Kaitlin McLaughlin Necas

About Kaitlin McLaughlin Necas

Spearheading the Inclusive Culture Team at the Greater Houston Community Foundation, my…

Experience

1. Communications Specialist

   Greater Houston Community Foundation

   Mar 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Partners with the Executive Leadership Team to produce communications, including staff e-newsletter, enhancing organizational goals and culture-Executes storytelling strategy, identifying and crafting narratives about employees or clients that convey the organization’s brand, services, and/or impact-Leverages strong interpersonal skills to interface with donors, learn their stories, and write compelling copy-Leads the Inclusive Culture Team (formerly DEI Council), implementing employee engagement strategies, including Staff newsletter, ELT Rotation Program, How’s Everything Outings, Values-Based Agenda, Resource Guide, Feedback channels, and curating professional development workshops for staff-Analyzes the quality and consistency of brand and messaging for all communications, including being the copywriter or proofreader for all publications, magazines, annual reports, emails, articles, and blogs-Maintains editorial calendar that oversees all e-communications, blog production, publications, and social media content-Partners across the entire organization and with consultants to support communications goals, including increasing SEO.

Education

• University of St. Thomas (TX)

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2014 — 2016

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  2006 — 2010