Alexandra Céspedes Kent
Communications strategist for mission-driven causes and companies
- Role
- Communications and Marketing Director at Voler Strategic Advisors
- Location
- Alameda, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Alexandra Céspedes Kent
Alexandra helps social purpose organizations and leaders build their capacity. In the past, Alexandra was Development Director for one of the nation’s longest-running immigrant organizations. There, she helped double the operating budget and completed a capital campaign to build an affordable 48-student preschool in San Francisco. She also served at Encore.org as Director of The Purpose Prize, a $17 million campaign to identify, invest in and bring together innovators over the age of 60 who are solving major social problems.A graduate of Amherst College (BA in English Literature), Alexandra is on the board of the Catalino Tapia Scholarship Foundation and a past board member at CompassPoint. She and her husband, both of whom were born in Colombia, live in the East Bay with their teenage daughter and family dog.Specialties: Communications; Leadership Development; Fundraising; Youth Development; Social Entrepreneurship; Economic Security; Asset-Building; Encore Careers; Working Parenthood; Latinx Issues; Immigrant Inclusion; Social Purpose Prizes.
Experience
Communications and Marketing Director
Apr 2024 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Offer top-level strategic consulting to approximately one-third of Voler\'s clients, guiding messaging, marketing, media relations, social media, video storytelling, and advertising campaigns. Spearheaded five major internal change initiatives in my first year (leadership development for all staff, A/I policy development, started an annual report service line, implemented project management software, and hired four employees) while company added 30% more clients. Co-led the development and execution of a pro bono strategy. Supervise two managers and two strategists and participate on the leadership team.
Education
Amherst College
BA, English
1998 — 2001
Skills
- Non-Profits
- Program Development
- Community Outreach
- Workshop Facilitation
- Strategic Planning
- Grants
- Fundraising
- Nonprofits
- Social Media
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Youth Development
- Entrepreneurship
- Program Management
- Training
- Volunteer Management
- Start-Ups
- Marketing
- Leadership Development
- Strategy
- Research
- Leadership
- Grant Writing
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