James Miller
NonProfit Maven
Raleigh,NC
Summary
Astute, insightful, and forward-thinking business consultant and nonprofit leader with strategic and tactical planning abilities. Knowledgeable about all facets of nonprofit management, markets, and customers/clients. Finds joy in empowering others to reach their full potential. Adept in keeping abreast of nonprofit trends and policy shifts in modern management.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
4
4
Professional Degrees
Work History
Development and Strategy Consultant
Consultant
06.2019 - Current
- Evaluated project details, identifying feasibility's, and recommending changes for achieving success within three small non-profits related to end-of-year giving, all of which grew from the previous year.
- Implemented marketing and communication analytics to track reach, primarily Google Analytics.
- Worked in a group setting as well as 1-on-1 mentorship with development and communication staff to craft meaningful messaging within and outside the organization.
- Operationalized reporting and tracking within two different CRMs (Raiser’s Edge, NationBuilder) to streamline processes and keep data as clean as possible.
Executive Director
LGBT Center of Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
10.2011 - 07.2019
- Engaged in direct fundraising and development activities, attaining organizational budget growth of 771% in under five years.
- Individual giving, grant writing and administration, as well as planned giving were all operationalized topics to create lasting change.
- Grants program, administration, and implementation were all created in this time period.
- Quadrupled the size of the Youth Programs in the past two years though our programs, including drop-in times, ASPYRE Youth Camp, Youth Coffee Shop, QueerNC, TransGens, and TpartE.
- ASYPRE (A Safer Place for Youth to Reach Excellence), in its ninth year, will serve 80 young people; training them in self-advocacy, policy making, and relationship building.
- Utilized best practices of comparable organizations to maximize operational efficiency yielding a triple in staff size and movement to a much larger facility; fully equipped with a community computer lab and 6000+ unit library, and on-site HIV testing and counseling services.
- Continually developed and managed programming by empowering volunteers to take initiative and risk, resulting in tripling the volunteer base with increased retention and higher morale.
- Linked various organizations and support systems to youth/elders/Transgender populations at risk, encouraging collaboration across the state to maximize reach and impact.
Public Health Consultant
John Snow, Inc
Boston, MA
04.2011 - 10.2011
- Organized and managed comprehensive indicator review data for the Massachusetts Statewide Needs Assessment for Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.
- Contributed expertise in social policy and political system mapping and strategy for the creation of a project management work plan for federally mandated Home Visitation program through the Affordable Care Act in sixteen specific sites.
- Provided independent consulting on the Federal PREP Grant; assisting in grant review processes, data analysis, workshop organizing and curricula building, resulting in 3.25 million dollars for Massachusetts appropriations.
Title V Consultant, Grants Administrator
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Boston, MA
01.2008 - 10.2011
- Conducted and developed literature reviews on Maternal and Child Health best practices to help inform the Federally mandated five-year needs assessment.
- Co-Authored the sections on Youth with Special Health Care Needs and Youth and Young Adult populations.
- Utilized and interpreted multiple sources of quantitative and qualitative data from community, state and national levels under the supervision of Massachusetts’ epidemiologists to allocate resources to grantees.
- Developed theoretical logic models to illustrate the interpretations of the data that can help to better serve the needs of each population studied in Massachusetts.
Education
Master of Public Policy - Social Welfare Policy
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA 08.2008 - 12.2011
MBA - Nonprofit Management
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA 08.2009 - 12.2011
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Marketing
University Of North Carolina At Wilmington
Wilmington, NC 08.2002 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy And Religion
University Of North Carolina At Wilmington
Wilmington, NC 08.2002 - 05.2006
Skills
Financial ManagementFundraising
Grant Writing and Management
Leadership Development
Relationship Building
Constituent Engagement
Work Availability
monday
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morning
afternoon
evening
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Certification
HIV CTR Certification: Counseling, Testing, Referral
Quote
"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
Antoine de Saint Exupéry, "The Little Prince"
Timeline
Development and Strategy Consultant
Consultant
06.2019 - Current
Executive Director
LGBT Center of Raleigh
10.2011 - 07.2019
Public Health Consultant
John Snow, Inc
04.2011 - 10.2011
MBA - Nonprofit Management
Brandeis University
08.2009 - 12.2011
Master of Public Policy - Social Welfare Policy
Brandeis University
08.2008 - 12.2011
Title V Consultant, Grants Administrator
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
01.2008 - 10.2011
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Marketing
University Of North Carolina At Wilmington
08.2002 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy And Religion
University Of North Carolina At Wilmington
08.2002 - 05.2006