Michele Israel has a substantial track record in the non-profit and educational fields, boasting a solid skills base and organizational expertise.
As founder and director of Michele Israel Educational Writing & Consulting, Michele tackles varied organizational and educational projects for large and small nonprofit organizations and media entities.
While communications manager at United Jewish Communities, she oversaw the marketing activities for the Planned Giving & Endowments Department, designing promotional collateral for 156 federations and foundations in the United States and Canada. Among her successful efforts was a comprehensive bequest package, as well as brochures, ads and articles.
As executive director of The Constitution Works, Michele managed a unique civic education program serving over 8,000 students and 200 teachers each year. In this position, she grew program income, established organizational partnerships to enhance outreach and initiated projects that brought democracy to life for young people.
At Lehman’s College Institute for Literacy Studies, Michele directed Youth Practitioners Institute, a literacy project for community educators from over 50 NYC youth agencies, designed training curricula and instructional materials, and created and facilitated workshops to enhance participants’ teaching practice.
While the principle grant writer at The Salvation Army of Greater New York, she raised over a half million dollars from foundations, government and corporations. During this time, Michele was also the educational consultant to a specially funded after-school program for underserved Brooklyn and Bronx children.
At Columbia University’s Center for Population and Family Health, Michele developed and managed mentoring/after-school programs for middle school youth.
Michele has worked with and served diverse groups of people during her professional tenure, including children and youth, community and classroom educators, health consumers and providers, newly-arrived Americans, volunteers, organizational managers and professional staff, creative directors and media outreach managers and producers.
Michele spent four years overseas: three as a Peace Corps education volunteer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Zaire), and one year as a teacher in Israel with the American Zionist Youth Foundation. She has been a presenter and workshop leader at numerous conferences and training programs.
Michele holds an MA in Educational Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a BA in English Education and Journalism from the State University of New York at Albany. Michele has earned ASTD Certificates of Completion in E-Learning Instructional Design and Designing Learning.
