Nyah Project
Travel Awakens Leaders

Focus Group 2

 

Focus Groups

Using the links below, AC Members can access the corresponding Google Drive folder for each Focus Group. View the current focus group roster using the button below.

 
 
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Marketing & Communications

Miami Leads: Ryan Hall

  • Developing a communication and marketing strategy to support the mission of Nyah Project

  • Developing an outreach and donor engagement strategy to support the mission of Nyah Project

  • Collaborating with the events  & partnerships focus group on a strategic marketing campaign

  • Overseeing email blast campaigns for quarterly newsletter, special events and the Annual Celebration

  • Supervise social media volunteers to ensure brand consistency and quality of posts

  • Editing monthly blog posts about fellow achievements and fellowship experience

  • Monitor and report the progress during the planning, implementation and post program to the advisory board

 
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Partnerships & Development

Miami Leads: Marvin Wilmoth & Phil Jerez

  • Developing a fundraising strategy to support the mission of Nyah Project

  • Current annual goal is $150,000 (establishing a goal for sponsorships and individual donations)

  • Collaborating with the communications committee on a strategic marketing campaign, including Give Miami Day

  • Overseeing fundraising initiatives such as support  special events and the Annual Celebration.

  • Collaborating with the events focus group on potential community engagement events

  • Help to develop the invite list to the Annual Reception event with the event chair and fundraising chair

  • Monitor and report the progress during the planning, implementation and post program to the advisory committee

  • Identifying institutional and Individual donors

 
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Impact & Evaluation

Miami Leads: Lorna Baez

  • Overseeing impact measurement, reporting and assessment of fellowship program

  • Liaising closely with marketing committee to share success stories of fellows and alumni

  • Developing evaluation partnerships with academic institutions and thought leaders

  • Supporting the content development of the Fellowship with additional assessments and evaluations.

  • Leading the compilation of annual impact report 

 
 
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Program & Curriculum

Miami Leads: Leigh-Ann Buchanan

  • Developing, revising and implementation all recruitment and selection activities associated with Nyah Fellowship

  • Establishing strategic partnerships with community partner organizations locally and internationally at summer fellowship sites 

  • Managing logistics and Fellows for summer experiential leadership fellowship

  • Liaising closely with partnerships focus group to provide technical support for program support funding opportunities and grants

  • Liaising closely with marketing focus group to share success stories of fellows and alumni

  • Developing Fellows for ACCESS  senior seminar college readiness coaching

 
 
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Events & Engagement

Miami lead: Rosie Nwakanma

  • Planning the Annual Celebration including securing venue, food and beverages

  • Develop the program for the Annual Celebration event

  • Work with the communication/marketing focus group on the invite for the Annual Celebration

  • Help to develop the invite list to the Annual Reception event in collaboration with partnership and donor engagement 

  • Monitor and report the progress during the planning, implementation and post program to the advisory board

  • Plan quarterly alumni events

  • Hosting thank-you card drive and developing donor appreciation activities