Volunteers/Interns Living Near Manassas, Virginia

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Samantha Bailey,
Marketing Consultant
Manassas, VA
Melanie Goggins,
Fundraiser
Manassas, Virginia
Firoozeh Mofakhami,
Business Improvement Consultant
Oakton, Virginia
Annie O'Brien,
Business Intern
Vienna, VA/USA
Benjamin Owsley,
Batik stamp designer
Warrenton, VA/USA]
Katie Modly,
Fair Trade Tour Planner/ Quality Control Officer
Warrenton, VA/USA]
Mary, Katherine & Lauren Panke,
Fashion Design & Product Development
Arlington, Virginia
Susan Pulongbarit,
Fair Trade Intern
Arlington, Virginia
Emilie Kimball,
Product Designer & Journalist
Potomac, Maryland
Tyler Reynolds,
Business Development Intern
Potomac, Maryland
Cali Lee,
Accounting/Business Analysis
Alexandria, Virginia
Sharon Bollers,
Business Consultant
Washington, D.C.
Kristy Hofkens,
Photographer
Washington, D.C.
Leslie Shages,
Photographer
Washington, D.C.
Nick Wolf,
Photographer
Washington, D.C.
Athena Maikish,
Business & Technical Consultant
Washington, D.C.
Samantha Yoon,
Capacity Building Consultant
Bethesda, Maryland
Leimer Tejeda,
Project Manager
College Park, MD
Jen Russum,
Catalog Designer
Kent County, MD
Sarah & Maggie Austin,
Grantwriter & Product Developer
Salisbury, Maryland
Liza Perkins,
Bookkeeping
State College, Pennsylvania
Jeff Maurone,
Software Developer
Mantua, New Jersey
Claire Munley,
Business Intern
Ardmore, PA
Julia Blaukopf,
Photographer
Philadelphia, PA
Maura O'Brien,
Business Development Intern
Philadelphia, PA
Tamika Jackson,
Designer & Production Coordinator
Philadelphia, PA
Lindsay McCormack,
Co-Creator of “Cape Coast Kitchen”
Clermont, New Jersey
Anne Friedman,
Business Development Intern
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tricia Chirumbole,
Financial Management Intern
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Frances and John Kennedy ,
Business Math Educators
Easton, PA
Brooke Olster,
International Trade Consultant
Lawrenceville, NJ
Kaitlyn Maloney,
Business Development Intern
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Melanie Goggins
Fundraiser
[Manassas, Virginia]


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Vacation
Melanie taking the batik workshop with Global Mama Mary Koomson.

Description: Global Mamas has grown from 6 independent businesses in 2003 to more than 80 independent businesses. We are directly increasing wages for more than 400 women and soon will be providing orders for a cooperative of 500 shea butter producers in northern Ghana. Our economic development model has proven to be successful and we would like to continue expanding so that we can improve the standard of living for more women and their families in more communities. For some time now Global Mamas has been thinking about transforming our model to a fair trade workshop. We are currently seeking funding to acquire land, erect a building, and invest in sewing machines, working tables, batiking equipment, stocks of calico (fabric) and dyes/chemicals/wax/etc for batiking. It will be quite an undertaking, and so we are seeking assistance to write proposals for grants to fund the launch of this Fair Trade Workshop. This is where Melanie's skills were extremely useful.

Accomplishments: Melanie assisted WIP in its fundraising plans by:
  • Completing grant applications.
  • Drafting a general grant proposal and general letter of inquiry.
  • Seeking out new funding resources.
  • Evaluating funding resources and organizing them into a spreadsheet for future use.
 Highlights: Melanie enjoyed having measureable goals to complete each day, such as finishing certain grant applications. She found her project incredibly flexible and enjoyed having ample time to travel and explore on her own. She was also pleased that she overcame her phobia of eating food off of the street! Melanie also learned a lot about fundraising and business proposals.

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