University of Sussex

Hamilton College

Nanzan University

Nonprofit Research and Evaluation

Skills: Program Evaluation · Communication · Organization Skills · Questionnaire Design · Stakeholder Engagement

Artists For Humanity

Director of Research And Evaluation

Skills: Data Analytics · Data Analysis · Analytical Skills · Organizational Effectiveness · Communication · Databases · Fundraising Campaign Management · Organization Skills · Development Operations · Database Administration

CCS Fundraising

Senior Director

CCS is a strategic fundraising firm that partners with nonprofits for transformational change. We plan, manage, and implement programs that achieve fundraising goals and advance mission impact.

Director

•	Spearheaded interdepartmental collaboration among 7 senior program coordinators to standardize outcome-based planning and evaluation (OBPE) practices across the organization.
•	Designed and implemented participant surveys to measure the effectiveness of pilot programs. 
•	Enhanced the impact of collaborative projects by training partner organizations in OBPE. 
•	Coordinated third-party evaluation specialists including academic and market research analysts.

Certified NPO Kidsdoor

Director Of Research & Development

•	Enhance the social impact of nonprofits and social enterprises by implementing OBPE practices.
•	Increase donor engagement by advising on new strategies for development including website redesign.

Nonprofit

Social Impact & Development Consultant

Program Coordinator
•	Assembled a team of 7 full-time staff, 12+ part-time staff, and 160+ volunteers to coordinate the operation of free after-school mentoring programs serving 220+ students each year.
•	Expanded program sites from 5 to 11 in 2 years by standardizing staff and volunteer training.
•	Launched a national online mentoring service in 2021 which serves 110+ high school students.
•	Communicated program outcomes and improved meeting efficiency by designing a balanced scorecard.
•	Streamlined volunteer recruitment by building a centralized registration database.

Development Associate
•	Forged partnerships and developed new programs with leading financial and technology companies.
•	Increased corporate giving by creating opportunities for volunteer engagement.
•	Authored successful grant applications.
•	Publicized the organization’s activities by delivering 30+ presentations to diverse audiences.

Chief Coordinator

•	Designed curricula for pre-kindergarten and elementary level English courses.
•	Translated instructional materials from Japanese to English.

More Mozart

Head English Teacher

•	Designed curricula for courses ranging from pre-kindergarten to adult. 
•	Copyedited medical papers to be submitted for publication.

Pacific English

English Language Teacher

Conducted independent research at Oita University, Japan

Publications:
“Rural Queer Associations: The Metropolitan Homonormative and Gay Communities in Rural Japan,” The Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies, Volume 14, Issue 1, 31 March, 2014 (http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/ejcjs/vol14/iss1/benkhart.html)

Oita University

Fulbright Fellow

•	Assisted in ICT course instruction. 
•	Created and managed media assets.
•	Developed media communications (web site maintenance, event publications, etc.)

Alex Benkhart