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Senior Vice President and Chief External Affairs Officer
Company NameUrban Affairs Coalition
Dates EmployedJan 2009 – Jan 2018 Employment Duration9 yrs 1 mo
LocationGreater Philadelphia Area
• Raised over $35 million in corporate contributions, foundation, and government grants
• Provided leadership to Philly KEYSPOTS, ReadbyFourth Campaign, Community & Economic Development, #PHLPreK, the National Network of Fiscal Sponsors, UAC’s Summer Youth Employment Program, Coalition U, Digital On-Ramps and other programs
• Strengthened UAC with a transformative Strategic Plan
• Increased its annual revenue by $15M in 3 years
• Planned, coordinated and provided leadership for all business development efforts of UAC
• Provided oversight for government grants, collaborative initiatives, and all major revenue generation
• Established and executed business development goals and strategies to increase the number of prospective opportunities for fiscal sponsorships with social enterprise and nonprofit organizations
• Developed business goals and identify prospects through nonprofit, community, government and social enterprises in the region
• Integrated marketing strategy with sales approach
• Managed opportunities for comprehensive collaborative initiatives, and increase opportunities for fiscal sponsorships and fiscal oversight with new entities
• Generated business and secure partnerships for the Coalition by building new relationships and enhancing existing relationships with government agencies and elected officials as well as senior level executives of corporations, nonprofits, and academic institutions
• Cultivated and maintained relationships with elected officials at the local, state and federal levels
• Provide strategic and tactical leadership to the process of preparing corporate, foundation and government grant proposals and coordinate all written fundraising activities |