David Francis Effiong

DAVID FRANCIS EFFIONG-https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-francis-effiong-1bb35b146/ ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT| VIRTUAL ASSISTANT| CUSTOMER SERVICE| FUNDRAISING STRATEGIST PROFILE SUMMARY An administrative and customer service personnel, fundraising strategist, virtual assistant, business development professional, community driven thinker, an analytical leader, marketing and communications expert passionate about solving clients‟ problems, creating and managing communication, providing strategic support to executives and data management officers, developing relationships to ensure loyalty and growth, providing top level client support and resolution of issues, and using tech tools to achieve results + 7 years of experience in strategic leadership and management, programme planning, project implementation and in fundraising. Seeking to leverage my professional expertise to grow in a role as deemed fit in your organization or institution. WORK EXPERIENCE Consultant 2020 – till date Dahel Partners and Consult Responsibilities:  Worked with Aventech on Upwork as Google Photos/Virtual Assistant.  Put a job post and call for applications for Gap International, UK, and went ahead to recommend qualified applicants for an interview with the Executives.  Identifying and creating new revenue streams for SMEs like Action Artistry, Calabar, Delight Laundry Services, Uyo, Switch Tech Global, Uyo, Spring Insurance, Uyo, as well as for brands like Dignified Wear, Sunyani Ghana, and nonprofits like Blessed Children‟s Hope Foundation (BCHF), Kenya and Action Against Hunger (AGH), Cameroon.  Taught 145 participants within two months (July – August, 2021) in a Do-it-yourself (DIY) session on creating a professional CV, getting positioned to jobs and connections.  Developing and managing relationships with nonprofits and community-based organizations to support the prevention of suicide under the Anti-Suicide Global Initiative, Abuja as well as prevent child-witch branding and stigmatization under Land of Hope, Global.  Marketing strategy consultancy for KodeHauz - I worked with a team that gets to come up with focused branding, positioning, and marketing tools for LocalStore. I also worked with the management to produce effective promotional materials and 1  advertising opportunities for the software/apps built beyond, and for local communities in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Guest Speaker, Okopedi Students‟ Association, Worldwide, Okobo, Akwa Ibom State. Topic: Fundraising and Youth Development (2021). Fundraising Officer 2020 – 2021 African Children’s Aid Education and Development Foundation (ACAEDF)/Land of Hope Global Responsibilities:  Offering fundraising Assistance to the Director of Funds with funding for at least 5 million naira quarterly for more than 80 children rescued, rehabilitated and at least 20 reintegrated.  I participate in, and carry out all fundraising activities, including grant and proposal research, donor relations, direct mailings, donor response letters, newsletters, and maintaining accurate records.  Led and anchored in a fundraising event for community development in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, where we raised more than 500,000 naira to tell stories of street children during the Covid-19 pandemic. We were also able to kick-start the Poultry for Nutrition and Economic Empowerment Project (PNEEP) from Denmark, worth £10,000 for ACAEDF, Eket.  Writing and submitting proposals to donors for community leaders‟ empowerment for prevention of Child-witch branding with ACAEDF as implementing organization.  Anchored a Press Release by Land of Hope/African Children‟s Aid Education and Development Foundation, with Heritage FM, Eket, as media partner to mark her 7 years anniversary.  Monitor and give updates from our case capture project which involved knowing the state of children in riverine communities in the Niger Delta.  Working on a partnership with stakeholders on the “Community Dialogues” fundraising event, the ACAEDF children for change celebration (CHICC) and Fashion Show, the Pilot School Food for School Meals (SF4SM) project sponsored by the Danish Consulate, Nigeria (worth 32 million naira), and the Safe Water Project with Land of Hope, Wisor, Nordic Technologies, the Consulate General of Denmark, and Aquaporin.  Achieving impact targets, building and nurturing donor relationship, as well as new and existing relationships in the funding ecosystem. Mentor 2021 – October, 2021 Social Innovators Programme (SIP), LEAP Africa Responsibilities: • Developed an efficacious and productive fundraising strategy for a social enterprise in Ghana with help in scaling (