A. Rima Dael

• Company Overview: Nation’s oldest and largest national membership organization supporting community radio stations, serving over 200 member stations broadcasting to 2 million people weekly, with 63% located in rural areas and 57% operating on budgets under $100K, including University licenses, Spanish language, HBCUs, Tribal stations and Low-Power FMs. Organizational budget $450,000 to 850,000 dependent on program grants & biannual conference.
• Serve as the public face and strategic leader for NFCB, guiding the organization through its 50th anniversary,
• Spearhead national advocacy efforts for community radio’s essential role in public safety, news & information ecosystems, and hyper-local cultural programming—crafting public policy messaging, congressional outreach, and sector-wide collaboration
• Secured $236,000 in new grant funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the Audience Counts Initiative, to help stations respond to demographic and technological shifts; and foster adaptive resilience
• Spearheaded national data project collaborations with Jacobs Media Public Radio TechSurvey Giving Agency and Reaching Unmet Needs Survey with City Strategies Group for psychographic data on audience segments.
• Cultivated new program partnerships with Listening Post Collective, Americans for the Arts/Arts Action Fund, Good Conflict, the HBCU Radio Preservation Project, American Press Institute and StoryCorps to provide relevant training and support for member stations.
• Support capacity building for member stations with customized consulting, webinars, and resources focused on governance, fundraising, community engagement, and DEI programs.

• Company Overview: University licensee with Sacred Heart University. $5.4M dual format NPR news/talk & classical music radio station with 250,000 weekly broadcast & digital users. Academic partnership with Stonybrook University School of Journalism.
• Hired as Station Manager in 2019 as planned executive transition to be General Manager in 2020. Led reorganization through the pandemic.
• Redefined WSHU Public Radio within the Southern CT & Eastern LI news ecosystem as a solutions-oriented community partner with Hearken, Solutions Journalism Network, American Amplified, American Homefront, NYS Public Radio Exchange & New England News Collaborative, including new print partnerships with CT Mirror & Tu Prensas Local
• Secured approximately $250,000 in new grant funding to help transform the WSHU newsroom. Including a Sesame Workshop grant to create a science and climate focused podcast with 8th grade STEM students at the Sacred Heart Discovery Science Museum and CT Humanities first digital grant for Still Newtown podcast telling the Sandy Hook story 10 years after the elementary school shooting.
• Developed WSHU’s first DEIB plan in 2020 and WSHU’s digital-first strategy in 2022.
• Provide strategic support for Sacred Heart University serving on Strategic Planning Committee & DEIB Committee. Helped launch the Sacred Heart Community Theatre.

• Company Overview: University licensee with UMASS Amherst. $5M dual format NPR news/talk & jazz/classical music radio station with the Five Colleges in Western MA. Broadcasting to 160,000 people in CT, MA & NY.
• Hired to join the senior leadership team to develop an innovative alliance with local public TV station and boston-based WGBH, while spearheading daily operations of revenue generation through grants, underwriting sales, on-air fundraising, all fund development activities including major gift solicitation for a budget of $4.6M.
• Forge strong relationships with board members, providing regular updates on organizational progress and soliciting their expertise when needed.
• Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
• Managed a team of 10 staff.
• Provided strategic support to Martin Miller, NEPR CEO through alliance negotiations based on professional experience on mergers and transitions, including board governance strategy and recommending the consultant for post-merger integration plan.
• Launched $1.5 M Appeal for New Voices - NEPR’s first program campaign based on current strategic vision
• Supervised lobbyist efforts in securing $100,000 earmark for NEPR Youth Media Lab.
• Improved data collection and grants submission for NEPR Media Lab resulting in funding for curriculum development.

• Company Overview: Maintained STCC Foundation assets of $7M and developed new investment policies for President’s new initiatives. Responsible for the planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and managing of activities of the Office of Institutional Advancement, the STCC Foundation and the STCC Alumni.
• Brought in to effectively re-align the 50th Anniversary celebrations with new President’s vision including the 50th Anniversary Gala and Presidential Inauguration
• Actualized new vision and direction of College for STCC Foundation/Alumni engagement by developing multilateral partnerships across campus and the community to increase visibility and understanding of Advancement & Foundation to generate revenue for infrastructure, student support, faculty innovation and community partnerships
• With STCC Workforce Development, stewarded the MGM Entertainment relationship for MGM/STCC Gaming School and philanthropic efforts with the College, helping MGM meet its initial hiring goals to the City of Springfield.
• Led $222,500 student parking lot expansion projects with the City of Springfield.
• Strengthened internal communication channels to facilitate cross-functional collaboration with academic departments and work-force development initiatives.

• Company Overview: Effectively managed a local staff of 12 and a 23-member Board located across North America while sustaining an organizational budget of $1.3 M with a membership base of 3000 individual/family members and 325 affiliate members in North America, Europe & Asia. Programs included artistic training, operations training, group liability insurance and 8 one-week summer camp programs in MA, WV & NH.
• Operationalized CDSS Board vision into a strategic direction for turnaround plan and the reframing of organizational activities as an education and art service organization.
• Leveraged regional and national contacts in the nonprofit, arts and education sector and to rebuild brand awareness and strategic partnerships with MassCreative, Mass Cultural Council, Americans for the Arts, Canada Council for the Arts, Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage, English Folk & Dance Society, Early Music New York & Boston Early Music Festival.
• Successfully completed North American centennial celebration and raised $1.6 M for a $1M major donor campaign.
• Created and implemented a multi-city community residency model to build resilient dance, music and song communities and improve skills of dance organizers.
• Created teacher training program for dance, music and song for K - 12 public schools. Piloted portions of the program in the U.S and Canada. First full program implemented at Muddy Brook Elementary School in Barrington, MA
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• Founding faculty member in online/on-ground graduate program: Nonprofit Management Program and Strategic Fundraising & Philanthropy Program
• Continuing as adjunct professor for the Nonprofit Management & Strategic Philanthropy Program (2012 - 2019)
• Acting Director, Nonprofit Management & Philanthropy Programs the academic year 2010-2011
• Manager, Hot Topics in Philanthropy Breakfast for Nonprofit Management & Philanthropy Program.
• Director, Nonprofit Leadership & Service Program for traditional undergraduate students.
• Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.
• Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of subject matter by attending conferences, workshops, and webinars relevant to the field of Philanthropy.
• Contributed to departmental goals by serving on various committees focused on curriculum development, assessment strategies, and accreditation requirements across Bay Path University.
• Cultivated in-roads within local organizations to develop a cohort of mid-level professionals for online graduate school learning.
• Graduate Courses taught - Foundations in Nonprofit Management, Fundraising Theory & Practice, Volunteer Management & Board Governance, and Capstone Experience.

• Company Overview: Managed the $400,000 Berkshire Bank Foundation’s Pioneer Valley program and grant activities.
• Guided administrative aspects of partnership agreements. Evaluated grant proposals, organizational site visits, and communicate awarded grants.
• Researched & developed signature philanthropy programs to help bank enter Springfield market. Built strong relationships with partners and stakeholders, fostering a collaborative environment for program success.
• Transitioned foundation after the merger of Woronoco Savings Charitable Foundation to Berkshire Bank Foundation, establishing new foundation's infrastructure and policies.

Milano Finance Fellowship, Community Development Finance