The Portfolio of Amanda Waldhauser
Executive Director | Consultant
Resume
Amanda is an experienced business leader with a proven track record of successfully managing cross-functional teams, developing and executing integrated marketing and communications strategies, and fostering organizational growth. Recognized for her expertise in relationship development, fundraising, event planning, digital marketing, and technology implementation. Possesses the ability to successfully manage multiple priorities in complex environments.
Amanda is a proud candidate in Harvard Business School's Business Analytics Program. She is focused on business management, emerging technologies, data management, and financial analytics.
Roivant Social Ventures
February 2022- Present
Executive Director from December 2022 - Present
Director of Corporate Development & External Communications
from February 2022 - December 2022
Roivant Social Ventures (RSV) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that invests in health technologies and new therapeutics that lead to systemic improvements to health equity. We partner with innovative companies, research institutes, and patient-focused organizations to promote systemic, sustained improvements to the way health care is accessed and delivered through our model of Invest. Incubate. Educate.
Your tax-deductible donations go toward:
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Investing in and incubating early-stage companies that are working to bring new therapies to underserved patient groups.
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Creating global access to gene therapies.
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Increasing patient and physician diversity in clinical trials.
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Building DEI opportunities for future leaders in the biopharma and biotech industries.
The Alliance for Ethical Economic Development (AEED)
The Alliance for Ethical Economic Development (AEED) is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that bolsters and creates Fair Trade economic opportunities for artists and craftspeople, with a special focus on supporting developing countries and communities.
Our impact model is two-fold:
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AEED’s online shop carries highly curated, unique, premium quality items sourced from skilled Fair Trade artists and craftspeople around the world.
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Donations to AEED and proceeds from our online store are used to create grants and loans to invest in launching future artist communities that can continue to create ethical working conditions and development.
AEED currently supports Fair Trade artists, craftspeople, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses in 32 countries around the world, in addition to 17 cities within the United States.
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Led nonprofit startup from inception all the way through registration, 501(c)3 approval, and public launch.
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Recruited and now directs an incredibly talented Executive Board.
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Created and executed integrated communications strategy that includes all external communications for the organization.
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Built best-in-class website with a focus on user design to create a digital experience for donors and customers.
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Led social media channels to organically go viral and reach over 30,000 accounts within one month of launching, without leveraging paid media or advertisements.
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Built and now maintains relationships with Fair Trade artists, craftspeople, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses in 32 countries around the globe and 17 cities across the United States.
Sisters of the Living Word
November 2020 - Present
Director of Mission Advancement
Sisters of the Living Word and their Associates are committed to serving and advocating for the impoverished and oppressed. Their concentration areas include advocating for immigrants, housing the homeless, educating young women about human sex and labor trafficking, anti-racism, and care of earth. The Sisters and their Associates work in collaboration with many other social service agencies.
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Directs the organization’s complete giving portfolio and corresponding budget, which encompasses Annual Giving, Mission Advancement, Estate Planning, Care of Senior Sisters, and Ministry.
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Oversees all external communications, marketing, fundraising, and portfolio building activities.
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Manages Mission Advancement staff.
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Leads the Mission Advancement, Estate Planning, and Fundraising annual committees.
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Sits on the SLW Executive Committee.
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
April 2021 - February 2022
Instructional Associate from April 2021 - February 2022
As an Instructional Associate for Kellogg's Marketing Department I worked on the following courses:
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Marketing Strategy for Growth and Defense
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Omnichannel Experience Strategy
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Launching New Products and Services
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
February 2015 - August 2020
Associate Outreach Manager from July 2017 - August 2020
Outreach Manager from February 2015 - July 2017
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Provided leadership in the planning, coordination, execution, and evaluation of Kellogg’s admissions events and communications to deliver a best-in-class experience for prospective and admitted students.
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Acted as a strategy consultant across departments to help drive organizational goals in the specialty areas of integrated communications, project management, and complex programming development.
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Managed the review, approval, and CRM implementation of communication campaigns to prospective and admitted students. In 2019 this included over 320 communication campaigns.
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Curated content management for Kellogg’s Full-Time admissions website through Sitecore platform.
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Was responsible for the development and launch of Kellogg’s corporate recruiting efforts.
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Led the overhaul, restructuring, and technological implementation of Kellogg’s Full-Time admitted student website with a focus on redefining the user experience for both internal and external stakeholders.
