Amina Samy

Worked alongside a team of professional consultants and interns to develop new revenue-generating initiatives and to refine the marketing strategy for a Montreal-based non-profit.

Recommended best-case practices based around private partnership building, and youth outreach; projecting an increased yearly profit of $10, 000.

Acted as lead liaison for the client, meeting and updating the client on a weekly basis.

Drafted the project proposal and budget for a youth workshop on economic and social rights; applied for funding from Heritage Canada, the Bronfman Foundation and the Douglas-Coldwell Foundation.
Designed a new outreach strategy, targeting alternative groups based on personal recommendations from database analysis; saw an 18% increase in donations.
Integrated and upgraded and the membership and fundraising database systems

Lead a team of 6 to organize bi-annual recruitment, training and tracking of a membership of 60; increased membership by 25%, and increased retention rates by 47%.
Presented and facilitated sessions related to outgoing exchange, internship preparation and culture shock.
Invited to and attended the National Leadership Development Conference in Halifax in May 2009.

Worked alongside a team of professionals to implement the JJADE project in six slums, extended outreach to a population of approximately 15, 000.
Responsible for securing funding for the Reproductive Health Project; sought support from UNIFEM, the UNDP, CIDA, the Aga Khan Development Network and the Ministry of Tourism.
Conducted 21 interviews with child labourers in urban slums, and runaways from the ‘Apna Ghar’ orphanage and the Jaipur Railway Station

Researched and analyzed variations in rates of energy consumption across the Middle-East from 1978-2008, which were presented in a report by senior economists in the fund.
Produced both qualitative and quantitative reports based on branch performance data