PHILANTHROPHY
Worked in multiple capacities on The Steve Harvey Neighborhood Awards
production for a number of years. This unique awards show provided a platform for
some of America’s great celebrities to honor hardworking men and women in our
communities across the country.
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Transitioned to working with The Harvey Foundation to help improve the welfare
and happiness of people throughout the US providing outreach to fatherless youth,
by promoting educational enrichment, one-on-one mentoring and global service
initiatives to cultivate the next generation. Contributed to program development,
PR, event production and communications management.
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Spearheaded development efforts for the nonprofit organization including securing
financial support from individuals, foundations and corporations, developing and
maintaining key long-term relationships with major donors and prospects. Managed
ongoing relationships with Choice Hotels International, The US Army, State Farm
Insurance, Ford Motor Company and AT&T Corp to name a few as well as producing
fundraising events in a number of different cities across the country.
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Developed partnership with AT&T to create funded follow up programming for the
boys and girls who attend the signature camps in different cities. AT&T’s Aspire
Mentoring Academy’s ‘Skills to Go’ curriculum has now been executed in Atlanta,
Chicago and Dallas.