborated with four partner teachers using student data to inform strategic academic interventions
- Implemented school-wide events throughout the year including a Social Justice Fair and Scholarship Night
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD2016
Skills
- Detailed-oriented
- Training and Mobilizing
- Grassroots organizational structures
- Community Engagement
- Recruitment
- Customer Service
Timeline
Statewide Organizing Coordinator
Civic Influencers
02.2022 - Current
Senior Organizing Coordinator
Turnout Nation
07.2021 - Current
Training Manager
For Our Future Action Fund
03.2021 - 05.2021
Digital Organizer
Warnock For Georgia Campaign
07.2020 - 01.2021
Citywide Field Organizer
Mayor Sylvester Turner Re-election Campaign
06.2019 - 12.2019
Regional Field Organizer
Democratic Party Of Georgia
08.2018 - 01.2019
Assistant Canvass Director
Grassroots Campaigns Inc
12.2017 - 08.2018
AmeriCorps Member
City Year Los Angeles
06.2016 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Morgan State University
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