Jennifer Novelli

About Jennifer Novelli

Mission-driven, results-oriented, and people-focused nonprofit professional working with our team at Global Links to build financial support, strategic partnerships, and community engagement to improve health locally and globally, and to communicate effectively about why it matters. Currently, I am focusing on foundation support, fundraising strategy, disaster response protocols, and internal/external communications. Previously, I led the development/execution of our fundraising and communications plans while focusing on engaging supporters. In addition to managing our communication and development team members and building our first development team spanning departments and roles, I cultivated individual gifts and foundation support. As a team, we are guided by our principles of respect for all people, respect for the environment, and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.As the former executive director for the non-profit Building New Hope, I transitioned the organization from a founder-led one while working in international development and sustainability, primarily in Central America on education projects and a fair trade partnership with a coffee farming community to improve their livelihoods and to preserve the environment through supporting bird-friendly coffee. I was responsible for operations, program management, human resources, communications, marketing, fundraising, board cultivation, volunteer management, strategic planning, outreach and events, fair trade coffee sales, brewing coffee, and more! Previously, I worked for 10 years in the field of international development and medical aid in several programmatic and outreach management positions at Global Links, and I worked in international education at the higher education level at the University of Pittsburgh for close to 6 years.I strongly believe in giving back and active citizenship. I volunteer with the Parent Teacher Association at the Copenhagen International School and on the Council for Mission Outreach/Communications for the International Church of Copenhagen. Previously, I volunteered as an environmental educator/Volunteer Naturalist, as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader, a youth x-c ski coach with the Laurel Highland Yellowjackets (deepened my skills at a coaching course in Canada in 2019), parent booster for a high school football (soccer) team, and with my faith community.

Experience

1. Associate Director of Development, Director of Disaster Protocol

   Global Links

   Jan 2022 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Cultivating and managing foundation relationships for general operating and program funding, revenue and grant budgeting, grant writing and submitting applications, grant reporting, and grant prospecting and research. In addition, I write many of our primary communications pieces, including appeals, print newsletters, and our Annual Report. I serve on ourdevelopment team, Disaster protocol team, senior leadership team, and work on strategy with senior leadership and management to move the organization forward.

Education

• Marburg University

  Year as exchange student directly immersed in German university classes

  1993 — 1994

• Juniata College

  Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology and International Studies

  1991 — 1995

• University of Pittsburgh School of Public and International Affairs

  Master of Public and International Affairs in International Development, Development Planning and Environmental Sustainability

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Teaching
• Public Speaking
• Program Development
• Event Planning
• Grants
• Volunteer Management
• Higher Education
• Study Abroad Programs
• Non-Profits
• Program Evaluation
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Nonprofit Organizations
• International Development
• International Project Management
• Nonprofits
• Program Management
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Fundraising
• Community Engagement