Annie Kownick

About Annie Kownick

As my grandfather used to say,\"Wake up early, be the first in the door, work hard for your clients.\" My passion is to translate complex information into powerful materials to elevate the mission of non-profits, strengthen donor relationships and share the organization\'s impact. I do this through compelling graphics, meaningful storytelling, and leveraging metrics to amplify a mission. I also support non-profits with operation, strategy, event and webinar planning, and HR including hiring and retention.

Experience

1. Strategic Consultant

   Electrification Coalition

   Apr 2017 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   10 years of continuous employment in escalating responsibility for one of the nation\'s leading non-profits for transportation electrification.• 10+ years of event planning ranging from large-scale events featuring well-known speakers and high-profile vendors, to small-scale community-level events• Volunteer recruitment and engagement: built a volunteer network of nearly 200 highly invested volunteers to support ongoing events• Managing revenue building strategy aligned with community engagement events• Cross-functional team management and collaborating with multiple department heads toward a common goal• Online event planning including webinars, and successfully transitioning in-person events to online during COVID• Project management: managing the planning and implementation of several concurrent projects across the organization• Support of donor communications and overall organization communications strategy including fundraising materials such as quarterly donor report, monthly newsletter, infographics, narrative, data visualizations, etc.• Managing communications and brand• Developing and implementing equitable volunteer recruitment and hiring practices

Education

• Geneva Graduate Institute

  Coursework MA Development Studies, Public-Private Partnerships for SDGs

  2018 — 2019

• Colorado State University

  BA Liberal Arts, International Development and Cultural Anthropology

  2010 — 2014

• Universidad de Granada

  Semester Abroad, Global Economics, Art History, Spanish Language

  2013 — 2013

Skills

• Event Planning
• Sustainable Livelihoods Approach
• Microsoft Word
• Leadership
• Sustainable Development
• Electric Vehicles
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Social Media
• International Development
• Non-Profit Program Development
• Field Work
• Google Products
• Microsoft Office
• Volunteer Recruiting
• Partner Development
• Public Speaking
• Research
• Blogging
• Fundraising
• Community Outreach
• Volunteer Management
• Nonprofits
• International Travel
• Media Outreach