Carla Aronsohn
Washington, DC (Open to Relocate)
305-710-5897
linkedin.com/in/aronsohn
Seeking a position with a progressive organization, firm or candidate to utilize & expand my proven skills in effective digital organizing, fundraising, rapid response messaging, staff directing, & development.
Experience
July 2015 – Present
Senior Strategist / Revolution Messaging, Washington, DC
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Oversee a huge client load of our top partnerships & manage 2 digital strategists
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Lead mobile strategist for Bernie 2016, 24/7 rapid response work, & built 50 state GOTV plan
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Directed projects that won multiple Pollie, Reed, & Smartie awards
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Speaking engagements with Netroots, RootsCamp, EveryAction, Mobile Futures, & more
December 2016 – September 2017
Digital Director / Daily Action, Washington, DC
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Conceptualize & implement digital tools including Revere Calling, Revere Mobile, FB, & Twitter
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Built website with Revere Landing that accounts for over 75% of acquisition
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Trained staff on digital best practices and conduct weekly check-in on matrices and action plans
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Presently serving as lead digital strategist for Daily Action in a consulting capacity
January 2017 – Present
Board of Directors / WERK for Peace, Washington, DC
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Organize LGBTQ dance protests at Pence’s, McConnell’s, Ivanka Trump’s, White House & more
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Run & increase digital tools like FB, Twitter, & Mobile. Nominated for a Shorty Award
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Events have had up to 2500 attendees with millions watching live streams.
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Quoted in news outlets like Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, Fortune, Glamour, and many more
August 2014 – February 2015
Lead Field Organizer / Change Corps, Various Locations
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Built grassroots power & pressure for organizations on campaigns all across the country
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MoveOn.org Voters Rising: managed 200 volunteers in Berkeley, made 1 million+ GOTV calls
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GunSense Vermont: recruited 170 concerned citizens in 10 days & started UVM chapter
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Everytown For Gun Safety: blocked Stand Your Ground bill in Ohio, started a Kent chapter
July 2013 – August 2014
Outreach Director / Fund for the Public Interest, Various Locations
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Worked on campaigns with the HRC, US PIRG, Work for Progress, & Environment America
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Ran a San Francisco HRC office. Managed 50+ staff, raising $260,000 & having 27,000 convos
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Ran Environment New York office. Helped ban fracking in New York
January 2012
Creative Intern / Animal Planet, New York, NY
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Received an overview of production, development, programming, & casting
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Produced 1 demo, 2 group treatments, & 1 individual treatment, Birds of Prey: Hunting al-Qaeda
September 2009 – May 2013
Videographer / Communications at Colby College, Waterville, ME
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Produced 20+ short videos with upwards of 5,000 views. Some were on front page of website
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Trained & managed new videographers & implemented new structures to increase viewership
Education
May 2013
Bachelor of Arts / Colby College, Waterville, ME
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Major: Environmental Policy, Minors: Cinema Studies and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
May 2009
Diploma / MAST Academy, Miami, FL
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Majors: Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences & Marine Studies and Culture
Career Highlights
Professional Appearances
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2018: EveryAction Webinar: When Nonprofits and Politics Intersect
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2017 Action Lab: Movement Leaders Panel
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2017 Netroots: Game of Phones: Rapid Response Calling in the Age of Trump
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2016 RootsCamp: Breaking Best Practices: Bernie’s Digital Revolution
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2016 Mobile Futures: Bernie 2016 Mobile GOTV
Awards
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2017 MMA Smartie for Social Impact: Daily Action
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2017 Reed Award for Best Use of Text Message Fundraising: Bernie 2016
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2017 Reed Award for Best Use of Mobile Technology: Bernie 2016
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2017 Bronze Pollie Award for Best Use of Phones for Fundraising: Justice for Flint
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2017 Silver Pollie Award for Best Use of Mobile Technology: Bernie 2016
Media Attention
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Teen Vogue: LGBTQ Dance Protest Happening Outside Ivanka Trump's House
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HuffPost: There’s Going To Be A Huge Queer Dance Protest Outside Of Ivanka Trump’s House
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Baltimore City Paper: Outrage and Ecstasy: Queer dance party descends on McConnell’s house
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Breitbart News: LGBTQ Marchers Protest Vice President-Elect Mike Pence in His Neighborhood
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Washington City Paper: Dance Party Goes Anyplace It Thinks the City Needs a Dose of Peace
Skills
Technical Skills
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Campaign: VAN, ActionKit, Action Network, EveryAction, Blue State Digital, ActBlue, & Revere
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Video & Photo: Photography, videography, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, iMovie, and Facebook Live
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Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit, and can adapt to new mediums
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Other: STATA, GIS, Google Suite, Microsoft Office, ROI Solutions, QuickBase, Basecamp, & Slack