counsel

associate director

Anti-Defamation League

I process donations from our donor's that come in via Lock box download, white mail, or transmittal's sent in from our 30 offices across the country. I am also responsible for the up keep of the donor's accounts, address changes, phone numbers, and the changing of their credit card information. I run weekly credit card download's via Convio website. The coworker's here are like family because we have been working so long together. The most enjoyable part of work here is dealing with my coworkers in the regions. They are a good group of people. I have learned a lot from my managers from dedication, better supervisory skills, and being efficient.

My day began with calls to my donors and engaging them in the incidents of ADL's day to day alerts.  I learned more about the anti-terrorism and extremist activities that ADL was involved in.  The management in the New York office was always there to assist us. My colleagues in the Development Team were terrific.  They were all very professional and we worked together as a great team.  The hardest part of my job was the reporting system that was available to us.  The most enjoyable part of my job was building the strong relationships that I developed and those people  will always be a part of my life.

●	Directly responsible for managing twelve administrative assistants, including interns and their daily functions at the regional office and to provide executive support to the Regional Director.
●	Coordinated administrative support for events, board retreats and coordinated regular board meetings.
●	Managed all details of event logistics; reserve location, negotiate contracts, plan menus arrange set-up, mail invitations and monitor reservations. Maintained and monitored monthly budget reports expenditures to assure adherence to national budget guidelines.

The Anti-Defamation League is a great place to work. I was able to channel my passion for advancing civil rights by writing a memorandum on a cutting-edge civil rights issue affecting real people in our community. Even though this organization’s mission is to protect Jewish people it does much more by fighting against all forms of hate crimes, bias, and discrimination affecting any group or individual. 

The organization is going through an identity crisis. Folks in regional offices on the ground are working disconnectedly from the organization’s HQ. Leadership gives into the whims of large donors resulting in money directed away from where it needs to be. Increasing demands on an already overworked staff with an out of touch and condescending old boys club in senior leadership. The organization is a worthy one, with a 111 year old mission. But they need to get back to their roots before they really lose sight of who and what purpose they are trying to serve. 

Pay is below industry standards, and the workload is unsustainable. Staff are pushed beyond their roles with little support, and leadership refuses to hire needed staff. Communication is inconsistent. Career growth is nonexistant.  Not only is advancement nearly impossible, but there's no formal promotion process in place. Some staff have remained in the same roles for over 15 years with no clear path forward.

The work load is fine until you realize that you will take on more and more year after year and will  never be properly compensated, and when you ask about advancing you are penalized and told you are being insubordinate.   There is no leadership or fairness which is really interesting coming from a organization that suppose to want fair treatment for all.

Was hired from being a temporary worker.  
The job was diversified and the team of professionals were terrific to work with.
It was a very busy office and my job consisted of putting together board meetings and luncheons as well as day to day office tasks.
There were many mailings and functions and everyone pitched in.
The highlights were the successful fund raising events.

As an older non profit with a lot of legal background, the place just had too many forms for every action you wanted to take. Nothing was online or streamlined and email seemed to be the main reason to have a computer at all. The general mood of the workplace is somber and it feels like everyone is doing three jobs.

My day consisted of maintaining the office and the supplies we needed to keep it going.  I would monitor and processes accounts payable and receivable.  There was event planning for large and small events.  I scheduled travel for supervisor and completed the expense voucher after her return.  I monitored the budgets as well as projected budgets for the coming year.

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