“I have had the absolute pleasure of supporting Kelly with Givelist and Givelist for Good. Kelly's passion and dedication are truly inspiring.”
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Volunteer Experience
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On Call Volunteer
Be My Eyes
- Present 6 years 4 months
Human Rights
Everyone should do this! It's such an easy way to be helpful to neighbors and is always such a wonderful experience to connect with someone and make their day a little better or easier. They always make mine better by calling! The Service is so that our blind or visually impaired neighbors can call us any time using a video call and ask for help reading a label or changing settings on appliances for example. There are a lot of volunteers, so I don't get calls that often, but whenever I do it…
Everyone should do this! It's such an easy way to be helpful to neighbors and is always such a wonderful experience to connect with someone and make their day a little better or easier. They always make mine better by calling! The Service is so that our blind or visually impaired neighbors can call us any time using a video call and ask for help reading a label or changing settings on appliances for example. There are a lot of volunteers, so I don't get calls that often, but whenever I do it makes my day. It's a low commitment & high impact way to be helpful to the community. I love it!
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Meal and Sock Distribution
Block Love Charltotte
- 2 months
Poverty Alleviation
Providing Meals and Socks to those in need in the downtown Charlotte area through the programs and distribution of an award-winning local organization working to get the unhoused back on their feet and provide them with warm meals daily and necessary supplies.
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Collecting Organizing and Delivering Donations
Goodwill Industries International
- 3 months
Economic Empowerment
Hosting donation drives for specific items needed by local organizations, we were also able to collect, sort and donate remaining items to Goodwill in Del Cerro area of San Diego and other stores. Items were prepped by previous experience from 6 months volunteering to sort, stock & display items that were sale-worthy for the stores.
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Food and Supply Distribution
New Challenge Ministries
- 2 months
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New Challenge Ministries has served those in need for many years in the Torrance/ Long Beach area. Collected and delivered donations and items for the food pantry.
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Meal and Item Distribution
Block Love Charlotte
- 3 months
Poverty Alleviation
Block love is an amazing organization taking necessary food, love, encouragement, supplies and healing to those suffering through transition or living unhoused in Charlotte, NC. Serving several days alongside Deborah and the dedicated volunteers of Blockloveclt creates an incredible appreciation for those that do this work day in and day out, and who've provided meals several times DAILY since the beginning of the pandemic. I will be volunteering and supporting this organization as often as I'm…
Block love is an amazing organization taking necessary food, love, encouragement, supplies and healing to those suffering through transition or living unhoused in Charlotte, NC. Serving several days alongside Deborah and the dedicated volunteers of Blockloveclt creates an incredible appreciation for those that do this work day in and day out, and who've provided meals several times DAILY since the beginning of the pandemic. I will be volunteering and supporting this organization as often as I'm able. Thank you Block Love, for the work you do!
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Ground Force Team, Distribution Center, Food Prep
Cajun Navy Foundation
- 2 months
Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
Cajun Navy had a permanent presence in the hardest hit areas following Hurricane Laura. As representatives of Givelist, I gathered a handful of volunteers and we cleared debris and removed fallen trees, delivered supplies to those unable to go get them and helped in the distribution center and in preparing meals for local families immediately following the hurricane when there was still no power available in homes and buildings.
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Event Volunteer
Connect - San Diego
- 1 month
Economic Empowerment
Assisting at the San Diego Venture Summit Event by Connect and SDVG.
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Donations Collection
Best Friends Animal Society
- 3 months
Animal Welfare
Collecting donated items for animals displaced by the wildfires in CA and delivering to Best Friends facilities in affected areas.
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Modern Times Festival Volunteer
Bike San Diego (BikeSD)
- 1 month
Health
Fundraising Festival Beer Tent Representative/ Beer Server. Festival funds went to Bike San Diego. Leaders in the campaign for safer San Diego streets and a community of road safety advocates who help improve local riding conditions.
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Charlotte Recyclery Volunteer
Trips For Kids
- 2 months
Children
Kids from Title 1 schools, nonprofits and community groups are given instruction and safety information, bikes to ride and a group of mentors to ride with on Saturday mornings, often a reward for good behavior and/or good grades.
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Fundraising
Ada Jenkins Center
- 5 months
Poverty Alleviation
Supporting the Ada Jenkins Center as a member of the Community Service Board at Financial Independence Group.
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Fundraising
Ronald McDonald House Charities
- 3 months
Children
Supporting the Ronald McDonald House as a member of the Community Service Board at Financial Independence Group.
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Fundraising and Event Participation
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- 4 months
Health
Raised $1810 toward research and community help for those with Leukemia or Lymphoma. Ran a half marathon in February to raise awareness for LLS.
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Fundraising & Event Coordination and Participation
TreePeople
- 10 months
Environment
Set up and participated in 3 workdays including invasive species removal in Malibu, CA and 2 park restorations in Marina Del Rey, CA.
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Mentor
Spark Program
- 4 months
Education
Four months as mentor to a student from an area in Los Angeles with high risk of drop-out. Helped to promote the program and recruit others as mentors.
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Fundraising & Event Promotion
Best Friends Animal Society
- 3 months
Animal Welfare
Collaborated with other volunteers to create and promote fundraising event. Raised over $1400 with ticket sales, raffle and onsite donations.
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Fundraising & Food Sorting Volunteer
Westside Food Bank
- 2 months
Poverty Alleviation
Assisted with promotion, fundraising activities and collection of donated items. Helped to organize and participate in two separate work days in the warehouse which included sorting and boxing up food for distribution.
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Fundraising Event Assistance
Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics
- 4 months
Health
Fundraising Event Assistance. Donated food and helped with event promotion and light set up/clean up duties.
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Build Site Volunteer
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles
- 2 months
Economic Empowerment
Volunteered at active build site and helped to construct framework for walls and second floor of a home for a selected family.
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Fundraising and Event Participation
Susan G. Komen
- 2 months
Health
Raised $2200 in 12 days and walked 39 miles to raise awareness for breast cancer research.
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Field Work Volunteer
The Nature Conservancy
- 1 month
Environment
Clearing invasive species near Indiana/Michigan border in several on-site work days.
Publications
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Advisor's Guide to SEO
Financial Independence Group Corporate Blog
See publicationThe purpose of Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is to increase traffic to your website by making it easier to find when a client or prospective client searches for something related to your business on the Internet. This post addresses the many ways in which this optimization can be accomplished.
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How To Promote Your Website
Financial Independence Group Corporate Blog
See publicationMost people understand that having a website is essential to their business, but many miss the opportunity to really put that website to work. This article addresses the best ways to increase awareness and create additional business.
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Adding Video to Increase the Effectiveness of Your Marketing Campaign
Financial Independence Group Corporate Blog
Videos can help businesses communicate their most important points in very little time, and in a more personal and far more impactful way. They offer a noninvasive method of engagement that can be accessed any time, they are easily searchable, sharable and reusable, and most importantly, the use of video is consistently shown to increase conversion rates across an array of marketing efforts.
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Small Social Events
Financial Independence Group Corporate Blog
This short article addresses the benefits of including intimate events in an overall event strategy. These smaller events are different from traditional client events, as they are designed to give you quality personal time to build relationships with your clients and their friends.
Other authorsSee publication
Honors & Awards
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"Hardest Working Behind the Scenes" Award
Customer Service Leadership
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“Spirit of Hulu - Best Attitude and Embodiment of Team Spirit” Award
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