Kathryn Demoura

About Kathryn Demoura

Non-profit professional with extensive experience in community engagement, project…

Experience

1. Associate Director of Partnerships and Engagement

   Cradles To Crayons

   Aug 2015 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Cradles to Crayons launched in 2002 and has operations in Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago. The nonprofit provides children from birth through age 12 living in homeless or low-income situations with the essential items they need to thrive—at home, at school, and at play. For more information, please visit Associate Director, I currently-Serve on the Operations leadership team -Train and oversee two teams (Community Engagement and Partner Relations)-Execute our community engagement strategy aimed at increasing the organization\'s visibility, building brand awareness, and mobilizing diverse networks in 30+ target cities/towns in MA-Execute the distribution of more than essential items annually to children facing homelessness or poverty across the state-Adapt engagement and operational models to pandemic constraints -Create and manage communication materials including email blasts, press releases, marketing collateral and social media content to support initiatives and events-Develop and maintain partnerships with key stakeholders -Establish seasonal programs and events to address chronic product needs and to meet organizational goals

Education

• University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Teaching
• Team Building
• Program Development
• Event Planning
• Nonprofits
• Volunteer Management
• Training
• Program Evaluation
• Change Management
• Creative Writing
• Community Outreach
• Writing
• Research
• Public Speaking
• Tutoring
• Leadership
• Editing
• Student Affairs