NANCY AMUSAVI

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Summary

Understand an organization’s business and communication needs and developing strategic plans to increase their audience engagement and revenue. I believe in continuous education to improve skills and constantly stay abreast of the latest trends to consistently demonstrate creativity and offer strategic solutions that meet current market demands.

Experience

Intern, 01/2017 to 04/2017

The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc.- Virginia Beach, Virginia

Supported CBN office in Kenya in the development of Social media, Public

Relations and fundraising strategies.

Public Relations Strategies

• Developed and proposed low cost public relations tools.

• Assisted with all digital and social media communications for CBN Kenya and its humanitarian projects including Orphan's Promise.

Website Development

• Provided content and recommendations for the new Pan African website and specifically the Kenya region.

Fundraising Strategies

• Assisted in development innovative fundraising tools and strategies. • Interacted with the CBN Kenya staff in order to understand their current fundraising status and helped to strengthen as well as develop

supplemental strategies.

Graduate Assistant, 09/2016 to 01/2017

Regent University – Virginia Beach, Virginia

• Updated course syllabi in blackboard • Archived and filed course syllabi

• Updated courses in Blackboard

• Created and maintained department files

• Audited blackboard courses for quality

• Assisted with planning departments events

• Attended quarterly graduate Assistant meetings

Graduate Assistant, 03/2016 to 09/2016

Regent University – Virginia Beach, Virginia

Checked the bulletin boards periodically for un approved/old material

• Faxing, filing, copying and printing

• Processed and cleared student and staff ID cards

• Issued parking decors/stickers

• Answered and transferred phone calls.

Assistant Professor, 01/2015 to 11/2015

NIBS College - Nairobi Institute of Business Studies – Nairobi, Kenya

Teaching courses in Mass Communication (Diploma and Certificate level).

Assistant Professor, 02/2012 to 12/2014

Nairobi Aviation College – Nairobi City, Nairobi County

Taught the following courses ( Diploma and Certificate level)- Communication skills Public Relations &

Advertising, Public Speaking/ Audience Analysis,Video Editing

• Assisted in designing and providing content for the institutions magazine ‘Career’ express.

• Assisted in the development of various reports i.e. departmental monthly reports and the strategic

plan.

Communication and Fundraising Assistant, 02/2011 to 02/2012

Amref Health Africa – Nairobi, Kenya

Communications and media

• Coordinated the production of Information, Education & Communication (IEC) and publicity materials for projects. This includes messaging and layout using Adobe publishing software's (Adobe In design, Photoshop & illustrator and supervised their production.

• Documented, reported and highlighted organizational and project activities including development of donor reports, highlighting human interest stories and sharing of best practices.

• I was responsible for the content and design on the AMREF in Kenya e-newsletter.

Fundraising

• Assisted in developing innovative fundraising tools aimed at maximizing funding potential of the

foundation, such as shopping lists-simplified fundraising tools aimed at small donors.

• Travelled to field offices to file human interest pieces for fundraising purposes and identify funding

gaps or new funding opportunities.

Media and Events

• Assisted in planning and executing fundraising events, special events and forums including stakeholders meetings, donor and board visit.

• Developed and maintained contacts with the media.

Education

Master of Arts: Strategic communication, 2017

Regent University -

The degree helped develop my skills in research, organization, writing and critical thinking.

I learnt to produce and disseminate strategic communication to inform or persuade specific audiences.

I learnt how to reach communication goals through new and digital media technologies.

Understood how people process and understand stories, visual communication, entertainment, news

and advertising.

[3.46] GPA

Bachelor of Arts: Public Relations, 2013

St Paul's University - Nairobi, Kenya

Public relation and Development Communication

Marketing and promotion strategies

Business communication

Strategic planning concepts

[3.6] GPA

Minor in Development Communication

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