Jerome Kilbane

Experienced and enthusiastic Consultant with track record of success across wide range of industries. Possesses exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving and analytical skills to provide advice and expertise to client organizations improving business performance. Experienced in all aspects of operations, strategy and finance.

• Kilbane Consultants/CEO, 02/2019, Present, Assist in Non-Profit Board Development, Helps Executive Teams Develop Fundraising Strategies, Teaches Process Improvement, Works with staff in child development, Helps Executives and Boards develop strategic planning
• Catholic Charities Community Services Rockland, 08/2018, 02/2109, Executive Director, Responsible for overall operation of the agency including service delivery, fundraising, and community development. Services include shelter, case management, food stamps, eviction prevention, immigration, and the operation of a food pantry., Secured $457,000 in funding and the contract to operate the Rockland County Warming Center. This grew the overall agency budget from $800,000 to $1.3 million and expanded our services to include providing shelter for over 50 homeless adults.
• Good Counsel Homes, 11/2017, 09/2018, Development Director, Responsible for overall Development Efforts and Strategy for a program that serves homeless pregnant women and mothers and children. This includes:, Coordination of Direct Mail, Telemarketing, Digital and Major Donor campaigns, Implementation of Peer to Peer Events, Grant Writing for Federal, State, Local and Foundation Grants, Implementation of a Planned Giving Program
• Kilbane Consultants/CEO, 2014, Present, Assist in Non-Profit Board Development, Helps Executive Teams Develop Fundraising Strategies, Teaches Process Improvement, Works with staff in child development, Helps Executives and Boards develop strategic planning
• Covenant House New Jersey, 05/2016, 11/2016, Service Manager Overnight Shift, Counseling, Case Management, Youth Advocacy, Staff Supervision, Onsite Management of Crisis Center
• Harbor House, Toms River, NJ, 2013, 2014, Executive Director, Completed a rebranding campaign that included new logo, website, organization name change to expand the brand and presence beyond Ocean County., Created a more diverse agency development plan to increase private philanthropy and increase overall agency budget, Implemented a new event “Harbor House sleep out for Homeless Youth” which netted $22,000 and brought in over fifty new donors, Redevelop the management team to allow for a more efficient program operation, Taught process-improvement and redesign staff evaluation of program services, Recruited two new board members
• Covenant House Headquarters, New York, NY, 2012, 2013, Senior Vice President/Site Liaison, Direct and daily interaction, communication with all Executive directors of Covenant House regarding all elements of site operations, Responsible for the identification of and mitigation of best practices among covenant House sites; along with local site Executive Director cultivated and implemented new major donor programs, Assist with the redesign of the agency’s peer review process, Coordination and implementation of the agencies data systems, Work with the sites to develop and employ new initiatives such as peer to peer fundraising, CEO Sleepout and Home Team
• Covenant House New York, New York, NY, 2009, 2012, Executive Director, Responsible for overall leadership and development of agency vision, administrative management, board recruitment, fundraising, advocacy, strategic planning, budget oversight and community relations for the largest privately funded nonprofit program for homeless and at-risk youth in the United States, Oversaw the reshaping of Covenant House New York in response to the fiscal crisis of 2008-2009, Along with our management team managed the reduction of the annual budget of $5M which resulted in a $526,000 surplus in FY2012; the first surplus in over 5 years, Secured government funding for outreach and community based services, while increasing the number of youth served by 52%, Executed a restructuring plan that created synergistic relationship with Corporate Headquarters in the areas of development, finance, human resources and Information Technology that resulted in a guarantee $10M in funding for a three year period and an annual savings of $750,000, Instituted a $5,000 annual give or get policy for all board members and raised more than $250,000 annually through the board, Along with board members and volunteers $51,000 net it’s first year, Served on Mayor Bloomberg’s Commission for Services for Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual and Transgender youth, Recruited six board members
• Covenant House Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1999, 2009, Executive Director, Responsible for start-up, design, planning and implementation of Covenant House Pennsylvania, Built a continuum of services in four locations throughout the City of Philadelphia to meet the complex needs of the homeless youth with services which includes street outreach, fifty-one bed crisis shelter, two community based service centers and transitional housing, Created a development effort that raised more than $5M in private donations consisting of foundations, corporate and government support, Coordinated a public relations effort which utilized diverse forms of media while also created strong relationship with community churches, corporate leaders and local government, Testified before numerous city, state and federal officials on behalf of the needs of the homeless and at-risk youth population (included giving testimony before Senator Patrick Leahy and the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary about the Runaway and Homeless youth Act in April 2008), Developed a senior management team which was “goal oriented”; established a performance measure for each of the programs and support services which were reviewed on a bi-annual basis