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Campaign Consultation, Inc. Seeks to Hire an Executive Assistant

January 23rd, 2012 · Hiring

Campaign Consultation, Inc. – one of the nation’s leading social change organizations – seeks to hire an Executive Assistant.

This professional will report directly to the President and CEO and will be responsible for a variety of administrative duties.  Tasks include, but are not limited to, filing, coordinating schedules and activities placing orders for supplies and services, and tracking progress and results.  This position requires strong computer and internet research skills; and may assist with overflow work from Project Coordinators and Specialists, as needed.

The Executive Assistant will have a desire to gain project coordination experience.  He or she should be a self-starter with the interpersonal skills to work collaboratively as part of a client-oriented project team.  The Assistant must have excellent communication skills, as well as a strong willingness to participate and learn in a fast-paced environment.

Required qualifications:

  • Must be customer service oriented and engaging, as well as interested in social issues.
  • A high degree of organization, attention to detail, creativity, ability to plan, multi-task and meet deadlines.
  • Excellent written, verbal and research skills.
  • Strong willingness to do whatever is needed to complete tasks from start to finish.

Desired qualifications:

  • Demonstrated experience in project planning, management, tracking, and implementation.
  • Proven familiarity with social media and up-and-coming new media to advance social change agenda.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to success@campaignconsultation.com with subject line “Human Resources-Executive Assistant Search Committee” or via mail to Human Resources-Project Specialist Search Committee, Campaign Consultation, Inc., 2819 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218.

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Give 5 2011

January 13th, 2012 · Give 5

Give 5 2011

On January 6, 2012, Campaign Consultation, Inc. hosted their annual Give 5 luncheon.  Through this initiative, Campaign Consultation donates 5 percent of its profits to social causes and social profit organizations.  Each staff member is given the opportunity to make a pitch for one or more causes, along with a proposed dollar amount that they believe will make an impact in communities.

Who did the staff choose this year?  Here is the full list of 2011 Give 5 recipients:

  • The Campus Kitchen at Johns Hopkins University
  • Community Law In Action – Just Kids Program
  • Emerge Global
  • Equality Maryland
  • E.R.I.C.A.
  • The Innocence Project
  • KOTO Vietnam
  • Marian House
  • Operation Oliver
  • Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps – Guyana Air Ambulance – SPAN (Specialized Patient Action Network) program
  • Southern Poverty Law Center
  • St. Vincent de Paul, Learn to Earn Program
  • Wide Angle Youth Media

Are you or your organization giving back to your community?  Share your story with us!

Campaign Consultation Staff During Give 5

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Here’s to a Productive 2012!

January 3rd, 2012 · The Office

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Campaign Consultation Wins W3 Award

January 3rd, 2012 · Awards

The International Academy of Visual Arts has selected the VISTA Campus receive a 2011 W3 (Winners World Wide) Award.  Designed and developed by Campaign Consultation, Inc., the VISTA Campus is the go to place for AmeriCorps VISTA Members, Leaders, Supervisors, and State Offices on the web.  The online learning environment provides a place for national service leaders to increase their skill development in areas such as fundraising, community development and volunteer mobilization to name a few.  The VISTA Campus also connects past and present AmeriCorps VISTA members around issues related to alleviating poverty in the United States.  Campaign Consultation’s efforts have led to a streamlined, easy to navigate, and visually appealing site where VISTAs can identify with and carry forward the program’s history and goals.

Owned by Charles Village residents, Linda and Steven Rivelis, Campaign Consultation is based in Baltimore, Maryland and has a field office in Austin, Texas. Campaign Consultation has also been recognized as “One of the Top 100 Inner City Companies in the U.S.” by Inc. Magazine.  Campaign Consultation works with individuals and organizations at local, state, national and international levels to achieve community development, fund raising, diversity utilization, issue advocacy, media & marketing, public policy as well as organizational and business development success.

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‘Tis the Season of Giving

December 2nd, 2011 · Give 5, Giving

As we approach the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it is important remember those in need.  Many non-profit organizations are looking for donations, both monetary and in the form of volunteer time.  To find a volunteer opportunity, check with some of your favorite local non-profits or visit Serve.gov.

Campaign Consultation places high value on giving back.  For more than 20 years , owners Linda and Steven Rivelis have been practicing the Give 5 initiative, where Campaign Consultation donates 5 percent of its profits to social causes and social profit organizations. Each employee is encouraged to make a pitch for one or more causes along with an amount that they believe would make an impact in communities.

Who will we pick this year?  Stay tuned – we will announce the results in January.

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Campaign Consultation Attends DC Week Pro Bono Lounge

November 22nd, 2011 · DC Week

How did you get involved in the Bro bono lounge?

As a Finance Manager, I wanted to both represent Campaign Consultation, Inc. and donate my expertise in new accounting software and applications. I use a variety of applications to manage our finances and operations.  The Tech World is making a major impact on those of us who are not Techies.

Who did you talk to?

I spoke with Debbie Carter, the Director of Program Operations for New Futures, which is a non-profit that gives scholarships to underserved students who face social challenges.  The wonderful concept about this non-profit is that they provide an opportunity to students who are working hard but who may not qualify for an academic scholarship.

