Hi, I’m
Mercedes Gibson
Leadership & Strategy Coach
Oakland,CA
Summary
Over 20 years of nonprofit development: establishing new networks and advancing current ones. Program design, building infrastructure, providing project management and connecting communities with resources. Strength in holding a process from germination to completion. Excels in facilitation that drives progress. Intuitively hears the unasked questions and readily gauges the emotional tone of a room.
Overview
9
years of professional experience
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
The Greenlining InstituteOakland, CA
Senior Program Manager For Economic Equity
08.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Designed leadership development program for black, latino and immigrant led nonprofits and small businesses in partnership with cohort of municipal bodies, nonprofits and philanthropic partners.
- Project management of cohort resulted in $5 million in capacity building grants to organizations. $62k in direct grants and $1M in seed equity funding allocated to businesses owned by people of color.
- "Relationship first" data collection resulted in 2021 Impact Report that launched 2023 policy campaign to close the racial wealth gap.
City Of Oakland Via Greenlining Oakland, CA
Economic Equity Strategist
08.2018 - 08.2020
Job overview
- Over 100 hours of market and landscape analysis of POC focused nonprofits and service providers including site visits and interviews. Facilitation of events for black, latino, immigrant and undocumented communities resulted in whitepaper with 6 key recommendations on reducing asset poverty in POC households.
- Presentation of findings to The City’s The Economic & Workforce Development Department resulted in $300k to local nonprofits and the current City of Oakland Hubs Program.
Hack The Hood Oakland, CA
Small Business Manager
08.2015 - 08.2018
Job overview
- Established new Small Business Training Program for adults and youth. Trained 480 POC youth aged 15 - 24 years old, and 250 adult small business owners of color in entrepreneurism, tech learning and asset development. 70% of adult cohorts were black identified, and over 50% were female identified.
- Program goals of 100% participation met for each tech bootcamp due to spearheading outreach strategy and execution, survey design, data analysis and evaluation.
- Established cross-state partnerships with community organizations, municipal agencies and corporations resulting in a 30% increase in tech learning, 25% increase in youth soft skills, and 43% increase in small business client acquisition for youth.
Hack The Hood Oakland, CA
Small Business Fellow
08.2014 - 08.2015
Job overview
- Overhauled CRM system and integrated small business data with Salesforce, set up and updated profiles resulting in 30% increase in correct tracking of programmatic results.
- Created outreach strategy, including text, images and materials. Increased referral partnerships by 40%.
Education
San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA
Associate of Applied Science from Positive Psychology Based Coaching
01.2016 - 01.2018
Skills
Implementation planning
undefinedAdditional Work
Embrace Change
Leadership and Strategy Coach For Women of Color
Timeline
Senior Program Manager For Economic Equity
The Greenlining Institute
08.2020 - Current
Economic Equity Strategist
City Of Oakland Via Greenlining
08.2018 - 08.2020
San Francisco State University
Associate of Applied Science from Positive Psychology Based Coaching
01.2016 - 01.2018
Small Business Manager
Hack The Hood
08.2015 - 08.2018
Small Business Fellow
Hack The Hood
08.2014 - 08.2015
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