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Francesca Hawthorne

Miami Beach,FL

Summary

Affirming and supportive community leader with extensive knowledge of the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Committed to O Cinema's mission to reflect the diversity of our community through the arts and in particular, film.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager

SAVE LGBT
04.2023 - 12.2023
  • Oversaw planning, design, and scheduled phases for development projects.
  • Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
  • Coordinated with multiple team members and contractors to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
  • Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with team members and contractors to manage performance.
  • Prepared and submitted project invoices for review and approval.
  • Developed and implemented strategic project plans to meet business objectives.
  • Provided detailed project status updates to executive management.
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
  • Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
  • Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
  • Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
  • Established new revenue stream to reach new audience for fundraising.
  • Created LLC employing and overseeing 5 staff members.
  • Managed logistics of annual gala which raised $500K+.
  • Recruited and managed volunteers for all in person fundraising and donor events.
  • Oversaw execution of grant-funded community projects.
  • Oversaw planning, design, and scheduled phases for grant-funded community projects.
  • Designed and launched grant-funded online community resource guide.
  • Designed and wrote copy for grant-funded community resource guide.
  • Conducted community survey to compile full list of community resources.
  • Fielded and sorted survey responses for online public resource guide.
  • Edited ad copy for community resource website.
  • Managed and handled celebrity and dignitary experience at events.
  • Overhauled online user interface and experience for members and donors.
  • Optimized membership benefits to improve donor retention.
  • Strategized to improve donor cultivation and stewardship.
  • Designed and wrote copy for annual membership mailer.
  • Scheduled and oversaw end of year donor communications.
  • Organized events and outreach to prospective, current, and returning donors.
  • Planned and strategized event series to garner new members/donors.
  • Managed logistics for private high level donor events.
  • Facilitated communication among community partners.
  • Represented SAVE as a beneficiary organization in several community partner fundraising events.
  • Designed and wrote copy for annual sponsorship deck.
  • Created strategy for engaging new and returning sponsors.
  • Designed sponsor benefit packages to attract new monetary and in-kind sponsorships.
  • Brought in new community sponsors and partners.
  • Planned and executed over 7 fundraising events throughout the year.

Field & Community Organizer

SAVE LGBTQ
04.2022 - 04.2023
  • Developed and implemented training protocols to educate a team of 50+ interns and volunteers.
  • Collaborated with other community leaders in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County to support building of a coalition of pro-equality voices throughout South Florida.
  • Created foundation for strong and sustainable volunteer and internship infrastructure to advocate for LGBTQ+ justice in Broward County. This included supervising and training multiple remote/in-person student interns to prepare them for future leadership positions.
  • Helped strengthen existing organizational relationships with key community service partners in LGBTQ+ spaces throughout Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale, and Hollywood.
  • Worked to build new and lasting organizational relationships with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Centers at NSU, FAU, and Broward College.
  • Engaged with several local businesses and leading community figures in both Miami-Dade and Broward County to plan various fundraising and awareness events during Pride month and throughout the summer.
  • Helped recruit and coordinate volunteers for our larger community outreach and development events for our 501C3 arm, including Miami Beach Pride, Stonewall Pride, AHF's Florida AIDS Walk, and our annual Champions of Equality Gala.
  • Planned and coordinated annual Halloween Party to help foster community engagement as well as raise funds for our 501C4 arm.
  • Organized and facilitated over 12 in-person volunteer actions to canvass and raise awareness about the current national housing crisis and how it affects LGBTQ+ communities. These canvass efforts and their volunteer trainings were particularly aimed at prejudice reduction within the broader community.
  • Assisted pro-equality campaigns at the local and statewide level throughout Miami-Dade and Broward County during 2022 elections in order to help safeguard rights of individuals of all sexual orientation and gender identity.
  • Organized and facilitated more than 12 in-person volunteer actions to canvass in support of pro-equality candidates in Miami-Dade and Broward County during 2022 statewide elections.
  • Organized and facilitated more than 12 virtual volunteer actions to phonebank in support of pro-equality candidates in Broward County during 2022 statewide elections.
  • Maintained master administrative files in team Dropbox and helped develop streamlined digital filing system for field documents within shared Google Drive

Neighborhood Organizer

Daniella Levine Cava For Miami-Dade County Mayor
09.2020 - 11.2020
  • Organized collaborative efforts to schedule, host, and facilitate community engagement events.
  • Recruited and lead a team of 10 volunteers across North Miami-Dade.
  • Organized grassroots actions aimed at identifying and reaching supportive members of the community.
  • Organized, planned, and executed large group canvasses and phonebanks for voter outreach.

