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EBONY M. BROWN

EBONY M. BROWN

Atlanta,GA

Summary

Highly accomplished Community Organizer and Program Director with 10+ years of experience advocating on a wide range of social and political issues. Adept at quickly earning the trust, confidence, and respect to cultivate positive relationships that lead to increases in satisfaction and retention with subject matter experts, leaders, and other community organizations.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

State Director

Rise
Atlanta , GA
06.2023 - Current
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive state strategy to advance the organization’s mission, including setting goals, identifying key initiatives, and prioritizing resources.
  • Represent the organization at the state level, acting as a primary spokesperson with government officials, community leaders, and other stakeholders.
  • Oversee the design, execution, and evaluation of state-level programs and initiatives that promote civic engagement, voter education, and policy advocacy.
  • Ensure the effective management of resources by overseeing budgeting, financial planning, and reporting to align with organizational goals.
  • Leverage deep knowledge of VAN to develop data-driven strategies for voter outreach and engagement, ensuring that all efforts are targeted and efficient.

Program Coordinator

The Georgia Coalition for The People's Agenda
Atlanta, GA
01.2022 - 08.2024
  • Scheduled and developed program activities in accordance with program needs.
  • Delegated tasks to staff and volunteers during daily activities and organized events.
  • Conducted research and planning necessary to assist with program evaluation, assessment, and annual reports.
  • Collaborated with community leaders, organizations and public agencies to promote programs within community.
  • Facilitated program development and launch via strategic resources allocation.
  • Assisted in the implementation of quality control measures.
  • Performed quality control checks on test results, identifying and rectifying discrepancies.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

RISE
ATLANTA, GA
01.2020 - 06.2023
  • Effectively recruited, managed, and motivated over 30 student organizers who assisted in executing free college federal advocacy work
  • Oversaw student programs for Black students at HBCUs and PWIs that has attracted more than 1,000+ Black students to the organization
  • Creatively designed engaging strategies for encouraging students across the state of Georgia to get out the vote in marginalized communities.
  • Set agenda, organized plans and managed program operations, updates and new implementations.
  • Created status reports on operational activities.

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR

EFA, INC
ATLANTA, GA
01.2018 - 01.2021
  • Developed and implemented programming to address poverty, hunger, economic inequality, environmental injustice, and education inequality for over 600 youth
  • Led youth in executing proactive strategies to change public policy, including through legislation, executive action, public campaigns, and lobbying county and state-level officials
  • Conducted quantitative and qualitative analysis of program deliverables and improved program delivery as noted in participant surveys
  • Led young adults in over 1800 hours of voter operations with voter registration drives, a voter ID program, and phone canvassing in 2012 - 2021 Presidential, Mid-term, and local elections.

SOUTHERN REGIONAL ORGANIZER

NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK
ATLANTA, GA
01.2015 - 01.2018
  • Led youth in executing proactive strategies to change public policy, including through legislation, executive action, public campaigns, and lobbying elected officials across the country
  • Planned, marketed, and oversaw all aspects of youth organizing across the organization
  • Executed a multi-faceted fundraising campaign resulting in an annual operating budget made up of grants, sponsorships, corporate, individual, and in-kind donations
  • Conducted quantitative and qualitative analysis of program deliverables and improved program delivery as noted in participant surveys.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Global Management & Applied Leadership

Morris Brown College

Skills

  • Community Development
  • Community Engagement
  • Curriculum Design
  • Event Planning and Management
  • Fundraising
  • Program Oversight
  • Strategic Planning
  • Staff Management
  • Operations Management
  • Talent Recruitment
  • Brand Management
  • Succession Planning
  • Employee Coaching
  • Leadership and People Development
  • Grant Writing
  • Youth Development
  • Program Management
  • Training & Team building
  • Program Development & Evaluation
  • Community Outreach

Affiliations

  • Member, Black Youth Vote GA
  • Member, Board of Directors, Youth in Action
  • Member, National Action Networker Registration
  • Member, National Council of Negro Women

Timeline

State Director

Rise
06.2023 - Current

Program Coordinator

The Georgia Coalition for The People's Agenda
01.2022 - 08.2024

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

RISE
01.2020 - 06.2023

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR

EFA, INC
01.2018 - 01.2021

SOUTHERN REGIONAL ORGANIZER

NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK
01.2015 - 01.2018

Bachelor of Science - Global Management & Applied Leadership

Morris Brown College
EBONY M. BROWN