Erica Kruszel
New York,NY
Summary
Dynamic leader with a proven track record at JUST Capital, adept at driving fundraising strategies and cultivating high-impact partnerships. Skilled in relationship management and donor engagement strategies, I successfully lead a development and partnerships team to enhance performance metrics, demonstrating strong leadership and strategic vision in advancing organizational goals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Director, Development & Partnerships
JUST Capital
New York, NY
03.2025 - Current
- Directed comprehensive fundraising and partnership strategies, increasing revenue through individual donors, corporate partnerships, grants, and special events.
- Led team of three senior managers, mentoring and guiding cross-functional initiatives to enhance performance metrics.
- Cultivated high-impact relationships with major donors and strategic partners to elevate organizational visibility and mission advancement.
- Collaborated with department leads on organizational leadership team to drive strategic initiatives and mission-critical priorities.
- Executed JUST Capital's 10th Anniversary Celebration, a high-profile dinner for over 200 guests, and a $3M anniversary campaign to boost donor engagement.
- Managed JUSTGen community of over 75 next-generation change-makers, facilitating programming on stakeholder capitalism.
- Represented organization at industry forums, leading events to promote the organization’s mission.
- Spearheaded JUST Capital Leadership Summit, convening over 200 C-suite executives to discuss stakeholder capitalism.
Director, Development, Partnerships, and Special Projects Director, Board and Advisor Engagement
JUST Capital
01.2024 - 03.2025
- Reporting directly to the Chief Impact Officer, lead comprehensive fundraising and partnership strategy, driving revenue growth through individual donors, corporate partnerships, grants, and special events
- Lead team of three Development & Special Projects senior managers, overseeing cross-functional initiatives while providing mentorship and strategic guidance to drive performance metrics and team development
- Cultivate and steward high-impact relationships with major donors, board members, and strategic partners to fundraise and enhance organizational visibility and mission advancement
- Serve on organizational leadership team as head of Development and Partnerships, collaborating with department leads across Research, Programs, and Operations to drive strategic initiatives and advance mission-critical priorities
- Lead development and execution of JUST Capital's 10th Anniversary Celebration, a high-profile commemorative dinner with 200+ guests, and $3M anniversary individual giving campaign to strengthen donor engagement and organizational sustainability
- Manage JUSTGen, a community of 75+ next-generation change-makers, providing programming and networking opportunities on stakeholder capitalism and just leadership
- Represent the organization at industry forums, leading stakeholder events and communications to advance the organization’s mission
- Spearheaded and managed the JUST Capital Leadership Summit, a convening of 200+ C-suite executives, board members, and thought leaders to drive dialogue on stakeholder capitalism and corporate leadership
- Serve as a primary liaison to Board of Directors, managing governance operations and facilitating board development initiatives with CEO and President
- Co-lead the Internal Equity Committee, shaping strategies and goals for internal and external diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives
- Managed all aspects of the Board of Directors' operations, collaborating closely with the CEO and President
- Co-led an organizational task force to secure multi-year financial partnership with a global consulting firm, enhancing brand visibility and securing resources to advance corporate behavior measurement and advisory capabilities
Senior Community Manager, Clinton Global Initiative Community Manager, Clinton Global Initiative
Clinton Foundation
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Designed strategy and monitored policy environment to launch the Inclusive Economic Recovery and Growth (IERG) Action Network focused on small business development, financial inclusion, community development financial institutions (CDFIs), workforce development, and future of work issues
- Led and directed portfolio topic areas in the IERG space through written content, programming, virtual and in-person opportunities, to provide thought leadership on issues of inclusive economic recovery and growth
- Advised, and managed over 100 partner and stakeholder relationships across corporate, philanthropic, government, NGO, and multilateral organizations on program strategies, partnership building, and funding opportunities
- Led program development, facilitation, and agenda design for smaller, topic-specific meetings around supporting an inclusive economic recovery
- Curated and facilitated over 10 meetings, webinars, advisory meetings, and working groups with corporations, NGOs, ICSOs, CBOs, small businesses, entrepreneurs
- Generated and monitored qualitative and quantitative impact and progress for over 13 new Commitments to Action (projects) valued over $78 million USD
