Gena Rotstein
BA from York University (96), MA ,Non-Profit Management/Jewish Communal Service from Brandeis University (99), Instructor, Faculty of Management at University of Lethbridge since 08, Community Investment Strategist at Dexterity Consulting (2005).
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Website: | http://www.dexterityconsulting.ca |
| Skills: | Business, English, French, Languages, Management |
| Location: | Calgary, Alberta |
| Groups: | Global Social Venture Competition 2011, Global Social Venture Competition GSVC 2012, [INACTIVE] Global Social Venture Competition 2009-10, [INACTIVE] Global Social Venture Competition: Columbia 2010 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | calgary, canada, charity, charity technology, donation technology, donor stewardship, non-profit, Philanthropy, social justice, yyc |
| Schools: | Brandeis University, York University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | University of Lethbridge – Calgary Campus |
| Position: | Instructor, Faculty of Management |
| Time period: | January 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Sessional instructor for Marketing 3260 – Marketing in the Non-Profit
Sector Developed curriculum that addressed the core concepts of the marketing function in and to non-profit organizations. Topics included: cause marketing, volunteer recruitment, fund raising, and social marketing. |
| Employer: | Dexterity Consulting |
| Position: | Community Investment Strategist |
| Time period: | January 2005 - Present |
| Description: | Managed a consulting company that grew in three years from
$40K to $80K Focused on fundraising, marketing/communications and special Foundation event planning for non-profit organizations. Achievements included: |
| Employer: | CentrePoint Non-Profit Management |
| Position: | Director, Development |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2008 |
| Description: | CentrePoint is a registered charity providing management support
services to non-profit organizations throughout Alberta. CentrePoint assists 500 non-profit and charitable organizations, on an annual basis. As Director, I have: Created a three-year fund development strategy to manage and further grow organization. Through this strategy I successfully: o Grew annual campaign from $500,000 to $1.2 Million in two years o Created a formal individual donor campaign that increased individual donors from five to 13 over the course of one year months. o Launched a major donors campaign in spring 2007. o Launched annual giving campaign targeting volunteers in Fall 2006 o Diversified funding portfolio from two foundations and four companies to over 20 foundations and corporations in under two years o Wrote and coordinated the production of relevant marketing and communications materials o Corporate, Foundation and Government grant writing Supervised a multi-disciplinary team comprised of: o Volunteer Coordinator o Mount Royal College Non-Profit Management Student o AIESIC International Intern o General support staff Oversaw the restructuring of a volunteer model that encompasses over 300 volunteers based around Alberta Implemented a media and government relations strategy thereby making CentrePoint the “Go-To” organization for up to date useful information on Alberta’s non-profit sector Project managed the creation of a Social Return on Investment tool that will be piloted to the non-profit sector in Fall 2007 Knowledge Management Team o Connected CentrePoint to four like-minded agencies based in the United States, focusing on creating Communities of Practice o Formed partnerships with individuals, businesses and non-profit agencies addressing the need for capacity building services in the non-profit sector in Rural Alberta |
| Employer: | SharpCurve Solutions, Inc. |
| Position: | Resource Development Consultant |
| Time period: | January 2002 - December 2005 |
| Description: |
2002-2005 Client: Program management Distress Centre o Market research, project design and implementation, supervision of staff and volunteers Event planning and management o Event design and implementation, corporate relations o Coordinated and executed three golf tournaments, and two bachelor auctions o Secured long-term major sponsorships for events that are still engaged with the organization Database design and management Community relations o Donor relations o Stakeholder stewardship o Policy management Marketing and communications o Program and event specific o Media relations o Fundraising marketing materials Business Development Strategies Developed Annual Campaign built upon attendees at o the events |
| Employer: | United Jewish Communities MetroWest |
| Position: | Campaign Associate |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2002 |
| Description: | Project management - $6 million annual campaign
Women’s Division Market research Community relations o Donor relations o Corporate relations o Stakeholder stewardship Developed campaign marketing materials Acted as a conduit for like-minded individuals to connect with each other through social investing Created a fundraising event in support of NYC and the 9/11 disaster for young professional women (minimum donation $1800) |
EDUCATION
| University: | Brandeis University |
| Time period: | 1997 - 1999 |
| Degree: | Non-Profit Management/Jewish Communal Service, MA |
| University: | York University |
| Time period: | 1993 - 1996 |
| Degree: | Jewish Community in Victorian England |
Gena's Startups (3)
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Donor Link Charity Index
This is an online database of charities in Canada (and eventually North America) that is based on Donor Risk Tolerance. In addition to being a database, this is a destination site for online giving.
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Dexterity Consulting
Canada's first and only philanthropic brokerage firm linking individuals and businesses with charities.
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STRIDE Strategic Operations
STRIDE Strategic Operations is your virtual VP of Corporate Development, changing your business by providing strategy, accountability and action in an easy to use one-page strategic plan with the expertise to deliver results.
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Rade Glomazic
Currently a Doctoral candidate in Political science at the European Center for Peace and Development of the UN University of Peace. Have over ten years of professional experience working in socio-economic development activities and int. cooperation
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ajeet webdesigner
worked in Galaxy Internet Solutions & Services Pvt Ltd , Mass Brain Systems Pvt Ltd., Smart Web Solutions. currently working in bamonlinetech.pvt.ltd.
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Dan Steketee
Entrepeneur with 13+ years of strategic and tactical consulting experience in the financial services, start-up and technology industries (BPM, Business Intelligence, KPI's,, Vendor Management, etc) .