Avi Kaplan

“Avi was project manager for CLASP's website redesign and ongoing maintenance. He ensured design, development, and content migration were all properly integrated and implemented. Throughout the project, he was excellent at keeping me up to date, responding to my concerns, and addressing unexpected challenges. That includes technical issues as well as unanticipated client requests. He expertly balanced being responsive to our needs with “straight talk” when our requests were unreasonable or far exceeded the scope of our contract. In addition to his strong project-management skills, Avi demonstrated excellent technical knowledge. He acted as a conduit between CLASP and the development team, translating my requests to the developers and distilling their feedback for me when I needed clarification. Avi’s skill, work ethic, flexibility, social intelligence, and genuinely kind nature made him a pleasure to work with professionally and personally.”

“I've worked with Avi on a couple of different online communications projects, both when he worked at RAD Campaign and See3 Communications. I was impressed with Avi's project management skills, knowledge and ability to manage multiple needs and expectations. Avi was extremely helpful in figuring out various solutions to our needs, considering our limited budget and resources. He really understands how nonprofits function, what their limitations are and how technologies and online communications can really amplify an organization's impact. ”

“Avi was the lead program manager when we designed the website for Ask Big Questions. He deftly coordinated a dispersed working group, listened attentively to our needs, facilitated discussion with students to evaluate designs and messaging with our target audience, and delivered valuable social media training for our first Fellowship cohort participants. His execution and attention to detail were excellent, and I could not have asked for a better partner on such a vital and complex project.”

“Avi led us through an extremely complicated project that involved a lot of learning for both the client and the engineers. He managed the threads of communication, sharing information and going many rounds when necessary. I especially appreciated his ability to balance high standards for the final product (his and ours) with efficiency and speed.”

“Avi is a creative advocate for nonprofit technology and its application for impact. Well-liked by co-workers and clients alike, Avi can dig into detail about web architecture, digital strategy and user-centered design. Avi brings a passionate engagement to his work and feels strongly about working with social causes that can make the world a better place. ”

“Avi Kaplan is extremely talented. His ability to mobilize and develop communities both on and offline is astounding. He has a lot of strategic vision, and he is super organized and hard working. Epic Change is lucky to have him on staff!”

“Avi is a self-starter who brings hands-on experience and a wealth of knowledge on social networking and Web 2.0 to his projects. He has an impressive list of social action leaders and practioners in his personal network. I also found that Avi quickly adapts to new priorities and assignments and enjoys sharing his knowledge with others.”

“Avi Kaplan is a good candidate for any employer seeking someone with a good work ethic and a desire to tackle new tasks and projects. His work with Changing Our World helped our team become more organized and focused with our documents and processes. Avi cleaned up our templates and reporting templates, organized website assets for clients, researched and edited online communication audits, and drafted and tested email newsletters and appeals. Avi is a diligent, focused worker, has strong writing and editing skills, works well with teams and departments, and has a tremendous grasp of social media and online communications in our Web 2.0 world. But beyond the online conversations, he understands the business acumen and tactics behind these efforts and also likes to stay up on what's over the horizon. Avi will provide good values to your team.”

“Avi was a talented director who managed to juggle fifteen issues at once, handling each problem calmly and with confidence. He volunteered to take on difficult situations and offered an insightful perspective on even the most complicated dynamics. Avi was fun and reliable and it was a pleasure to work with him at St. James's.”