Corporate Responsibility Senior Associate Office of Nonprofit Engagement Program Manager
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
10.2016 - 09.2018
- Assisted with creating and managing a $22M grants budget focused on nonprofit capacity building, small business and community development grants
- Developed capacity building performance metrics into grantmaking process to more clearly demonstrate impact of capacity building investments
- Developed and maintained internal business, grant partner and stakeholder relationships nationally and regionally by supporting stakeholder engagements at the national, regional and local level (e.g., conferences, convenings and general sponsorships)
- Planned and executed bi-annual Chase Advisory Panels joining advocacy organizations and internal senior stakeholders to discuss priority policy issues
- Conducted quarterly stakeholder engagement calls with nonprofit partners discussing firm initiatives, product and policy updates
- Supported the Employee Engagement & Volunteerism team with 2017 disaster volunteer response and the creation of a disaster readiness firm-wide playbook
Corporate Responsibility, Operations Associate
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
07.2015 - 10.2016
- Received a promotion from Analyst to Associate following superior performance leading the Bank Acknowledgement Portal Project which automated the process of acknowledging receipt of documents sent to online portal for the entire firm
- Supported Global Philanthropy and the Office of Nonprofit Engagement with full grant cycle administration and nonprofit outreach
- Managed firm wide Line of Business Charitable Contributions from approval to reporting back to the Lines of Business and corporate functions
- Processed - $180MM in charitable grants via bank checks, internationals wires, and electronic ACH payments by EOY 2015
- Worked in partnership with Corporate Responsibility Legal Counsel to reviewed grant agreements for completion, accuracy, and deliverables
Corporate Development Program, Analyst
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
07.2013 - 07.2015
- 4th Rotation (Feb ‘15 – July ‘15): Corporate Strategy and Process Improvement (S&PI)
- Partnered with Global Security & Investigations to streamline security needs, initiatives and solutions across locations based on research and findings
- Supported Corporate Location Strategy in creating a metrics dashboard for 18 Strategic Hubs included in the Location Leadership Program
- 3rd Rotation (July ‘14 – Feb ‘15): IS Risk Management - Product Risk
- Conducted a end-to-end Corporate Actions’ process review for US Broker Dealer to identify process control gaps
- Facilitated a reconciliation between systems that had dissimilar margin methodology for funds
- 2nd Rotation (Feb ‘14 – July ‘14): Global Resiliency and Crisis Management (GRCM)
- Mapped regulatory policies and standards from Latin American countries to those in North America to identify any gaps and areas where US policies and standards are not applicable
- Supported and executed People Recovery Tests in Tampa, FL and Columbus, OH to analyze impact of disruptions for locations and employees to ensure recovery times were up to regulatory standards
- 1st Rotation (July ‘13 – Feb ‘14): Enterprise Program Management (EPM)
- Collaborated with Program Managers (PMs) and Business Initiative Leads (BILs) on highest priority regulatory programs to develop, socialize and deliver the Change Readiness framework
- Synthesized and shared lessons learned and best practices from EPM Programs and EPM Practices (Communications, Change Readiness, Tools & Reporting and QA) to the Program Managers and BILs
Education
Core Certificate Program -
Institute for Nonprofit Leadership
01.2025
MSc - Environment and Development
University of Edinburgh
01.2019
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Drexel University
01.2013
Skills
- Native in Spanish
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft Office
- CyberGrants (Grants Management Platform)
- Classy (Online Fundraising Platform)
- Salesforce and Blackbaud (Customer Relationship Management)
- Canva (Graphic Design Platform)
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Certification
- Nonprofit Leadership, Institute of Nonprofit Practice
Timeline
Senior Director, Development & Partnerships
JUST Capital
03.2025 - Current
Director, Development, Partnerships, and Special Projects Director, Board and Advisor Engagement
JUST Capital
01.2024 - 03.2025
Senior Community Manager, Clinton Global Initiative Community Manager, Clinton Global Initiative
Clinton Foundation
01.2022 - 08.2022
Corporate Responsibility Senior Associate Office of Nonprofit Engagement Program Manager
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
10.2016 - 09.2018
Corporate Responsibility, Operations Associate
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
07.2015 - 10.2016
Corporate Development Program, Analyst
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
07.2013 - 07.2015
Core Certificate Program -
Institute for Nonprofit Leadership
MSc - Environment and Development
University of Edinburgh
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Drexel University
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