Something different for my 2013 job search. I dust off my PPT skills and take a stab at the visual resume. Suddenly, my professional life seems so much more exciting when I get to choose the font. I am a non-profit professional in Vancouver, Canada. My focus is community engagement, volunteer management, and sustainable communities, which I approach through communications and development roles.

1. KIM
PETERSON
RESUME

2. This is me
Age: 30
Nationality: Canadian
I live here
Vancouver, BC

3. I graduated from Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, AB
2002
with a Diploma in Journalism

4. I graduated from Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, AB
2002
with a Diploma in Journalism
From there I worked as a writer for:
CFRN
TV News

5. I graduated from Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, AB
2002
with a Diploma in Journalism
From there I worked as a writer for:
Alberta
Heritage
CFRN Community
TV News
+ Foundation

6. I graduated from Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, AB
2002
with a Diploma in Journalism
From there I worked as a writer for:
Alberta
Heritage
CFRN Community
TV News
+ Foundation
+
Devon
Dispatch
News

7. 2009 With the goal of earning a 4-year degree, I moved to
Vancouver and received my BA in Anthropology from the
University of British Columbia in 2009

8. 2009 With the goal of earning a 4-year degree, I moved to
Vancouver and received my BA in Anthropology from the
University of British Columbia in 2009
While at UBC:
• I ran a half marathon in Iceland and raised $5,000.00 for the Canadian
Diabetes Association

9. 2009 With the goal of earning a 4-year degree, I moved to
Vancouver and received my BA in Anthropology from the
University of British Columbia in 2009
While at UBC:
• I ran a half marathon in Iceland and raised $5,000.00 for the Canadian
Diabetes Association
• I held a work-study position for two years at UBC’s Lab of Archaeology,
cataloguing, sorting and digitizing archaeological material

10. 2009 With the goal of earning a 4-year degree, I moved to
Vancouver and received my BA in Anthropology from the
University of British Columbia in 2009
While at UBC:
• I ran a half marathon in Iceland and raised $5,000.00 for the Canadian
Diabetes Association
• I held a work-study position for two years at UBC’s Lab of Archaeology,
cataloguing, sorting and digitizing archaeological material
• I fell in love with Vancouver’s famous culinary scene, working as an
assistant manager for Edible British Columbia on Granville Island

11. After graduation, I knew I wanted to
work with non-profits, but wasn’t
sure where to start. I took a position
at Thomas Haas Chocolates &
Patisserie and became manager in
2011
2010 2012
Thomas Haas
Chocolates

12. Yes, I did get to eat chocolate all day, but I also got a crash course in high-volume
food services management
2010 2012
Thomas Haas
Chocolates

13. Yes, I did get to eat chocolate all day, but I also got a crash course in high-volume
food services management
I managed a team of 10, and
coordinated with kitchen staff to serve
200-500 food-savvy patrons every
day
2010 2012
Thomas Haas
Chocolates

14. Yes, I did get to eat chocolate all day, but I also got a crash course in high-volume
food services management
I managed a team of 10, and I built solid relationships with regular
coordinated with kitchen staff to serve customers, contributing to the
200-500 food-savvy patrons every exceptional reputation of this local
day business
2010 2012
Thomas Haas
Chocolates

15. Yes, I did get to eat chocolate all day, but I also got a crash course in high-volume
food services management
I managed a team of 10, and I built solid relationships with regular
coordinated with kitchen staff to serve customers, contributing to the
200-500 food-savvy patrons every exceptional reputation of this local
day business
I coordinated employee training,
merchandising, schedules, ordering,
and addressed customer complaints
2010 2012
Thomas Haas
Chocolates

16. Plus, I made a mean latte
2010 2012
Thomas Haas
Chocolates

17. 2010 I have always admired the work of the David
Suzuki Foundation, and consider its namesake and
founder to be a true visionary and great Canadian.
I jumped at the chance to take an internship with
the organization in the Spring of 2010, and worked
with its community engagement team to launch the
David Suzuki Foundation Book Club.

18. 2010
With DSF I:
• Developed and implemented a
strategic plan to organize
volunteer-run Earth Day book
swaps in coffee shops across
Canada

19. 2010
With DSF I:
• Developed and implemented a
strategic plan to organize volunteer-
run Earth Day book swaps in coffee
shops across Canada
• Recruited 50 volunteers and
developed roles and guidelines for
organizing a book swap

20. 2010
With DSF I:
• Developed and implemented a
strategic plan to organize volunteer-
run Earth Day book swaps in coffee
shops across Canada
• Recruited 50 volunteers and
developed roles and guidelines for
organizing a book swap
• Established new contacts with
local businesses, including a
partnership with a major BC coffee
chain, and organized more than
100 book swaps for the launch

21. 2012 Wanting to further explore the potential of
community engagement, and gain
experience in working with volunteers, I
took on the role of Volunteer Coordinator
for Earth Run 2012, which took place at
Jericho Beach in Vancouver, BC

22. • I developed roles and established the timeline for volunteer recruitment, training and
pre-race event staffing
• I recruited 50 volunteers for race-day and was their main point of contact and
coordinator throughout the event

23. 2012 With my growing interest in community-
building, I was excited to accept a one year
contract at the Vancouver Foundation as
an assistant in two departments:
Development & Donor Services, and
Grants & Community Initiatives

24. 2012
Vancouver Foundation is Canada’s
largest community foundation, with
more than 1,400 endowment funds and
assets of more than $750 million

25. 2012
Development & Donor Services
• I was part of a team that
brought in over $50 million in
new gifts in 2012
• I worked closely with individual
and corporate fund holders to
issue 30-80 donor advised
grants every week (<2,000 in
2012)
• I created “donor mail”
procedures that led to an
increased frequency in donor
stewardship

26. 2012
Development & Donor Services Grants & Community Initiatives
• I was part of a team that • Under the direction of several
brought in over $50 million in volunteer committees and our
new gifts in 2012 board of directors, my team was
responsible for distributing more
• I worked closely with individual than $3 million in restricted and
and corporate fund holders to unrestricted funding in 2012
issue 30-80 donor advised
grants every week (<2,000 in • I reviewed and processed
2012) hundreds of grant applications,
and communicated directly with
• I created “donor mail” applicant organizations
procedures that led to an
increased frequency in donor
stewardship

27. 2013

28. 2013
I am a storyteller, a cultivator, a fundraiser and a life-long learner. My work
in 2013 will continue to focus on building and nurturing sustainable
communities.

29. 2013
I am a storyteller, a cultivator, a fundraiser and a life-long learner. My work
in 2013 will continue to focus on building and nurturing sustainable
communities.
I believe we all want to make our city a better place to live. My job is to
help people to achieve this through volunteering, philanthropy and
advocacy.

30. Thanks for hanging in, there

31. Thanks for hanging in, there
I’d love to hear from you:
Email: peterson.ks@gmail.com
Website: www.Kim-Peterson.com
Twitter: @thisgirlsfood