What kind of help were they looking for?

Ms. Carter wanted to create financial reports her board member would quickly understand while correctly displaying the company’s financial position.  We discussed journal entry types and layouts for a company’s statement of operations, activities, and financial positioning.

You’re not a Techie, but you have valuable information to share. Are you glad you participated?

Yes, I am glad I participated.  This experience made me realize not everyone knows what I know.  I always assume that what I know is common knowledge. This is not always the case.  I really need to stop assuming.

And, Campaign Consultation, Inc. is a community oriented corporation with a strong community presence.  By donating our talents, we are contributing to the greatness of others.  When we help others, we are truly helping the universe.

What would you like DCWEEK to do differently next year for the Bro bono lounge?

I would like to see better information about the companies Pro Bono Lounge will serve.  This would give the volunteers insight into who they will be serving, so they could come with the materials that help them serve better and more efficiently— and, ultimately, serve more companies.

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DC Week: Blurring the lines Between Non-profit Organizations and For-profit Businesses

November 17th, 2011 · DC Week

You don’t need to be a non-profit organization to create real social change in your community.

This underlying thread held together the Social Good track at DC Week’s Core Conference on Thursday, November 10.  Digital Capital Week, or DC Week, is a festival focused on bringing together designers, developers, entrepreneurs, and social innovators.

In the Startups for Social Good panel, four representatives from for-profit ventures explained the lasting change they created in their communities.

“Identify a core problem in your community, and create that platform that relieves it,” said Blake Hall, founder of Troopswap.com, when explaining how to create a product that serves.

David Simnik, who used the one-for-one model (think Tom’s Shoes) to create Soapbox Soaps, said he believes every company gains leverage when a social mission is woven into its fabric.

“When you have a social mission company, people go out of their way to start treating you as a movement,” said Simnik.

Startsomegood.com helps other social good initiatives (both non-profit and for-profit) create their own movements using a customized platform to raise funds and supporters. Co-founder Alex Budak said he saw too many implementation barriers to good ideas when he tried to start his own non-profit. The experience gave him the idea for a platform that would facilitate the launch of 29 good ideas in eight months.

Neil Shah, co-founder of the Compass Fellowship, provides a hands-on approach to developing the next leaders to change the world. His program places college freshmen into a personal development and social business program.  While the Compass Fellowship initially began as a non-profit organization, Shah is in the process of transitioning to a for-profit model. His reasoning: “the pressure to create value will make us a more effective social organization.”

So here’s the question:  Can for-profits provide just as much social change as their non-profit counterparts?

Let us know what you think.

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Michelle Bond Wins Distinguished Alumni Award

October 24th, 2011 · Awards

Michelle Bond, Project Manager at Campaign Consultation, Inc. was recently awarded the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater, Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY. Michelle received the honor for outstanding service provided through both her professional and volunteer work. The MSMC Alumni Association Board of Director’s Award Committee presented Michelle with the award at the Alumni and Family Weekend Brunch on Sunday, October 2, 2011. Of the award in her acceptance remarks, Michelle said, “I truly believe that service is not only something that we do, but who we are – a disposition. I’m not sure I could have articulated that as a student, but it’s very much how I felt. The college nurtured that in me, and it gives me great joy to try to cultivate that in others. Thank you.”

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Campaign Consultation Hires Jasmine Touton as Project Specialist

October 18th, 2011 · The Office

Her success as an online community organizer has grown from her background in journalism.

Jasmine comes to us from the national Campus Kitchens Project [an MLK Day grantee for many years], where she was the Social Media Coordinator.  In this position, she served as the media liaison to 31 campus groups across the US.  During MLK Day 2011, she used video, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and Ning to generated significant visibility and support for the more than 7,000 volunteers associated with the Kitchen’s initiative.

While at Believe in Tomorrow Children’s Foundation, as the Communications Associate, she developed websites, implemented new media strategies, crafted press releases, and worked on their e-newsletter which had a readership of over 6,000 constituents.  Her journalism background includes work at the Washingtonian Magazine, freelance work for Baltimore Magazine, and she holds a Journalism degree from American University where she graduated magna cum laude.

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Campaign Consultation Hires Julia Freed Krieger as Project Specialist

October 18th, 2011 · The Office

Prior to joining Campaign Consultation, Julia served as a Program Manager at the International Youth Foundation, where she provided technical assistance to community-based NGOs in thirteen countries through training, webinars, online meetings, development of curricula and support materials, such as blogs, best practices publications, and videos.

Her portfolio included the Johnson & Johnson Community Health Workers Initiative, in Zambia; USAID and World Learning-funded Planning for Life Project, in Sri Lanka, Kenya, Jordan, and Peru; Wrigley Y.E.S. Project, in India, Spain, Poland, Russia, and the Philippines; and Empowering Africa’s Young People Initiative, in Uganda, Zambia and Tanzania.

It will not come as a surprise that she is a former Peace Corps member, stationed in the Federated States of Micronesia.  She has also served as a Regional Coordinator for AFS Intercultural Programs and worked for the Blair-Edison community association, in Baltimore City.

Julia holds a Master’s degree from the University of Maryland – School of Social Work, with a focus on Management and Community Organization.

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