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r*#ffiwffi*.ry*W@tffiMWffiffiffi {: w einN W WW d\ l""g Y 6 fl"r ft ffi t,t* ; #&:# h.f t g {w.,} RESTORING HOPE. REBUILDING LIVES. He|pin8batteledwomenandtheirchi|dren.P0,B0X53/,}5"|rVine,{A9!619.Phon€(949i/}752.42"taxl949;737-52q4"ww?V'l}urnan()t'0n''()rq December. 12.20ll To Whom It May Concern, Michael Kamer worked as an AmeriCorps member at Human Options, an Orange County non-profit working to break the cycle of domestic violence, for a year. As a fund development team, we were very impressed with Michael and are pleased to share our experiences of working with him, with you. As Chief Development Officer for Human Options, I am responsible for all the fundraising activities that generate the private revenue for our organization, which makes up 60 o/o of our $3.7 million budget. While Michael was working for us his actions spoke louder than any words I could say about his performance. Within 3 months of working for Human Options, Michael helped us obtain a unique $10,000 grant from Cox Communications. Considering the fact that we were the first non-proffi organization Michael had worked for, we were extremely impressed by this. He was able to leverage our new social media infrastructure, which he helped develop, to achieve this goal. He helped us to see the benefits of pursuing such endeavors, and we now have a vibrant digital outreach program that is simple, successful and most importantly working to reach that social, active demographic that all non-profits arebuzzing about. We were lucky to have Michael and are a better organization because of the time he spent with us. As Fund Development Manager, my responsibilities include special events, website management, and social media' At the time Michael started as an AmeriCorps member we were just beginning to look at social media and how we might implement a plan for our organization As we shared our desire to launch a plan and our struggle with time management to develop and implement one, Michael went to work. He wrote a full social media plan with scheduling suggestions, outreach ideas, and the time and ability to do half of the work! Within weeks we had a fan-page on Facebook with 1,000 followers throughout Southem California. We have not implemented all of his ideas but he launched us into an active social network plan that has been extremely valuable' The impact Michael made in the short time he was here was immense. I am confident he will maKc a great contribution where ever he goes. As Volunteer Coordinator, I was responsible for supervising Michael during his time here as an Americorps member. Michael was a self-starter and independent worker. When putting new ideas forward, he was meticulous in his research and always presented several options. As a result, he found and helped implement a volunteer database program that is now essential to our volunteer program. Our entire p.o""r. of recruiting, qualifying and assigning volunteers and tracking their hours has been revolutionized, digitized, and improvld dramatically thanks to the work Michael did. His impact here from his time with AmeriCorps will be ielt for years to come, and we were extremely lucky to have him as a member of our team for the time he was available to us. I wish him the best and would happily recommend him for any position to which he is applying. He will bring professionalism, style, and achievement to any team that is lucky enough to have him. We all wish Michael the very best in his endeavors and would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Sincerely.- ,t n n ^ n WUWI.W %,rnor Chief Development Offi cer Human Options 949-737-5242 ext.317 dol [email protected] Fund Development Manager Human Options 949-737-5242 ext.2ll [email protected] Volunteer Coordinator Human Options 949-737-5242 ext.223 elibby(@,humanoptions. ore