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Directed domestic recruiting to grow Kellogg’s reach over 200% in key target markets within two years.
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In April 2020, led Kellogg’s first completely virtual conference from strategy development through execution. This included managing a large cross-functional team to serve over 800 participants while engaging over 91 volunteers.
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Directed the strategy, planning, contract negotiations, budget approval and execution for more than 80 events in 2019. Event types encompassed domestic recruiting, on campus sessions, high-touch yield events, corporate partnership visits, and special events targeted toward female and veteran prospective students.
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Delivered admissions presentations to prospective students in dozens of domestic and international markets. International markets have spanned Canada, Europe, and Southeast Asia.
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Managed an annual budget of over $420,000.
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Winner of Kellogg’s 2020 Innovation Award.
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Winner of Kellogg’s 2017 Collaboration Award.
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Alumni Relations & Development, Major Gifts Fundraising Team
June 2013 - February 2015
Major Gifts Development Assistant
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Provided leadership in the planning, coordination, execution, and evaluation of Kellogg’s admissions events and communications to deliver a best-in-class experience for prospective and admitted students.
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Supported three major gifts officers spanning the development areas of Alumni Giving, Corporate Philanthropy, Grateful Patient Fundraising, Individual Giving, and Academic Initiatives.
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Prepared team members for over 230 donor visits annually by performing donor outreach, creating briefings, organizing itineraries, researching donor histories, synthesizing important advancements within medical specialties, investigating the wealth/assets of prospects, and building donor materials customized for each individual donor visit.
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Created and edited stewardship pieces, marketing materials, donor presentations, event invitations, pledge reminders, and letterhead for events, high-end donors, and special projects.
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Demonstrated expertise in pulling and formatting over 150 data reports annually, including class lists, geographic prospect lists, multi-variable event invitee lists, proposal data, initiative totals, and more.
Skokie Chamber of Commerce
August 2012 - August 2013
Office & Communications Manager
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Supported Executive Director, staff, and over 600 business members.
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Reduced event spending by an average of 32% monthly, while consistently surpassing all revenue goals.
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Directed annual planning committees responsible for Chamber's largest fundraising events.
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Managed Chamber's external communication efforts, including social media outlets, to increase engagement drastically.
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Tripled yearly income on advertising sales within first four months.
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Produced, edited, and distributed Chamber's monthly newsletter and weekly email blasts that were sent out to a membership following of over 1,300 people.
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Oversaw production and editing of annual community guides sent out to over 25,000 targeted community residents.
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Reduced office spending by an average of 27% monthly.
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Maintained Chamber's member database of over 600 businesses and not-for-profit organizations.
Boyle Law Firm
June 2011 - June 2013
Strategic Marketing and Communications Consultant
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Drafted press releases on the firm's history, law specialties such as collaborative family law, and events for law, women’s interest, and local news publications.
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Recommended business strategies, such as PR opportunities, future development and expansion, new client referral improvements, and brand strengthening initiatives, during biweekly meetings with the firm’s founder.
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Compiled contact lists in Microsoft Excel containing over thirty newspapers, magazines, journals and online communities used to target press releases. Contact lists focused on law specialty publications, women’s interest publications, and local news outlets.
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Developed branding and imaging solutions, including community outreach events, article pitches, blog posts, photo opportunities, and videography projects.
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Implemented marketing campaign strategies for both digital and print communication platforms.
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Interviewed the firm’s owner to identify expansion goals, which were then incorporated into a goal timetable.
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Developed a three-tiered internal communications strategy for the firm’s founder that organized the firm’s projected expansion goals.
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Designed a series of ten Microsoft Word templates used to create flyers, social media updates, and e-blasts.
Jewish Big Sisters of Chicago
June 2011 - August 2011
Public Relations Intern
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Authored press releases and distributed them to local news and faith-based publishers of newspapers, magazines, and online communities highlighting the 95th anniversary of the organization.
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Pitched article suggestions to publication editors through initial email introduction and phone call follow-ups.
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Proofread and edited the redesign of the organization's website, pamphlets, and newsletter.
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Drafted two approved proclamation requests for the Mayor of Chicago and State Senator that led to the acknowledgement of the organization’s 95th anniversary with an annual statewide “Jewish Big Sisters Day.”