Chanel Haliburton, 2009-2011 Carol H. Pitchersky Development Fellow
On May 7, 2009, Chanel Haliburton was announced as the new Carol H. Pitchersky Development Fellow at the 33rd Annual Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award Dinner, continuing the legacy of a fundraising pioneer, Carol Pitchersky. Chanel will start her two-year fellowship term at the ACLU national office in New York City in the fall of 2009.
Since her college days, Chanel has shown a strong commitment to social justice. While in college at the George Washington University, Chanel worked with several health education and youth development programs, such as Advocates for Youth, College Summit and the Pro-choice Public Education Project.
Following graduation, she worked as a health educator at The Door, a youth development agency in New York City, where she conducted individual and group counseling sessions on a variety of psychosocial and health issues with young people.
After completing her masters degree in public health at Columbia University, Chanel worked as an independent consultant for organizations such as Planned Parenthood of New York City and the Alison Gertz Foundation for AIDS Education. In this role she assisted organizations in implementing effective programming for their constituents in the areas of education, youth development, arts, culture, community, health, and HIV/AIDS.
Chanel also worked as an assistant language teacher in Japan, and recently Chanel volunteered with Peace Boat, a Japanese non-governmental organization which promotes world peace, human rights, sustainable development and respect for the environment.
Chanel comes to the fellowship with varied experiences in program development, special events and non-profit management, giving her a strong appreciation of the essential role fundraising skills play in the social justice and nonprofit field. As a fundraising professional, she says, "I can ensure nonprofits meet their mission by alleviating financial concerns and enable nonprofits to focus on the movement and not the money."
As a CHP Development Fellow, Chanel will join the ACLU Major Gifts Team, and build her fundraising skills to help advance the social justice movement.
