Things I'm Proud Of

Initiatives I started because I thought they should exist

A matching campaign for effective giving

Gap
People wanted to give effectively, but giving was fragmented and hard to coordinate.
Built
Giving Season matching fundraiser final total $55,246 against $20,000 goal
Result
$55,246 raised

Built a matching Giving Season campaign around effective giving, exceeding the original $20K goal.

Reddit’s first environmental funding call

Gap
Communities had access to funding, but no dedicated path for environmental initiatives.
Built
Community Funds report detailing the environmental prompt and the two supported initiatives
Result
2 environmental projects funded

Proposed and organized the first environmental prompt; one downstream project raised $18,253 for Missouri River Relief.

Communities built from scratch

Gap
People with overlapping goals lacked ways to meet, organize and work together.
Built
Luma events profile showing community gatherings and hosted events
Result
Community building outside my job

Organized and led events and communities of 400+ people, internally and externally

Independent recognition of my work
External invitations and audience-voted recognition, not company-arranged.