Organisational Development with feminist flair
Designing and sustaining co-leadership / collective leadership models
Internal communications, information flow and participatory decision making processes
Design of emergent learning models
Design of policies and internal processes
Seeding and cultivating organisational culture, especially in virtual working environments
Supporting organisations through transition and change
At FRIDA I had a core role in seeding organisational culture that centered care and wellbeing. An example of this can be found in FRIDA’s Happiness Mainfestx, A set of agreements that all staff members at FRIDA have committed to putting in practice on individual, collective and institutional care.
In 2012 at the Fred Hollows Foundation I led a process of gender mainstreaming and dedicated gender programming in the Foundation, included developing a strategy for gender Equity and Inclusion and leading design of a training curriculum.
Strategic Planning, Strategy Design and Programmatic Design
Accompanying organisations, networks and consortiums through creative and dynamic strategic and operational planning processes
Innovative design and coordination of programs
Drawing on participatory models, including grant making practices
Develop youth engagement strategy, policies or programs
I have over 10 years+ experience in program management and creative approaches to managing results. In particular. I have experience designing learning capacity development and accompaniment programs, at FRIDA, UN Women and with Amnesty International, all geared towards supporting youth led activism. I also have experience in setting up activist volunteer structures.
I am currently accompanying the With and For Girls Collective in their 2021-2026 Strategic planning process. I played a lead role managing a highly participatory strategic planning process for FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund, including co-leading a consultation process in 10+ countries in 2018/19
Philanthropic advising and support in developing grant making and investment strategies
Design and oversee creation of grant making strategies - in particular with a focus on young women and girls
Participatory grant making models
Direct advice and accompaniment to organisational and philanthropic leaders on the design of funding portfolios on young women and girls rights
More detail on my experience / examples:
I have a strong understanding on how funders can meaningfully resource the rights and organising work of young women, girls and trans youth. I have a concrete understanding of opportunities to fund intersectionally and across geographies and generations.
Design and facilitation of convenings, trainings and collective space
Support coalition building, creation of partnerships and spaces grounded in trust and care
Coordination of dynamic design processes of convenings
Form part of convening facilitation teams, offering concrete experience in facilitating learning exchange and participatory models
I have experience organising national, regional and global convenings with activists across the world. During my time at FRIDA I was part of the lead organisers of the following convenings: Global Convening, Chiang Mai Thailand, 2013 , Sub Saharan Africa Regional Convening, Nairobi, Kenya, 2015 , MENA Barcamp, Amman, Jordan, 2016 , Global Convening at AWID Forum, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, 2016 , LAC Regional Convening, Mexico City, Mexico, 2016.
Also check out this research on convenings I co-created with Boikanyo Modungwa ‘Come Together - learnings from FRIDA’s convenings’ here.
I also was a lead facilitator for the NoVo Foundation Girls Funds Convening in Brooklyn, USA in 2019. I am trained in the Art of Hosting Facilitation school.
Resource mobilisation + Advocacy
Cultivate and deepen relationships with funders
Develop advocacy strategies and campaigns
Proposal writing
Financial modeling / budget management
During my time at FRIDA I created and deepened relationships with a wide range of funders and actors in the international development, feminist and human rights space. I have had a key role in developing and overseeing proposal creation processes for a range of private and government funders.
I have experience public speaking at the following events European Foundation Centre in Amsterdam, G7 Development Ministers Meeting in whistler, Edge Funders Alliance in Baltimore, Human Rights Funders Network in NYC and philanthropic summit in London. From my Amnesty days as a Community Campaigner, I also have experience in designing and executing campaigns on refugee rights, Indigenous rights and internet freedom.
Research + writing
Lead manager of research projects - working with data analysts, writers and communications experts
Lead writer and copy editor
Lead data collection: informant interviews, desk research, focus groups and consultations.
Some examples of publications where I have been the lead or co-lead research coordinator include.
‘Brave, Creative and Resilient: The global state of young feminist organising’ FRIDA and AWID., 2016
‘Letting the Movement Decide: FRIDA Grant making Report’ 2016