RESUME -- AllanShore

126 Carlisle Way
Benicia, CA 94510

AllanShore@msn.com
http://www.EverydayAdvocacy.org

DESIRED OPPORTUNITY:

High-level management/strategic policy position for nonprofit (or for-profit) business venture that understands the balance between human/community empowerment and successful entrepreneurial initiatives. Creative expertise in fiscal management; fund development; personnel, board, community and political teamwork; and the importance of effective technology-based interactive marketing and outreach. I am generally seeking exciting consulting work but will accept a fantastic full-time position!

TRANSFERABLE EXPERTISE:

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT: Advanced over 10 years from Fund and Resource Development to assistant and executive leadership positions. Responsible for program and budget planning and implementation, personnel supervision, public relations, marketing, outreach and policy development for agencies with operating budgets ranging from $250,000 to $5,000,000. Successfully sustained ongoing and new funding annually from governmental, foundation, contractual and member/donor efforts. Generally supervised from three to 15 employees and numerous volunteers. As a result of this work, I have developed a good mix of traditional TransferableSkills that may apply to your needs.

EMPLOYERS:

• May 2001-March 2004 – Executive Director, California Coalition for Youth, http://www.CalYouth.org / California Youth Crisis Line, Sacramento (statewide), CA.
  
• February 1998-April 2001 – Assistant Director, Xanthos, Inc., Alameda, CA. http://www.Xanthos.org.
  
• Sept. 1992-Sept. 1995 – Executive Director, Oakland Men’s Project, Oakland, CA.
  
• 1986-1992 – Development Director, Rubicon Programs, Inc., Richmond, CA. http://www.RubiconPrograms.org.
  

EMPOWERMENT VENTURES: Created and conceptualized a range of innovative projects geared toward improving business and nonprofit ventures with empowerment-based models. I am currently in the process of centralizing these techniques through web-based business and writing portals, including sites specific to utilizing web (or pod) casting, Wiki-oriented open source collaborations, empowerment-oriented resource campaigns and the production of commercially viable entertainment products that convey added value to social and community change techniques. __I see these projects as good ways to test new ideas for my clients__.

INTERACTIVE INITIATIVES:

• AdvoCasting Resources: Interactive web site to explore intermixing of tools and tactics of advocacy and web broadcasting for benefit of community action projects. AdvoCasting.
  
• Nickel-A-Meal Campaign: Proposed strategy for raising funds through fast-food and other restaurants by having patrons voluntarily give an extra nickel per purchase for local food empowerment and exercise/nutrition projects to fight obesity. Nickel-a-Meal Against Obesity.
  
• EverydayAdvocacy: Current web site that explores my experience and promotes value of empowerment strategies and accomplishments of ordinary people. Details description of specific tools, such as Empowerment Audits and policy commentary. Empowerment Ventures (E-Power).
  
• Balance of Empowerment: Introductory project for creation of fictional political/action thriller books and films that seek to promote value of everyday advocates as super heroes and heroines.
  
• Advo-__Wiki__-cy: A new effort to harness the open source techniques of Wiki-based software and programming to allow for democratic processes associated with definition of and refinement of various concepts associated with advocacy and empowerment. Advo-WIKI-cy.
  

EDUCATION:

COMMUNITY IMPACTS: (Sample activities)

• Workshop Facilitator, Empowerment Audits/Organizational Audits, Northern California Chapter, Society of Fundraising Professionals, July 2005.
  
• Grant Reader for Cal. Dept. Education/Justice School/Police Community Action Grants. 2004-2005.
  
• Annually represented over 300 members and member agencies before California legislative process on statewide youth services/budgets.
  
• Representative on wide-range of advisory boards and commissions on subjects such as homelessness, high school empowerment, adolescent health and wellness, children’s and youth services, teen pregnancy prevention, violence prevention, and foster care.
  
• Initiated the passage of State of California Joint Legislative Resolution on youth involvement and the creation of an annual Day of Recognition of the empowerment of young people.
  
• Candidate on two occasions for local transit board and Alameda City Council.
  

WRITING/CREATIVE MATERIALS:

''In addition to the information presented here, you can also review my ResumeWritings, which includes links and sample creative materials. I have attached copies of business and nonprofit materials, community and political logos, brochures, posters and some articles, as well as demonstrations of web graphics for review.

The following are active links to some of these materials as well. No password should be needed to view these pages.

E-Power Books
E-Power Logos & Images
Empowerment Audits
Agency Brochures

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