Assistant Campaign Manager

Melba Pearson For Miami-Dade State Attorney
05.2020 - 11.2020
  • Handled highly sensitive national voter registries and donor databases within campaign platforms such as VAN, America Votes, and Vote Builder.
  • Excelled at learning new technology across platforms over a short period of time during a fast paced and highly contentious election season.
  • Wrote and edited voter outreach phonebank scripts in English and Spanish.
  • Prepared and cut voter lists for several volunteer groups organizing GOTV phonebanks.
  • Organized phonebanks and outreach to disenfranchised voter communities.
  • Facilitated campaign donor and supporter outreach.
  • Increased campaign visibility at polling locations.

Flight Attendant

American Airlines
04.2014 - 04.2022
  • Served within the Flight Service Department for nearly a decade attending passengers onboard commercial airplanes on over 10,000 flights stewarded to both international and domestic destinations.
  • Trained for 2.5 months initially then subsequently tested and recertified annually in safety protocol and emergency procedures on 8 different aircrafts, each requiring utmost care and attention to detail and unique process and operational schedules.
  • Responsible for facilitating premium care and maximum comfort of passengers while simultaneously maintaining and upholding federally mandated safety and security regulations.
  • Demonstrated ability to work efficiently and effectively with team members from all work groups of a Fortune 500 company in a fast-paced industry across a vast range of cultural environments.

Administrative Assistant

Emily Dickinson Museum
05.2010 - 05.2012
    • Provided general administrative support to the Executive Director of Programming and Developing on grant projects funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for Humanities (NEA & NEH).
    • Translated and edited updated publications of Emily Dickinson's poetry into Spanish and Italian. Helped lead the museum's annual poetry walk and community discussion.
    • Worked for an additional 2 years as a Museum Attendant, Docent, and Museum Manager with responsibilities including but not limited to assisting, leading, and facilitating educational tours provided to public and private tour groups alike.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - History

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
2010

Printmaking And Graphic Design

Scuola Internazionale Di Grafica
Venezia, Italia
2009

Cultural Studies, Foreign Language And Literature

Università Degli Studi Di Verona
Verona, Italia
2008

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Administration and Management
  • Advocacy
  • Analytical Skills
  • Best Practices
  • Board Relations
  • Brand Development
  • Budget Management
  • Campaign Development
  • Canvassing
  • Coaching and Training
  • Coalition Building
  • Communications Strategy
  • Community Outreach
  • Conflict Mediation and Resolution
  • Copy Editing
  • Copywriting
  • Corporate Partnerships
  • Creative Thinking
  • Crew Resource Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Cross-Cultural Competence
  • Customer Billing
  • Data Collection
  • Decision Making
  • Delegation Skills
  • Detail Oriented
  • Direct Mail Campaigns
  • Donor Relations
  • Emergency Situations Management
  • Event Planning and Coordination
  • First Aid
  • Grants Management
  • Grassroots Organizing
  • Independent Judgement
  • Influencing Skills
  • Interdepartmental Collaboration
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Inventory Management
  • Issue Resolution
  • Lead Generation
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Mentorship
  • Multilingual Skills (English, Spanish, Italian)
  • New Hire Onboarding
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Online Fundraising
  • Oral and Written Communications
  • Partnership Development
  • Permit Processing
  • Petitions
  • Planned Giving
  • Premium Customer Service
  • Problem Solving
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning and Development

Timeline

Project Manager

SAVE LGBT
04.2023 - 12.2023

Field & Community Organizer

SAVE LGBTQ
04.2022 - 04.2023

Neighborhood Organizer

Daniella Levine Cava For Miami-Dade County Mayor
09.2020 - 11.2020

Assistant Campaign Manager

Melba Pearson For Miami-Dade State Attorney
05.2020 - 11.2020

Flight Attendant

American Airlines
04.2014 - 04.2022

Administrative Assistant

Emily Dickinson Museum
05.2010 - 05.2012

Bachelor of Arts - History

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Printmaking And Graphic Design

Scuola Internazionale Di Grafica

Cultural Studies, Foreign Language And Literature

Università Degli Studi Di Verona

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